The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-06-19
NOTES OF A TRIP TO CORNU-
COPIA.
CoBNUcoPIA, June Is, 1875.

Hathaway, Pilot, Clemmons, Mr.. and
Mrs. Barrel and myself as passengers.
We got along splendidly, and about 5
o'clock P. NJ. arrived at Charles Stevens
ranch, twenty-four miles from Winnie
mucca. where we camped for the night.
This twenty-four miles is pretty level
road, after getting over the hill near
Winnemucca toward the Little Hum
boldt. This side of the Humboldt
there is about six miles of heavy sand
road, and it is hard for large teams to
get through it. Just before we got to
Stevens place. we overlook and passed
Ben. Stoner's teams, which had
started the Sunday before. Stevens
place is finely situated in kind of
amphitheater, surrounded on all sides
by mountains, the pass on the westerly
side being quite narrow. Here is plen-
ty of water, and Mr. Stevens has a very
fine ranch, which, with improvements,
would be as good for its size as any in
the State.
June 10-Started about half-past 6 in
morning over a good, level road, and
after travelling nine miles arrived at
stream of water, from whence the road
continues good, with the exception of
some rocky places, for distance of
eighteen miles, when you arrive at the
Little Humboldt, which, is quite
stream here, larger than it is at the
bridge near its mouth. Then you
follow Up the river twelve mile3, until
You arrive at Washburn's place.
June 1lth-Left Washburn's about 8
A. M. For short distance the road
runs down the river past Washburn's
quarry of free stone land, by the way,
should state that Washburn has a
beautiful location) and then takes to
the hills or mountains. From the river
up on to the table-land, the road for
a distance of three miles is steep, rough
and rocky. After once up on to the
table-land, to the well. distance of
eighteen miles from Washburn's, the
road is good; but it is barren, desc
late country, fit for nothing but the
home of the cricket, with which the
country was Utterly covered, appar-
emily marching toward the Little Hum
boldt. From the we'll to Winters
creek it is called twelve miles, but
think it good fifteen. The road here
is good. At Winters creek we camped,
wandering how we could sleep on the
ground. the crickets we're so thick, but
when the sun went down the crickets
retired. and we made our beds and
were not molested by them until SUM-
rise the next morning.
June 12th-Got a good, early start.
In five miles we came to what is called
Four-mile creek, and from thence it is
four miles to the Owyhee. The country
from Winters creek to the Owyhee is
high, rolling, table-land. we'll covered
with bunch grass. The road is good,
with the exception of some sharp
pitches to go down and up, which
could be made good by a little labor.
We crossed the Owyhee at the upper
crossing without any trouble. From
the Owyhee to this place. distance of
nine miles, the road runs through
very rough country. but we made it
successfully, and at noon, just three
days from the time of starting, arrived
here. l cannot tell yet what think of
this place, but as soon as look around
little will write you again.
This is no place for laboring man
to come at present. presume there
are. over one hundred men here now
seeking employment, that cannot get it.
Yesterday the mill shut down for re-
pairs, and many of the men that have
been working there and at the mine
have been discharged. ! will write up
the town in my next. s. M. IL.
FINE ORE. - Charley Lamance, OF
Paradise. who Is interested in the new
mines discovered last fall, three or
four miles from Camp Scott, called in