The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-02-05
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EDrToKs EXC IxpEPrSpENTs-As your Cope
correspondent. avail myself Of the frss ia
vorable Opportunity of posting you on mat
tiers pertaining . Cope since my arrival in
this town. report has been extensively cir
culAted. to the eject that the road to Cope
was eseetuAlly closed for the Winter. Such
q statement is eruneOus and mus; have been
circulated for the purpose Of advancing some
personal interest. The party which came
down consisted Of DIS. Hudson and Hen
ducks, Messrs. DurSn Desmond and myself
We had hard time Of il, As we were the first
party after Mr. Johnson's. We shoveled
snow a considerable, and had hard time
generally In getting in. After Is came Messrs.
TreGAskiss Sellers, Fellows, StOddard. and
BloominGdale, who are now in town. By their
united efforts they succeeded in more ehectu-
ally breaking the road; since which time
teams have passed over the road. There need
Be no fear Of the road being closed again this
season, As we are not likely 10 have another
fifteen days storm Of such severity. The
station keepers along the road are deserving OF
public notice for the energy they have dis
played IN rendering assistance to travellers.
DR.. Hendricks, Of the Mountain House sta
ton, twelve miles from Mountain City. is par
nculariy worthy Of notice, as he lives in the
worst portion of the mountains. He has fire.
quently had. even ST midnight, 20 60 out on
snow shoes and bring in those that would cer-
tainly have persisted otherwise. To him and
Mr.. Tregaskis is due the credit Of saving the
lives Of the Bruno party, ten in number, one
being lady, Mrs. Moberly. The party Was
plloted by man who, il Was afterwards
proven, knew nothing about the road, aud in
the storm misled them. They wandered
about nearly all night but by the almost su-
perhuman efforts of the above named parties,
those persons were saved. Mr.. Gardner, Of the
Owyhee station, six miles further on. is also
deserving Of notice. He keeps a trst-class
house, and is very obligng; so also are Friend
X Co, OF Friends ranch, siI and half miles
from Gardner's; also 10. johnson. tel miles
from Friends place; also Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Donald, ten miles from JohnsOns. This house
Is considered by all as the home station: many
persons ride late or stop early IL order 10 re-
ceiye the comforts of a real home. Next comes
the Idaho ranch, kept by George CAN'T
George keeps good house. Next comes the
Pie ranch. No meals served here. Next comes
Alec COryelis station, eleven miles further on.
Alec IL ably assisted by his worthy wife
Next comes the Adobe Building twelve miles
From taence II Is twelve miles 10 town. By
reference to the above il viii b seen that the
distance from Elko 10 Mountain City, which
A-S'N4 bStA4 N1lItNAlN ASGtENAlutl. - ABOUT
eighty miles. After the party had worked
faithfully in opening the road, when We
reached the toll-gate, We were forced to pay
toll, which vas done under protest 1t is an
amusing fact, that upon reaching town none
Of the party could find who the owners Of the
tOll-road were.
Things in Mountain City are rather quiet.
Owing 20 the storm little work is being done,
the Atchison Drew mill Is running as rcgu-
lariy as II can, scarcity of wood being the
| cause. Ii Is working the Crescent ore, which
works up 10 so per cent. II is also working
Mammoth and Great Republic rock with GOO!
results. CGnty's mill is nj! complete, and
ready for starting soon a. the quicksilver
l,WO pounds Of which was sent on Satur.
day arrives. 1t is perfect little beauty
We hope II may be 4 success. You have been
| informed Of the death of Mr.. Griffith. Il,
was universal fIyorite. His death will be-
regretted 10y many. The health Of the camp
II good. The weather is favorable Tor mining
| AID every one i looking forward with c.cyat
ID expectations 0f iature Success ON uI
return home | will give you a compl4r" state,
ment of Cope affairs. T. ". 3.