The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-08-03

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Blanket In which am iccused q doins con.der,hl.
violence to the ninth commandment In my stafemep.
before the Presbyterian Synod Of the Paeinc regard
ing the society OF this town Nov In seif.dsfen =.
Psu'at me 70 anartn. through aha msdiun Of your
paper tie source from which you eeri Cd report
OF my speech Al the synod did me an Injustice; Il
the truth. but not the whole truth My word: on ~
oceAs on referred 70 were these: I'VE have In Eifo
,siIas, SPLENDID .Seeiy; .e have many families of
Eastern cities. and from other part Of the world
am ,h glad Me.srs Edisors that you ever
on the lookout. aud ever really to raise your yoo.
against any violation OF the ninth comma ndment ana
nope You wiz ever continue to be so; for this Is
Perverse aud erooket seneration;" the proof Of
which you need only tun the last two or three lines
,h ,ns article above referred to. and you win nnd IL
tnsrein stated that As anccdotst am liable
ann ss comic lecturer afailurs. Such criticism
com nnS He'd for urkiDd aud disrespectfui not
9uiy 70 myself oui To the community amongst whom
the honor and pleasure to represent the noblest
cause on earth JOHN BROWN
With the question Of veracity here raised we
have nothing to do; that lies between the Rev.
Mr.. Brown and the Sacramento Unions re-
porter. from whom we copied The Union
generally engages the most accurate aud relir-
Die shorthand reporters to be had, and In the
absence OF all doubt ns To the trrthfnlpess of
the synopsis given of Mr.. Browns speech, We
stlli think that our comments were ienient To
degree almost inconsistent with the strict
duty OF public journalist. We are pleased,
however. to see Mr.. Brown deny the published
report Of his speech. and believe the reverend
gentleman himself will join us in saving that
no comment could be too severe for him who
would inisrepresent community to It injury.
no matter how honorable his profession or
sacred his calling.
FROM CoPE.-Our correspondent, "Don
Carlos. furnishes US the following items:
The Crescent company has jnst had 2l0 tons
OF ore worked Mt the Atchisou mill. which
gave an average yield of 1924 per ton-falling
much below expectations base on asaays
The Crown POiut (Cutler & Co.. has a shaft
down 20 feet III n large body OF ore milling
500 to the ton and upward. Fuller & Fur
gerson have commenced work on the Great
Eastern. with good prospects, the ore assay
ing FROM $3.50 Il $500 to the ton. The Ada
Gossage, located one mile and a half from
Mountain City, and owned 10y Henry, V-lt
Upton and Frederick brothers. has II shaft 40
feet deep, and ore assaying from $500 to $500
to the ton. The Argenta. Arsenta Excelsior
and ArgeDta Extension are all looking well.
The Sunny Hill, three miles southeast of
town. Keystone and Virginia are being active
~ worked and look we'll. The Mountain CITY
=. VI. Company (oppenhrimer. Hurt aud
others) has out large quantity Of good ore,
which will he crush, d as soon us the Vance
mill Is in readiness. Placer mining by China
men. on the north side nf the river, is going
on actively. but water is scarce. The China
men make from two 10 three dollars per day.
the ground, believe that if water were plenty
the mines could be made to paw $40 per day
To the man. The Argenta hotel Stodder AZ |
Thomas proprietors, Is nearly completed. and
will be thrown open 10 the pnblic on Monday
next. II is handsome two.story building. |
and will have ample accommodations for so |
dodgers and $50 boarderS.
CHANGE OF BAsE.--w. C. Child. one of the |
best of the many good fellows connected with |
Wells. Fargo & Co, went to Salt Lake City on |
Sunday last, and will in few days proceed to |
Helena, Montana, to take charge of the express !
office at that place. Mr.. Child had charge Of |
the Treasure City white PiEeD Office last |
year, aud for the past six months has been |
connected with the office at Hamilton. He |
IL gentleman OF fine business capacity. affi,. |
BILE. upright, and, socially. is II fuil-grown, |
white American citizen. aud we congratulate |
the business men and the public generally Of |
Helena on the acquisition of such IA gentleman |
"a w. c. Child.
CHANcE FOR PROSPEROUS. who have
recently visited Bull Run district express the |
opinion that it offers greater inducements to |
prospectors NJ the present time than any other |
district in the State. G. Eisenbcrger & Co, |
VIII" formerly run n pack train between this |
place and Cope located claim called the Blue |
Jacket in Bull Run, abont five weeks since, |
and Immediately commenced work. Last week |
Nh'ii nuNlb utp'n OF twenty tcet, |
from which excavation thirty tons Of high |
grade ore had been taken. The vein is twelve |
feet wide, from wall to wall, and carries eleven |
feet of solid ore. .... ..
FoUND TREAsURE.-Ths is the name of n |
valuable mine in Bull Run district, owned by |
exLieutenant Governor Chellis, who formed |
the rear "gunTd" Of the convicts NJ the Cali !
fnrnin state Prison emeuie some years since. |
The mine is located ON high hill or mountain, |
north of the Governors ranch, and the ore il |
irst-class. shaft has been sunk 80 feet, in |
ledge six feet wide. and tunnel To strike the |
vein ut great depth is now i'll lis feet.
BULLION AND ORE.-whitncy & Co. have
shipped, since our Inst report. TIT bnrs Of base |
bullion weighing 81 .s5i pounds. rs follows: |
To the Bank nf California. Sun francisco, 260 |
bars; Hall K Charles, same place, 24S bars. |
and To Balbnch. Newark. y. j., 1863 bars. Also
AZ sacks of White Pine ore. weighing 1000 |
ponds. to J. j. Dune, Reno.
A French VICroRY .--Yesterday an Irish |
woman of heroulesn strength aud pugilistic !
proclivities. who resides near the murmuring
Humboldt, in the eastern portion of town, got |
into n squnbble with Frcuchmau, who, TAX |
lug timennd the woman 10y the forelock, tossed
tho latter into the river.
BUooY RoBE LosT.-The finder of plush
buggy robe. red on one side and dark brown
on the other (abOut the size of small blnn-
keD. will please leave the same with Marks
* Steinberger, or at this office.