The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-09-18
Letter from Cope District.
MOUNTAINS Crrr, Sept,


Fisher. arrived here last Saturday and have
employed most of my time in taking items.
| have been materially aided by Judge Stain
burn, Major Drew, and other prominent citi-
zens, in obtaining reliable information, and
give the following rs the result: Mountain
CITY contains about 200 inhabitants, and is a
nicely Iaid-out town, situated on the left bank
Of the Owyhee river Upon examining
plan Of the town site, neatly executed by Mr.
Walter Moberly, c. E., formerly of Elko,
End that the town is built on the site origi-
nally located by Mr.. Cope, and by him trans
terred to Mr. Thos, Il. Fitzhugh, and is one
mile in length 10y one-quarter of mile in
width. There are three principal streets, run
ming north and south, and named Main, Clay,
and Cope streets; and there are twelve cross
streets, numbered respectively from lst to
18th streets. A large number of the lots have
already been sold, and they are daily increas-
ing in value. Mr.. FitzhuSh is about visiting
| your town for the purpose of seeing u railroad
| for the first time III his life. His business is
| ably conducted by his faithful and energetic
| agent, W. i. Scott Mr.. Htzhugh, with
commendable generosity, has rendered four
lots in the center Of town TO the following
| associations: one To the Masonic Fraternity,
one 10 the Odd Fellows, one Tor church pur-
poses, and one to the city upon which to erect
| Il schOOlhOuse; deeds TO which will be given
upon the parties accepting of the same.
| There are some 81 tents, five or six log cabins
| and two splendid adobe buildings - by 80
feet each, one built 10y Fisk X Fellows. and
the other 10y Mr.. Fisher, formerly of the Elko
House. There is one hotel kept by Welsh a
s. L. =
lodging houses, many saloons and also two
| "Bauk Exchanges, bat the rigLtiul claimant
| TO the name i Mr.. StoddIrl, formerly Of the
Cosmopolitan Hotel Mrs Brown and Mr..
| Tucker formerly of ElkO, ARE about to open
! houses with superior accommodations for
iUdgurs. There Gru a number Of stores al
ready established here; foremost among which
| are Messrs. Oprcnhcimer " Co., Fisk X Eel
| lows, Chapman n Blair, and Con 4 Co
Provisions are high. the supply rather limited,
ANA the assortment not up To the rcquirc-
mcnts of the trade; but, no doubt, ~ facilities
| Tor transportation increases there will be- NO
| cause for complaint on the part of consumers
| Meat Is aUuuddut--stuck principally from
| Walla Walla ynlley-Hnd retails al 20 aud -
| cents per pound. Milk is plenty nj 81 Der
| gallon; hay, To cents per pound; barley,
| l2is cents per pound; flour, SIP per owt; Do.
| tatoes, 10 cents per pound; and all other
staples in proportion. There is a plenty of
| fire wood obtained at u distance Of from three
and "A half 10 eight miles, and is sold nj - a
| cord for cottonwood, and Sl2 for mountain
mahogany; there Is, also, an abundant suuuIy
of pine timber, suitable for mining and build
ing purposes, found AT Duck valley, a distance
OF 20 miles from town. Mcssrs. Lytlc A Co.
are cutting ditch TO supply the paccr mines
with water; II Is about four miles in length
and will cost about $4,000 when comulctcd
At present, but little can be done at placer
mining, scarcity of wafer being the cnus.
some lew miners are packing dirt tu the river
ana are making good wages. The dust ASSAYS
Sl2 per ounce.
tn" t"ii""Iug il list of tho principal
quart clHiiuS III the district: Argrnta. Hnmil-
ton, buckeye, Excelsior, California, Noun.
tain City, Mountain Maid. Muu:taiurcr ord
byron, Fritz, Nnputundn, Pride 81! the West.
shell in"k MarySyillc. sunny Side. Pioneer.
AIuunthIu Boy, Enterprise, ;trt Jacket. Co.
lumnns, Nevada, Black Hawk, EAclir md
Mammoth. There are many others, but will
not tax" up your valuable spacc Mt present.
but viii refer to them at some future time
McSSrs. Drew, Cutler n Co have run two tun-
ncls for the Buckeye ledge, one of 100 feet
and the other 60 feet. In the former an abun
dance of good ore has been disclosed, average
ing $3.50 per tun in silver, and from SIS Ia
| so per tuu in gold. The above COMPANY
are working with unparalleled energy i'm de-
ScI"plng the vast mineral resources of the
district. To-day an offer was made of 500
per foot in cash. for 800 feet in the Noun
| tam city ledge, which was refused There arp
I,6OO feet Ia the discovery claim From Mai
| Drew learn that u tcU-stump mill, with nil
the modern improvements, hus been pur
chased III San Francisco Icy Col. Drew for the
company To work the Argcutn mine; il is all
pald Tor, ana viii arrive in Elku about the
lSth INST. The timbCTs are on the way; but
the boiler cannot be brought in unit such time
as the new road ~ completed; in the mean.
ume, all the preliminary arrangements are
progressing rapidly. II is the intention Of
the company to have the mill running by the
LIST of December
There is but little money in circulation
here, which Is great drawback, mos, of the
| arrivals being pro5pCcturs, all of whom hnvc
arrived with their pockets empty. The sue
cess OF the camp ~ certain, and if We can
| only succeed in getting through the Winter
safely, Cope will ocoupy mn cnyinbio uosition
among the already widcly-knOwn mineral
districts of Nevada.
have cndcayoTcd to give YOU n statement
ot how things are working hCrn, mud i'm DOING
so have already made my letter too long but
l must claim your Indulgence AZ thig ~ nv
first. Next week will wnto again, and for.
ward 10y Enright n IIussol's Eypross--a com
pany who by their promptncss and faithful
performance OF duty deserve the patronage
of the public.
can not close without speaking favorable
oil the manner in which "tho cause of ius-
tico' is being advanced, by James Stainbiirn,
Justice of the Peace and Lycurgus Jackson
Deputy Sheriff. More anon.
Yours, &C., F.WR
DApE runn~r r~n o-..