Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-10
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Ekko. August 6. 1876.
1Drron AP1sAL:-Ths opportunity
aaosdsd this neEning b. . late train
gives ~ . chance to ease up on ous
scribbline itch. And hsrs eoes. hit OF
mias. and without any but . sort Of
spasmodic aim. Shall I tell you Of the
popular talk? Il is all Of mines and
mining. stocks and interpretations. The
country around il full Of everything and
pFospectors swarm In every direction
you may 50 You ind man also. delving
down, down. into what they are sure is
something rich.
Cornucopis is the big source Of our
Elko talk. And the camp is big thing.
Some thought the burning Of tho
Leopard mill vas . Job" may be it
was. most probably it wasn't. At any
rate the result has been most salts
satisfactory test Of the merit Of the
mine Without o mill and in the midst
of growing the stock has risen almost to
the original maximum and stands firmer
now than ever before. The Hussey
mine, not yet developed fully. is one Of
the problems over which sharps are d.
vided: the stock. however, is held firmly
n little advance of two dollars. A rich
development is looked for by the san
Suine. When il comes the stock will be
put on the board and then look for
Of Leopard history. These
two mines are the principal ones at Cor
yet those who have visited the
camp and many who axe staying with
it" have great confidence il the richness
of the whole region. You can not tell
how many people are there. The post
master says there are in the neighbor-
hood Of one thousand people at Cornu-
copia and in the vicinity. The post
master ought to know: bat these figures
may be little high. However. all in
all, Cornucopia has fine prospect and
is one of the iveliest camps Of its age
ever struck in Eastern Nevada. Stages
leave here for the mines every day
loaded, and competition has reduced the
fare {for 50 miles) to five dollars. The
trip is made in seven or eight hours.
Tuscarora, between Elko and Cor
the region of gold quartz is
up in richness and importance.
George Sites, President of the Young
Company has gone below to
order ten stamp mill.
From every direction come reports Of
strikes. Developments Of every sort arc
under way. The mica mine Of which
you have heard so much is looking better
md better. The owners Of it have lately
aiken great pains to investigate the sub
ect and find that SO far as they have
gone their mine corresponds with gen. |
line deposits whose history is scientific |
lily and accurately recorded.
Nessrs. Stewart and Whitehiil came |
'ere and have gone away north e1plor- |
ng and gathering specimens. They
Eere to have spoken here last Saturday.
week ago, but they were not fully and
announced, SO that they failed
o get an audience on scientific and Gen.
enrial affairs.
o! Men of Carson and vicinity. How
wish I could take some of you into our
lorious brook trout and prairie chicken
egions. Hon. II. c. Street. Hon. E.
'enrod, old Jim Gray, DR.. Fox and the
tried the luck of ungodly
DIX two Sundays ago. Old Jim Gray
se SO much Of the delicacies of water
nd air that the Gulliver nearly died Of
eat and indigestion. More anon,
"NUI."
NORTON MURDER CAsE.-The trial Of
ack Cotton and Mrs. Norton. on the