Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1873-08-15
Oornucopia District Latest from the
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Inc sacramento Record has a special
correspondent at the new mines north
OF Elko. lie seems to be considerably
excited, yet in the absence of matte,
vi more interest to our local eader
we give below extracts from his lates,
letters from the front. lie saws
About $50 people are now here. and
more are coming. One hundred ar.
IlVed yesterday. The hills around
mere are covered with p~rospectors
Ihree good lodges have been struck
ana are being opened, viz: North
america, Rosa Hooker and RIack
Diailond-all three owned by Noun.
tain City boys.
Considerable dissatisfaction 10 ex-
pressed by miners because a few have
iocateu the entire country. These
bogus locations will not be spe n
Where the miners find Lodges on
cialiilS where no work was done nv
the original claimants. Their object
was 10 claim the whole ountry and
sell their claims without doing any
work. any
The Pioneer Wagon, 11-inch ledge.
was discovered to-day bv joseph
gregory. 1t is very ricn, and will yo
ABOUT 500 per ton. The hills are
covered with rich float, but no Lodges
nave been found except bv the Cone
Doys, who + here in force. The
morning Star, located by Hooker 81
Co., bids fair to be rich. Tnisi is a Cone
company, having seven locations.
NO Lodges show above the ground
but all O. them are found by sinking.
Inc prosectS are very favorable, vet
no ledge has been sunk deep enough
10 determine the value. There is a
crowd or miners on their way here.
according to all reports.
1nefe are yet no spare provisions in
the mines, and those coming should
bring a weeks supply with them. OF
WOOD, none is to be found here, but
we have good water. From D
ances this will be a lively camp soon"
In a letter n day later than the
above he gives the following addition
al particulars The excitement here
continues, and bids fair to increase.
New discoveries are taking place
daily. The Orphan Boy Company
yesterday discovered a finely deveI-
oped gold-bearing ledge with both
walls perfect. The jumping of claims
has already commenced. Freeman's
rich Leopard claim has been jumped
in three different locations, but they
are worthless and cannot hold.
People are crowding in with every
mOueo OF conveyance, and the hills are
alive with pros ectorS. At Kaufman
vile a saloon and clearinghouse has
been erected. Locations are being
made rapidly, and new hedges are be-
ing struck daily. A fine and rich cor
per ledge has been struck about eight
miles from here. On the surface the
country is very rich, but that is all we
know of it at present.
Yesterday two thousand dollars
were offered and refused for a half in
terest in the Black Diamond shaft,
which is down about twelve feet-the
deepest in the camp. The ledge is
solid and the rock very rich. There
is plenty of room for prOspectOrs, only
two ridges having yet been prospect
ed, and these have been Just run over.
A few weeks will develop the perma-
nencv and wealth of this camp and
the lodges.
Mr.. Ennor, of Woodruff & Ennor,
is viewing the outlook for a daily
line of coaches from Elko. Two
town sites have been located and sew
eral parties have taken up water
rights.