The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-09-01

LooS Green Or Ono GHaNDE MNEs.-The
following description of the new gold discov-
cries in Idaho We take from the Idaho World
OF August 26th. ....
Ofthosc who came in We obtained most in
formation from Jacob Romer. He left ORC
Grandc on Friday morning, and reached here
by easy riding in three and half days. His
description Of the road thithCr and Of tho
mines generally agrees with that given by Mr..
Knapp, which we publish on the second page
uf this paper. He says that beyond Deadwood
the country nbOuuds not only in small game.
fish and birds, but in mountain sheep. ihcx
elk. antelope and bears. Of tn" digHngs he
speaks very encoungingly. The gold will
assay nearer to SIS than 70 $l7 per ounce,
and although the country is not NJ all fairly
prospccted yet, he is confident from what he
has seen Of it, that it will prove one Of the
richest and most extensive districts yet dis
covered. The best claims had been taken up
by the first crowd who got in there from Lcmhi
and Montana. and they had located q large
number Of claims in the names Of friends in
those regions. Tint crowd uutnumbercd
those who have gone from this region but the
Basin crowd will pretty we'll hold their own in
matters pertaining TO community interests.
Several quartz veins, which gnyo every indi-
cation that rich lcdges exist there, have been
taken mp, and parties are daily prospecting
for rich strikes in thnt line of mining. Mr.
Rnmcr estimates the number thcr" when hr
left al about 600. and more were daily coming
III from the direction uf Lcmhi and Montana
M well n from this way. The trail from
Lcc.burg there i~ very difficult and dangerous
Packers who had come III with cNTgocs from
Lrcshurg NJ - cents per pound refused con-
tracts for another trip At the sam" rates, al
though the distance IL not 81 nrNcCgd l9OWlir-
because uf the ruughu"~s Of tn. trail aud tl.
hazards encountered. dozen rUrk animals
with their cHrgpr, hal been prrciI itai"i from
high, sharp points on the mountain side down
into rayincs and killed, and their carsJrs to-
tally lost Riders have To- dismount frequent
!y To- carefully pick their steps over tho loose.
sliding masses Uf debris from the mountain
tops, and around iuttlng sharp turns over
rocky portions of the trail above and along
the streams ON the route.
Goods will have to be- packed in from this
direction, therefore. and this rnu b. cn4i'y
done, ~ the trail from here tn DoUdwoud ls
the worst portion Of the whole distance. and
thence into ORC Gmudc n very little work
spent in cutting timber and grading ono or
two bad spots would make II very good wagon
road. Among the lucky ones from Idaho, We
hear jack kCnnaly named. He has a very rich
claim. and he deserves it. One man had
panncd ont Sll7 In n single day; another had
obtained nearly 800 from "a single pan of dir,
taken from the stratum nt u depth Of five fcot.
And other reports nre given Of equally rich
pay in several instances Tho news brought
by Romcr and others had the effect TO pro
ducc another excitement hero, and another
stampede has been the consequence. Among
the number who have left, So far az we know
them. are: 10. 4. Luckctt, Rubc Pcytou, Tom.
BTittcn, l.. -. IIolhrOOk, John Gurman, John
Burns, g.. Ticlimcr. and John Clnrpsv. Twcn.
" or thirty more. whose ruInus we have not
learned, also started oil. Nantino n Go. dis.
patched another pack-train of merchandise
and others have sent off small trains. W,
learn that from all parts of tie basin The oN
odus continues mud all idlo miners haso lru,
or will go. We hope they will prosper.