The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-01-13

Bullion Yield.
CoRNUcoPIA. Jan. 8. 1875.
| EDITOR SILVER STATE: AS stated in
! my last "in the course of human
events l approach you again." Truly
there is a dearth of news here; but
will try and do my best for your
columns.
The Elko Post has in its two las.
issues been attacking me for
ADVOCATING THE wrNNEMUccA ROUTE.
The last you will see in the Elko Post
! dated Saturday. January LIST, 1876,
under the head of /" Going for it,"
which is an attempted slur, not only
upon you, bnt upon me. What the
Post means / do not know; but can
imagine that ere long the citizens Of
the northern portion of Elko county
will not depend upon Elko for their
! legitimate business. We may have
new county, with Cornucopia as
county seat, then bid adieu to Elko,
the place of the eormorants. who live
/ off the products of the citizens of the
northern portion of the county. The
Post can wall and abuse, but their
or it's votaries will go to the wall next
summer. The Post, with it's system of
.autocratic prescience, proposes to
dictate to the northern portion of the
county what every woman. child, man
and mill company in that region shall
| do for their salvation. A. Littleisld is
| small, but ours is u greater . tield,"
and We do not propose 10 be dictated
to by the wo-penpy-a liner of the
Post. That
! oUR CAMP Is GOING TO BE ONE OF THE
On the coast next summer there is no
doubt. The Leopard shipped little over
$4,000 last month. They shut
down twenty-four hours for
repairs, but are in successful
4
4, operation now, and will probably con-
tinue so all winter, Notwithstanding
what the breakers may say. All We
want is good outlet during the year
around. AT present oar express and
mail Is "quien sabe;" il may come on
tine or may not, simply as the
weather permits. You may canvass
this portion OF country and every
ninsty-nine persons out OF q hundred
will tell you that
| wINNEMUCcA Is OUR ONLY SAFE POINT
Take it the year around.
/ obtained some items the other day
| in relation to the
| LEOPARD MINE
From an old and experienced miner,
George W.Tucker, who informs me that
the mine is prospected to the depth oflo7
feet. and thati THEN tunnels, drifts, etc.
they have at least one thousand tons of
| EoVN JIG IA oAehe' Iuc Ci&lua ID
bounded on the southwest by change
of formation from what it used to lie,
and they are now running southeas;
and northwest. 1t is bouhded on the
west by an iron formation. The
| HUssEY MINE
Is located on the northwest eud of the
hill, and is now down to the depth of
BAT feet, and develops large body of
ore bearing southeast. Along the line
OF the Leopard and Hnssey comes. in
the Consolidated Cornucopia on the
southeast, which bears the same
Character of ore as the Leopard and
Huss.y, and is worked to the depth of
/ ZIG feet, and is now in good suIphuret
ore aud everything proves the fact
without doubt that il is good assure
vein. Other mines might be mentioned.
but / will defer il to some other time
coNsIDERABLE FREIGHT is ARRIVING
From Your place, and some teams
have gone to Paradise for -four, barley,
etc. On Friday night and Saturday
morning we bad tho worst snow storm
of the season; bat it is now quite pleas
ant. The greatest desideratum at
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