The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1871-05-27
From the Carson Register. Nay 2lstl
An English nj II in Eilto.


been received from the publishing house of
Appleton d Co. II Is written by W. T.. Rae,
an EuglishmAn. aud Originally appeared In the
form Of letters TO the London Daily News
About one year and half ago he ventured
across the continent, aud his account OF what
he saw and beard along the line Of the Pacific
railroad forms very readable chapter We
take the following extract from Rae's descrip.
tion Of the town OF ElkO. and Of the Elko Iu.
dependent newspaper. We reciprocate the re-
Brets Of the distinguished traveller in his fail
ure 10 call Rt the Office of that journal. We
shonld have been glad. says the editor Of the
Register who wRs-then connected with the
1SDEPESDESr1, to have met him. and might
have thrown "A little light ON some of the mys-
teries which bewildered his understanding of
the process by which a newspaper could be
published 40 far away from the hub OF the
British Empire: ~ .....
"In the midst of the Humboldt plains is the
town of Elko. at which the train makes a long
stoppage. This Is one OF the mushroom towns
which abound to the west OF the Rocky moun.
tains. IL contains three thousand Inhabitants.
What Sacramento aud San Francisco we're
twenty years ago Elko is said 10 be at the
present moment. II Is laid ont in streets. and
these streets are lined with shops and DWELL
ings. As names Commercial street, Mmn
street Railroad street. sound we'll. while First
Second, Third. Fourth and Fifth streets con.
vey the notion of an American city of size and
Importance. But IL IL one thing to read of
those streets and another and very different
thing To walk upon them. They are as much
entitled to the appellaton Of streets as are the
spaces between the booths OF II country fair.
Nor are the shops, houses and public Offices at
all more imposing than the booths erected in
night for the business Of the day. The
thOroughfares are neither paved nor MAC ida
missed. They are hs primitive in character ~
the pathways between the tents on Wimbledon
Common when the volunteers are encatnped
there. The foot passenger walks among
slkali, and as he move along he raises cloud
OF dust which whitens aud damages his clothes
and eXooriates his postrils. Over the fronts Of
shops constructed OF wood, canvas, or "A CON.
binhtion Of both. are signs intinating that
everything the pedestrian wants is to be had
within. II he enter one of these pretentious
stores ne will ind tina, with money. and
plenty OF IL, he has nt his command whatever
he can desire from a box OF pills 10 n bottle OF
champagne, aud from cigar to pot Of black
ing. On the outside Of some huts il a board
with the inscription that lawyer or doctor
can toe consulted within. One of these houses
has these words painted above the door IL
largo letters, 'Oflce of the Elko Independent
A newspaper office in such a locality specially
attracts the attention or any one to whom
newspaper offices are places OF personal inter
est. regret that the time nj my disposal wh'
insufficient 10 visit this home Of jddrnaliStii II
what WIS little better than n wilderness.
was fortunate enough, however, to succeed "
procuring copy OF the Elko Independent. 4
Is published twice a week: II is printed OF
good paper. its Leading articles ere quite ~
well written as those which grace the column
OF an English provincial newspaper, while IL
advertisements are iTaught with instruction o
new and curions kind That the price of :
copy should have been one shilling surprise
mo less than the fnot that the journal was pub
lished at all, and was supported 10y the smal
population of this primitive town.
One OF the Advertisements was very note
worthy II was wOrded IA follows: 'UnI
Gen. Chibesa Doctor. Silver street. betwoer
Fourth aud Fifth Elko, will attend profession
ally 10 all who may reanire his services. Hav
ing been engaged Ia steady practice for sew
eral yeara, he IL prepared to cure all diseases
that may como 10 his notice This was not
as skeptlcal readers may suppose, an advertis
ing trick. Chinese doctors are not shams
here, but living realities, and in their own way
useful members Of society. Not less curious
than the advertisement Of the Chinese doctor
whose steady practice for several years had
prepared him TO cure all diseases. was that o
iirm Of druggists This Etm Unlimited not
only that II was ready To supply all drugs and
tn prepare all prescriptions. but also that Il
had on hand u large stock of paiuts oils. win
dow glass, castor oil; also a large assortment
OF fishing lines and hooks of all kinds An
other announcement may DO repeated for Tho
benefit OF future visitors 10 Elko. In Il
the keeper Of tho White Pine Saloon inform.
bis patrons that--'Ths most delicate fauo,
drinks are compounded by skJllfnl mxoogst,
IN style that captivates the public and make e
them happy Turning from tho advertising
othe leader columns Of tho EIko Indepondsu,
nnd that the Democratic party ID honoror
with itS support, and that tho Chinese aro tn
Objects Of It's aversion. A proposition for ex
cindinR Chinese labor. without openly pcrss
ouung Ohinainen, deserves mention on aoconn
of tho malicious ingenuity which inspircdit
me writer points ont that II Is characteristic