The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-07-30
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NEAR CAMP HALLxcx. July "a, 1870.
EDITORS ISDDxxDEar:-Hase you ever viz.
tied Camp Halleckl 1t lis beautiful spot
with its many fine buildings, its grow. Of cot.
son;;''od trees Of enormous size, lining III.
bank OF the stream upon which 4, is located
On the back ground the Ruby range Of noun
makes It picture worthy of an artists eve
Northward lies Star valley with it's numerous
wen cultivated ranches of which report speaks
In the most favorable manner. hear thew
nave already commented harvesting. II so.
We down this way. are behind them in that
.sect, oIs n the way Of good ST0ps we will
60 Griswold. bearing. Thompson and others
some that we can catch them out.
Soing south two miles il Days ranch,
where citizens or soldiers can fill themselves
with oenzine or tanglefoot-lightning for CON.
alteration. He has some sixty acres of yerv
hne looking barley, We are now on the old
IMMIGRANT road, over which enthusiastic
dfeamers OF chunks Of gold bigger than Ba.
laam's quadruped wendell their weary way in
years Lang Syne." Twas the golden yis.
ION, the tgnis Jdturtls they were to find in Cal.
Norma that buoyed them up during that long
weary journey. 1.-THE plains across"
LAMonLE VALLEY PROPER. -.. d
Hamilton's barley. though a little late. In
looking well; his potatoes also. Right here
let US put in parenthesis. / saw an item
gwen you OF the amount Of acres in this val
ley Of grain and potatoes. 1t was spread on
rather thick That item you got from an Elko
county Official. and il is known that they pile
Things pretty high-their bills for instance
don't give you the number Of acres. We are
satisfied with our crops. The next, Leberski,
whilom shoemaker Of Elko. has a wife and
children that's more than US old bachelors
can say: His grain, potatoes, cabbage, &C.,
are good. Across the creek (Beaver) Kimbai
and Thorp have big field Of grain that bids
lair TO be as good as the best. Mr.. Talbert,
on the next place, says his crop is better than
usual, across another stream, bounding down
from silyery mountain source. DER its pebbly
beds. alive with those silvery, speckled trout
IL seems like mixing wine with water that
such pure streams should go TO make up that
dark, murky, sluggish river, the Humboldt,
that ElkOites are wont TO boast of. Cahil has
good ranch with "A crop that any rancher
could brag on; but TO go on would be repe-
tition: Byers i Co.. Walker--and you know
Walker-he that the blacks run for Sheriff,
and didn't elect Ben. Fitch being too many
guns for them; Dorsey and Waterman, the
latter being the present County Clerk (if he
has not resigned). BY the way, Tom. is a
frst-rate fellow, a good neighbor, but his
smertness wouldn't set river on fire. Nat.
Small and the Marble brothers each claim
Just little better crop than his neighbor
To-day they are lighting those alI-destroying,
or annoying pests the crickets. They have
come from towards your place, and threaten
our valley, although we think they are not
numerous enough TO destroy our crops. We
would much rather they were on the north
side of the Humboldt. The ranch of Ward
a Co. has not been cultivated much this
year. The owners are discoveries of Mineral
Hill and have left the ranch for better thing,
| hear. On the Wines ranch. they claim,
like others, that they have the best barley in
the valley. Time will tell. hear they met
with IA serious loss short time since by the
burning Of their blacksmith shop, with reaper,
mower, Cary pillow aud other farming i'm pie
menrs. The loss is estimated at 81, 900 Our
valley is no 'ipept up Utica if We farmers
reap u rich harvest it will certainly be great
benefit TO outside barbarians.
Go on in your work as you have, showing MP
Republican miSlle in this county and else
where, and true Democrats, true lovers Of
truth, justice and right will uphold you. Tie
fact is, we mus. have n change Of officers in
State and county, and this Fall we can and
will make clean sweep of these negro Chi.
nesc-equnlity shriekers. So mote it be-
- Rusty. "