Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1874-04-30
THE IOWA VOTER.
IRON, Co.e q ..
CAEABo Apri' 's. 1874.

10, rivers, or creeks, the two
creams heading nearly together.
uenc. the name, Grand Island Dis
,-;ct the name of the mining dis.
trict.
The mines were discovered four or
eve years ago, 10y man named Sam
concer, who was employed by the
Government rs an Indian scout. He
,,as not aware of the value of his dis
eovery Mt the time; but he happened
10 see some specimens of silver ore,
brought to Central City from Nevada
which so much reseinbled the min
oral he had seen in the above-named
district, that he informed some par
,es of his discovery, and four or five
N them accompanied him to the
place, and found his statements true.
II proved to be what is now known
a. the celebrated Carabo Lode, which
j. Welding its owners hundreds OF
thousands annually.
Since the mine has.changed owners
lis proprietOrs, the Netherland Min
ing Company have tried to operate it
on very economical principles, by re-
ducing the wages of laborers from
1875 to $3.50 per day, and also by at
tempting to introduce the services OF
Cinnamon in the mine and mill. But
this failed utterly. They succeeded
in getting some forty Of the Celestials
to the mill, four miles from here,
but during the darkness Of one night
the mooneyed interIopers $50 regard
ed were invited by body of men
calling themselves Ku Kiux, to take
a walk. One or two OF the invited
party refused at first, but, after meas
uring their length on the ground,
they all willingly took up their line
Of march to more healthy locality.
The superintendent of the firm of
fered $3.50 reward for any informa-
ton that might lead to the spprehen-
sion of the parties concerned In this
transaction, but has not had chance
to pay the money yet.
There is great opposition to the In
PRODUCTION of Chinese labor, and for
reasons deemed sufficient. Word
was sent from here that "if Chinese
were brought to Carabo the prospect
holes would be filled with them, and
that the Agent would be dealt with
in like manner.
The usual wages are $500 per day
of eight hours, for fifty or sixty
hands. Ifall the mines at Carabo
would employ Chinese labor only,
nearly all other kinds Of business
would decline. Hotels, saloons,
stores, &C., would have to close, and
the laboring classes of whites, who
are dependent upon the mining bust
ness for their daily allowance, would
nave to go elsewhere for employ
ment. Saloons would have to give
up their spiritual dealings without
The aid of the women's crusade, and
our little town would soon be desert
ed. The secret Of this is, China
mau can live whole week on what
awhile man would starve to death
on In day; consequently they can
be employed for much less.
The Sherman mine, owned ~
Smith, employing twelve or dfteen
men, IL raising ore worth $1,000 per
ton. They are hundr ed feet below
the other mine, and in six to ten
feet vein, with every indication Of
Its getting still better.
The No Name Lode, just east Of
the Carabo, owned by VIM. Donald
d Co., is yielding ore too rich to talk
about. 1t is said to be superior to
the Carabo. There are many other
good lodes here which are at present
lying idle for want Of means to work
them. The transportation Of ore
twenty miles, and the payment of
Inc exhorbitant p,,ces demanded for
working II up, takes al the proits
aud more too,
Tie miners here are trying to get
upa stock company to build a mill,
The capital to he $1,000, divided into
100 shares Of SO each, one fourth OF
each share to be paid monthly, COM
mencing on the LIST of May and run
ming till the lst OF August. Every
share-hoider is to be an owner in the
mill, and sharer In the profits In
proportion to his stock. A large
amount OF the stock has been SUD-
scribed. They propose to reduce ore
ut $40 per ton.