The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1869-07-03
Letter from Carlin.

EDITORS ISDEPESDENT Our citizens have
been considerably excited of late over the re-
cent rich discoveries TO the north, and Cope
mining district is the all absorbing topic Of
interest at present. Many persons who have
Travelled over the country say that there is q
good natural road from this point to the new
mines. BE that ms it may, however, the fol-
lowing incident related to me by n gentleman
who has just arrived from there interested me.
showing rs it does the benighted ignorance OF
Elkoites. Our Carlin friend while at Cope
district met some old acquaintances from Sill
yer City, who came with him tC Carlin for sup
plies. While on the way hither they were
constantly beset by inquisitive individuals.
whom they met on the road with questions
concerning the prospects at the new mines,
when they started from their destination, &c.
These inquirers were mostly miners and pack,
ers, hailing from Eilo. Among the rest
prominent Elko merchant who on learning
| that the party was from Silver City, ut once
urged the claims of Ellto upon their attention.
| 1t was the largest city, the best city, and has
| cheaper stores than any other place ON the
| Central Pacific besides, was il not the coun-
! ty-seat and the nearest point by over twenty
miles. Our Carlin friend ventured to re-
mark, that he had been informed that Carlin
was fully as close to the mipes as Elko. A
blank vacant look Immediately overspread the
features of the jealous Elkoite, while he slow
" repeated F." Carlin-Carlin r. shaking his
| head, 81 have been six months in Elko and
upon my soul never heard Of such a place
being upoh the line Of the road BEFORE
Full many flower is born to bloom un-
seen - but the city of Carlin has, trust, an
other destiny. When had heard this pros
pecting story, / resolved at once to discourse
of Carln to our sister city of Elko and the
outside world, through the favoring columns
Of the BLKo INDEPENDENT.
We are busy community, and as conse-
quence our city thrives. The house builders
echoing hammer resounds along our streets
and substantially built, we'll filed stores are
| rapidly 3isplacing and crowding back our cor
her structures of the genus " shanty." We
| are busy community, have said, but We
r are not the less inclined to be moral commu-
nifty. As evidence, witness our well attended
church services on Sunday, our daily school
sustained by individual subscription, and the
: unanimous condemnation pronounced upon
the perpetrators of n recent outrage upon O
3 respected citizen of this place. The facts of
S the matter nearly as l can learn them, are
8 these 4: The Masonic fraternity of Carlin as
G sembled. as is their usual custom, to celebrate
! ST. Johns Day. After nm agreeable hour had
been spent in the afternoon, in partaking OF
a the good things of the City Restaurant, twas
@ agreed upon to have social dance in the
$ evening. The party assembled, composed OF
i; the most respectable portion of our social
= community, was much shocked to hear whis.
a pered that certain gentlemen (2) had invited
n certain lHdies(O Of n by no means doubtful
c character, to accompany them to the dance
y One of the gontlcmon in the ball room con
o sented to 90 and inform these ladies(Y and
II gentlemen( Othat their company was not so
| licited, and that they would not be tolerated
g in the hall. OF course they scarcely cared
r about going. Upon the evening of the fol
+ lowing day, Friday, this gentleman who hat
d so previously offended these ladies (7) an'
o their friends, was sent for 20 como into
a house close by his own place of business. II
N susp5cting nothing, at once walked in, bu
IS scarcely had he entered before he was felle'
10 to the ground. and an insulting attack mad
u upon him ; but he speedily cleared his wa
n and got home. The evenings attempt no
I, satisfying their revenge. they posted notices i
10 conspicuous places notifying him to leave 4
a forty-eight hours or thoy would deal with hir
is roughly. An illustrated mOdus operdndi wa
ne attached to the bottom of said notice, rs d,
:, picted by n crude though graphic pen, etchin
III Of pistol significant hole being punehe
KS through the paper little beyond the muzzl,
w Dut lhsteau on any terror arising iron VI
x acts of the evil doers, ~ t,ey no doubt COT
n, tcmplated such measures were adopted by OF
rd citizens to express their indignation at the u
IN tempted rowdyism that long before tho ha
II. OF the threatening forty-eight hours had expi
od cd the direful denunciators. male and fomal
ne were seen loaded in wagon, driving swift
beyond the city limits, and have not sin'
he been heard of. Thus our denounced citize
We is left entire master Of the situation. So vi
p- tue triumphs. The morals Of Cariin are M
Iiy 10 be impugned s..