The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-10-23

Mart. Smith. the pioneer ssrnan
has been out in the Bull Eun Country.
AID upon the discovery of the fact VIC
applied the interviewcrs' big augur, and
after vigorously twisting the same,
brought to surface the following state
ment Of facts i'll relation to the mine
and mill of the Blue Jacket COMPANY.
The mil; is situated ct The FORKS OF the
canyon about three quarters Of a milo
below the mine, with which il is COM
nccted by II substantial tram-way, which
conveys to it i'll eight hours, Il sufficient
supply Of ore for IL twenty-four hours
rum. Since Mr.. Tringlc was placed in
charge as Superintendent, the entire
mill has been Ovcrliaulcd and repaired
and tho Druckicr chloIidizing furnace
added to its reducing facilities. These
furnaces have proved themselves to be.
both MS relates TO performance md cost
Of working, all that is claimed for the,n.
Tie chloridization of ores treated by
them, has from the first start, averaged
from % to IS per cent, and tho actual
cost Of such liberalization has no,
exceeded five dollars per ton. Our old
Austin acquaintance, J.. II. Dawlcv
who has had large experience with
these furnaces, has charge Of the roast
ing department, and everything in
and about the mill is working admiral.
ly. The ]prccaution has been taken TO
lay in " bountiful supply of wood for
the winter; something over 700 cords
being now lanEed at the mill. Con-
siderable water finds its way into the
oil works and n ncw tunnel some four
or five hundred feet lower on tile hill
was driven in, which will drain the
lead to that depth, and through it the
main work Of tho ;ni:ic w;!! Lc conduct
cd. The ore now being extracted is
superior i'll quality to that heretofore
obtained and the supply is apparently
i~ncxhaustable. Smith Van Drcillen
the old pioneer atager, will run IL coach
from Cornucopia TO Blythe City, near
the mill, after the first Of November.
Captain L. NJ. Camp, Of the Post at
Halleck, came down by the train this
morning. The Captain returned re-
Gently from Washington, where he has
been combining business and pleasure
during the past twelve months. lie he
came II benedict during his absence
from here, and his wife accompanied
him on his return to the Sage and Silver
State.
L. j.. Mayor returned from his trip
10 Island Mountain last evening, md
departed for San Francisco by the train
this morning.
l.. l.. Alexander, Special Postal Agent
for the Pacific Coast, arrived from San
Francisco by the train This evening.
Mrs. ii. w. brown, wife Of the Sher-
i'll, who has been visiting relatives i'll
California, also returned by the evening
train.
Clay Merritt and wife and W. O.
Park, who have been witnessing the
sights ut the Reno and Winne,nucca
fairs, stepped out upon the platform M
the train dew mp at the depot.
We also had the pleasure OF cncoun-
tcring II old friend Pintt. II" stole q
march Oh the b"ya. having slipped w
(" Tu"carora and secured some valuable
locations he will return ut once to his
home in California.
VIM. Weed 'oi ours" carnc M from
the plains Of humboldt, Gad Tom Eos
Ter, OF Cariin, flew up, Just for the fun
Of riding down ngain ON tho s O'Clock
freight. The other Cmrlin Tom, whose
snr-n"mc is Holmes. was invisible to the
naked eye, hut we happen to know that
lie Ii in town. for our eagle glance
would defect II man if he wasn't bi.gcr'n
an exclamation point.
Amos Ilummcr returned roth This
morning.
Trno nuLIIoS.-Onc hundred and
twenty thousand pounds Of bullion
arrived from Typo hy OK tcnms to-day,
IL is piled upon the platform await
ing shipment.