The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-10-08
Letter from Bull Run.
Bull RuN, October Is

pals-they are lew L assure you-Wnlcn ap-
pear in this camp seem to ignore our existence.
and as the most enterprising of the genus
..office seekers, class supposed to be active
and searching at this season, have, so far,
been unable to discover its precise wherea-
bouts, perhaps few items for their enlight-
enment relative TO the locality, discovery,
present and prospective appearances of the
place may not be uninteresting.
DpcovEKY.
During the Indian campaign of 1865 a COM
pany OF volunteers, commanded by Lieuten-
ant Littlefield, pursued band of hostile In
dians, who had been committing depredations
in Humboldt, to their pastures in these noun
tnihs. skirmish cnsued, in which, owing
TO the superior number of the Lo forces, the
volunteers were worsted and forced to retire
toward Paradise valley. Littlefield named the
range Red Skin" mountain. Subsequently
party of miners from Silver City, Idaho,
visited the place in search OF placers, but
were driven out by the Indians ere they could
prospect the locality satisfactorily. In 1867,
the sayages being subdued, a party from Aus
tin, engaged in placer mining in independence
valley with indifferent success were at even
probabilities of rich strikes in the new dig
gings, when friendly Indian made his ap-
peRrance in camp and exhibited several mug
gets of pure gold to the astOnished gaze of
the miners, stating that he had found them
in the big mountains TO the north, the out
lines of which were visible in the twilight.
There was mounting in hot haste the steed,
and general stampede to the supposed new
FL Dorado, where the party arrived before
morning. In consequence of the general con-
fusion and disorder incident to the hurried
movement made in the night, the district was
named Bull Run, the name by which IL is now
known. Placer mining is still prosecuted,
not extensively however on the east side Of the
range few miles south of the principal silver
mines, in Bull Run basin.
THE LOCALITY or THE DISTRICT.
Bull Run district is located about the ccn-
te T, north and south, Of the range which bears
its name. The range is the loftiest of any in
this vicinity, and extends north and south
about 30 miles. commencing at Deep creek,
where the mountain rises abruptly from the
valley. and running in northerly direction to
"a branch of the Owyhee, where IL ends in low
broken hills. On the west side the range il
skirted by IA fertile valley, which affords eX-
Celent pasturage and is we'll watcrcd. Fast
and south the country is intersected 10y deep
ravines and is hilly and broken as far as the
eye can reach. The monuments which mark
the dividing line between Elko and Lander
counties appear in the canyons on the west
side of the range and divide the district, loav
ing all the principal mines, yet discovered, in
Elko. The district is distant from Elko, 10y
the usually travelled road, rs miles, and 10
from the Idaho line.
THE MINES.
The mineral bearing veins discovered in the
district mp to the prcsSnt time, including
Pennsylvania Hill on the northeast, are all
within nm area of three miles square The
lodges, particularly those In the granite and
metamorphic formations, are large and well
defined, showing groupings 10, 10 and in somo
instances % feet wide. The ores, with per.
haps one or two exceptions, though rich in
silver contain RntuiUny and lead, from pure
gaena down through all it's various combine
tions Of carbonate, aulphuret and oxide, but
in no instance, believe has the percentage
Of base metals in the ores exceeded % per
cent. ] will not attempt in this letter to give
names, size or description OF the numerous
leads in the district. Suffice it,. that shipments
of ore to Reno and San Francisco have been
made from several, and TINT the results have
been satisfactory is proved by the fact that
the owners still continue to ship ores. I can
not, however, refrain from changing my de-
termination and mentioning the Blue Jacket,
which promises to he the ComstOCk of North
ern Nevada. This ledge was accidentally dis.
covered by three men who camped in the i'm.
mediate vicinity Of the groupings. The ledge
has been developed by shaft to depth OF
As feet and by drift from tho shaft along its
course 10 feet. The vein il from IL to q
feet wide. and contains largo percentage o
FREQ milling ore, besides immense quantities
which are more or less base. Several miner
OF ropute pronounce II first class mine. ant
and offer Of $50 900, coin, made by ono o
them, Colonel Fogus, Of Silver City. ha,
been refused. II now stands at the head o.
tho list, and is pro.emuontly the big thing
Of tho district. rf
APPEARANCES or TIE CAMP, CONVENIENCE, gTc
town.site has been surveyed and laid on
in Cholis canyon, on the west side Of tn
mountaian, to which the name Of White Rocl
has been given. Az yet, not n solitary hous
has ventured 10 raise it's proportions in th
place, though several parties contcmplat
building this Fall. The solid and liquid nee
oSsaries Of life, bacon and whisky. are dis
pensed TO the hungry and thirsty in primitiv
style. under brush and canvas. There ar
from 100, 20 300 men In this district, all o
whom, with the exception Of Gov. Chellis
"ho mas tue only house in the place, ar
Campod out or arc Rhellored by nv n ran va