The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-12-09
LETTER FROM CORNUCOPIA.


sometime since l wrote you, and
thought to-day l would sit down and
write you few notes from this camp.
In the first place, in regard to the
weather, l can state it is fearful, rain
and snow every day since the 9th of
November last, and our country is
FLOODED WITH MUD,
And God only knows when it will be
better. Old settlers have been prog
nosticating and saying that after the
storm was over We would have good
weather. l suppose we will; but the
prophets are ut fault so far, and the
clerk of the weather almost continu-
ously showers down upon as. AS yet
there are plenty of provisions in the
camp, and / think we can stand it
through the winter. Many 8 are
leaving and seeking new quarters; but
where they are to 60 to better them
selves no one can tell. Those perma-
| nently engaged here seem cheerful,
and will .bide their time. Hogle,
fruett, Meacham, Moser, Lewis 4 CO.
and In fact all our leading merchants
and business men have an abiding
faith in the merits of this district.
That the Leopard mine is one of the
richest in the State it is not necessary
for me to repeat. In their easterly
works. from the lowest depth in the
mine. they have
STRUCK THE MOTHER VEIN,
And now 1t comes in solid, and shows
one OF the best mineral veins in the
country. The mill capacity of that
company is not sufficient to work the
ore extracted from the mine; they
could easily supply ore enough for a
lO0-stamp mill with their present force
if they wanted to do SO. Another year
will make statements from Cornueopia
|, that will surprise outsiders. Although
1t may be reported that the Leopard
mill 10 going to shut down, there is
nothing In it. They have discharged
some men it is true, and why not?
Why keep supernumeraries when they
can get along with their work with
present capacity, with less hands, bus.
mess is business with all, is the old
axiom.
OTHER MINES.
The Consolidated Cornueopia, situated
a little east of the Leopard, is pros
pecting well. George Tucker is the
contractor for sinking shaft on the
claim. and is now down about seventy
feet, and everything indicates that they
have an exceedingly rich claim. The
Monarch, in the same locality, 10 also
good. | heard the other day that the
Black Diamond. on Chloride Hill, have
very rich ore. and the mine promises
well. The South Leopard will eventu-
ally make good mine. But enough
of mines in this.
j. w. Barrett Esq of your place,
returned here a few days since by the
way of Elko, and he says that the roads
are miserable-It is no winter route.
Brown, teamster from Wlnnemucca,
has been out now nearly twenty days
with freight from Elko, and has not
got in yet. Many are talking about
the feasibility of the
wINNEMuccA ROUTE
AS the only safe winter course. The
petition for the mail from Winnemucca
here has been circulated and quite
numerously signed; will forward same
in few days to the proper department.
Bionger, ofthe old firm of Laswell &
Blonger, appears to be doing well.
III THANKSGIVING DAY
Passed off quietly. The day was very
much saddened on account Of its being
the funeral day of Mrs. Schuyler, wife
of MIR. Schuyler, foreman of the
Leopard mine, and most all turned out
to attend the funeral, as She and her
husband were very estimable people,