Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-11-16
THE NEW CITY OF DARWIN.
The Successor in Favor Of Pan.
amint.
What a Dayton Boy Saw And
Thinks Of the New Town.

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the frontiers OF Nevada and Cali
fornia, and from young Maxwell
we gain an interesting account OF
their travels and the new city OF
Darwin, California. The party trav-
eted in a light spring wagon and
went by the way of Walker River,
Churchill, Bellville and Gillis' Noun
tain, to and across a section of
THE .GREAT DESERT"
To Owens Lake, California. The
route is a circuisous one and through
a rather rugged country, but no &C.
cideuts or incidents worth recording
were met with on the way. Owens
Lake is described as being about 80
miles in length, situated in one OF
the most desolate and heayen-for-
gotten sections of country known 10
travellers. Its shores are fringed only
by scant growth of siunted sage
brush, and its waters are uninhab-
tied by any living thing. Maxwell
says he went bathing in the lake,
and the water seems as if
CoMMINGLED WITH OIL,
Having the same effect on the skin
and sending out a very unpleasant
odor, although it is clear. Its taste
is nauseating in the extreme and re-
pu.siye to the most thirsty. The
lake floats a small steamer, used
principally tor freighting ores for
reduction to Cerro Gordo, Is miles
inland from Swansea, in the Inyo
range Of mountains. This point and
Cottonwood are
THE PRINCIPAL PORTS.
From the lake to Owens River Val
lev the whole character of the coun-
try changes. The valley is dotted
with fine ranches and substantial
farm houses, and there is an appear
aace of general thrift and comfort.
From Ow ems Lake 10 the new city
and mining camp OF
DARWIN
Is about IS miles, over a desert road
unsupplied with water, which has
to be hauled along with the goods,
for the stock. Freight from owens
Lake to Darwin is cents per pound,
and the expenses of feeding teams
are enough to stagger the ordinary
freighter of the Comstock. Prices are
NINE CENTS PER POUND FOR BAR
LEY AND FIVE CENTS PER POUND
FOR HAY
Ola swale character closely resem
bling tules. The town Is compare
lively new, yet there are already
800 houses of all classes built. The
business of the city is summed up
by ~ stores, or blacksmith shops
and butcher shops. 2 hotels and
tscvaty fire saloons" The popula-
ton is put down at about 1,500,
mostly former Nevadans, and ma
GRITTY from Pioche. There seemed
no scarcity of money in the camp
and the denizens of the burg appear
ed happy and hopeful.
THE LEADS ARE MOSTLY GALENA
(smelting) ores, and are said to out
rank the Panamint mines both in
width and assay. Two furnaces are
now in operation and another is
nearly completed. Those now run
ming are owned by Pat Reddy and a
Mr.. Tyler. Maxwell believes there
is a bright future for the town,
but does not advise any one to
leave situation in Nevada and go
to Darwin, expecting to find wealth
lying on top of the ground. Ex-
penses are heavy and the town has
many draw backs, one and the most
serious of which is
THE LACK OF WATER.
This indispensable article is brought
through pipes a distance of seven
miles and sold by the Company
bringing it in, at two and one half
cents per gallon. Twenty-Five cents
per head is charged tor watering
stock, which renders the keeping
OF a horse or COW a luxury indeed.
Board, without lodging is $40 per
week, whisky two bits a drink,
and everything else in the same
ratio. The stages daily arriving
are loaded down with new corners,
while those departing carry away
many disappointed adventurers.
TOWN LOTS ARE HELD AT 81 900 TO
1900 EACH,
where suitably located for business
purposes, and the entire surround
ing country has been "corralled"
by the first corners. The nearest
railroad point is Bakersfield, from
which daily stage runs via Owens
Lake through to Darwin; fare $50.
The News formerly published at
Panamint, has been started and is
said to be flourishing in the new
city. On their return, Markwell's
party passed through Belleville,
visited the
NORTHERN BELLE MINE
and brought some very handsome
specimens Of chloride of silver.
Specimens were also brought from
the Defiance Dave Buell's mine) at
Darwin, which are very handsome
galena ore. The boys did not make
the trip without profit to them
selves, as as they tell US they have
located what they believe to be val
liable mine near Montgomery, in the
White Mountains. Ore taken from
this discovery
ASSAYS AS HIGH AS 5000 PER TON,
And the party will return in a few
days to further develop it and put
it in shape for working next
spring. Considering the length OF
time the parry has been absent,