The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-06-12
LETTER FROM coRNUcopIA.
The Mines and the Mining Camps
Iva that Vicinity Fretghting,
Political and miscellaneous.


CoRNUCopIA, June 8, 1876.
There is not much to write to you at
present, but to keep the connection
good, l thought would write ;.
ABOUT OUR MINES.
The principal one-the Leopard -
learned yesterday, do not Intend
now to start up until they can work all
their appliances together, viz: The
mine, the mill aud the roasters. Lew
willard is now at Winnemucca, or on
the road from there with the furnaces.
and will undoubtedly have them here in
good time. The mill. as / stated be-
fore. is ready to work. The mine is
we'll timbered, and the hosting works
in "apple pie" order. Mr.. Coffin,
the present Superintendent, says that
when be does start, he wants to start all.
and some how or other think he is
right. Then you may
LOOK OCT FOR LEOPARD BULLION.
1t will come in large quantities. Let
the company alone until July, and
Coffin will answer for himself, and 10
a way not detrimental to the company
he represents, nor to this community.
Burke, chief mechanic on the Leopard.
has just completed the best hosting
works ever erected in any outside
camp; and as intimated before, when
they get all things to working, you will
see the bullion being shipped.
THE HUssEY HOSTING WORKS
Are completed, and went into opera.
ton last night. Their prospects are
good. Perhaps they could do better if
they had different superintendent,
bot let the stockholders look to that. 1t
is none of my business Let some of
them come TO Cornucopia, and inquire.
OF THE BLUs JACKET MINE.
found out that the company by Smith
Van Dreilin. lately shipped eleven bars
4 "a puiAoh' Dub Ito saiuc cOuiu not as-
certain. as they do not ship through
Wells, Fargo d Co.
! 1 saw Judge Berrett, of Bull Run.
yesterday. He is grain raiser at that
place. and says that the rnnchers in
that section never had brighter pros
poets.
| OF AURORA DISTRICT.
We are q little disappointed at the
result of the working of the last ship
ment of ore from the Aurora mine ut
the Humboldt Reduction Works; but
are not discouraged. Perhaps the diff
Guilty lay in the inexperiencc of the as
sorters. Try. try again, is the motto of
the boys, and they will ship some more
shortly. l hope WiAnemuccans will
give them every attention possible. be-
cause they are worthy men. So is VIM.
Vaux, locator of the Pride of the West,
near the Aurora; so are the Walsh
boys and Jack Way, who are intrepid
ly working the Gable and other mines.
Poor they are, bat still they have the
will. and will try and make Aurora a
good camp. Dave Hanne fetched in
some rock the other day from his
location, the Mammoth, which as
sayed, by Mr. Root. $3.50 per ton in
silver, a good prospect with we'll de-
fined ledge. Many other items |
might mention from that district, but
| have not space in this. / am going
out there in few days, when l will
write you particularly.
| OF TRANSFERS NEWS
have not much to say. Mr.. Asa
Moore, teamster from your place, ar
rived here safely with his freight for
the Leopard and Hussey mines and
Trustt L. Co. He came right along and
delivered his freight in eight days after
loading. He is satisfied with the road.
but complains of money here. He is q
way up freighter, and if all were
like him ElGo would not get pound
OF freight the coming year. There is a
difference between cents and and 5
cents. Keep a stiff upper lip, and
With this place and Aurora and Bull
Run, in fact the whole northern por-
La.