Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-14
Departures.
WALKER RIVER ITEMS.

WALKER RIVER ITEMS.
We are indebted to J. F. Gladding.
formerly Of the firm of Randall &
Gladding, blacksmiths and wagon max
ers, lower Gold Hill, for the following
items from the Walker river country,
where Gladdlng has been rusticating
and operating for the last few months,
returning to Gold Hill q day or two
since on a short business visit.
The Iudinn Reservation.
which includes Walker lake and the
river itself for several miles above its
mouth, has within its limits some
thousands of acres Of the very best and
most fertile bottom lands in the State,
producing blue joint timothy. clover
and other desirable grasses and graz
ing edibles In the greatest luxuriance.
There are at present some 800 OF the
Piute tribe, men, women and children
stopping on the reservation, but there
would be more in case they chose TO
be there instead Of roaming ut large
all over the State, and about the towns
and cities Of the whites Is they do.
The live there comfortably. shifting
their campoodies about from time to
time as necessity requires, subSisting
on fish. roots, and what pine-nuts and
game they a gather in their raids
into the surrounding country. aud ap-
pear to think considerable OF the new
Indian Agent who exercises 4 fatherly
care over them. Gladding met
Captain Charley
about a week ago near the reservation.
The old fellow was rugged out in his
usual regimentals, and had oil n new
plug hat somebody had got tired of
and given him, and to its front he had
transferred that notable armament Of
brass buttons Charley always cherished
as his most resplendent adjournment.
He likewise had q new set of clam
shells in his ears and a fresh printed
stick run through his nose. Stocks
were evidently up with the old chief
and he grinncd from a to ear rs he
told Gladding that he was going to do
big things In the farming line this sea-
son on the reservation. He was then
cruising about getting the Indians
together for the purpose. and went on
to tell about how the new Indian
Agent had given them seven yoke OF
oxen. two span Of horses, a span OF
mules, two wagons and n lot OF farm
ing tools. The five plows Charley
didn't know the name of, but described
as ..big oxum picks-heap diggum
ground:'' All the other Indians seemed
pleased with these new facilities AZ
forded them Of becoming all the same
as white men. Captain Charley i
right enthusiastic on the subject. and
Is coming over to Gold Hill aud Nir-
ginia shortly to tell his brother Piutes
here about the new order of things.
Thu Mine.
In that section are decidedly looking
up. There is plenty Of copper ore
all through that section, and also nu-
merous silver and gold hedges, some of
which are being worked into an adj
yanced stage Of development and pro-
~ductiyeness. In Volcano district. some
twenty-seven miles east Of Walker
lake, is a mine owned by Gladding and
o u or five other Gold Killers, which
IS Welding very well. The ledge Is
from n foot to several feet in width,
being very irregular, situated in n
limestone formation, and consisting OF
rich argentiferous galena ore. This
Yields $l75 per ton in silver, and they
are shipping 1t to Swansea for rcduc-
ton. It Is hauled for this purpose to
the overland railroad at WadSworth.
l25 miles, by Glenn Ogg's teams. over
one Of the best natural roads In II
try, fourteen mules hauling over ten
tons at n load. At Columbus, some
twenty-five or thirty miles beyond. the
mines are also looking and yielding
well lately.
10 also now included among the valua-
BILE productions of Columbus, or rather
boracic acid, from which boraX Is
made. This acid is a sort of Spcngy.
messy, lumpy formation, dug IL of
the marsh near the town, and being
shipped to San Francisco for treat
ment. it yields a ton Of pure borax
from three tons of the mineral or acid.
Sulphur
exists In that section in most bountifnl
p~rofusion ; there are whole mountains
OF II, or any other quantity desired.
There Is also any amount Of
Salt.
The Virginia salt marsh, Of a couple
OF thousand acres, is only n few miles
distant from Volcano district. and Is
sufficient to supply the whole Pacific
coast. This salt Is the best for dairy
or meat-preseryins purposes yet found
In the State. and In the watts OF the
company engaged in manufacturing or
securing it there are at present at least
TO- 900 tons of the best quality. or
Minerals Generally.
that section Of country has its full
share, and Gladding thinks that none
other OF Its extent in creation can beat
Il In that respect.
NEVADA IScoRPoRATloN.-Day be-
fore yesterday there was filed in the