The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-20
A fANOUSCAVE OF SILVER.
III. LIHIY DIIS or TIE EMMA
NINE ~ rim.

C,... ,Go. Fob IL have just returned
T. 90 visit TO Robert H. Chisholm ~ Elsin.
id VIam ". C.iu.lH. hs ssn
I1ieit T.. Chisholm - the man who eli yercd
Co.. 6 muDs Euua uiae. Nnnam W.r"ishoim
is.ue man WHO uug tie i.hna mime. iho tihLia
min. .- not unknown to tue American people.
The Lmua nine. may say. has it5 history and
It, ascot 4tions 1t is assocnted wiih diplomacy.
Iis also associated with draw tohcr. Neither
the Emma mine nor lie associations are pleasant
topics for the concentration Of the proud citi-
yen- II this 81 vinus republic, but It's history A
curiou. and interesting.
Though the Emma mine Is now somewhat nm.
der cloud, the story Of IT, fortunes Is in-truf-
tive. Like other great enterprises. it has IT,
6i,iDtm scriYii and It's hi.tOiii non sciIptr. ire
unwritten history would not only be the most
entertaining but. doubtless. vastly the n ost IN
structiyc. The story Of the enterprise ~ given
BY the discovcrcrs and original proprietors from
Its inception to the year Of grace 1871. when 1t
passed wholly into tie hands Of r. w. Park
and Henry Baxter. il herewith submitted as
contribution to the literature OF the great twin
scandal OF the dav. While IL throws no light
upon the nature ~ the connection which tie
people " the United states, through their rep,
with the ruteri rise. II shows very clearly what
sort OF business silver mining h..
Ins Information Was given me by the two
,,,,',,',ii, rr.n,p'iis for the staten,cnt NJ
events which occurred previous To the opening
"i t"i. n,'"'; az" wv, M W. w IA, S','
holm family have lived in Egn a good many
(ens' " ~ H., n ~ lax, '' 80, i, V
Scotch descent. aud Is something over Gu years
inic,ciibahic ssit. c"ryersatlon and general
nl..nuer which Nisiouarics and "prospccturs " IN
all fields Of investigation generally posses. lie
has had the usual career ~ men of this sort
ltNlu- plenty Of money one DAY aud none the
next, but great expectations all the time.
n.ee nn %SG core r. ssN ne E g5s "me
portaace. but they lpnod through his fingers
before their value was develonod. Like most
other enterpti,iug men of America, he WAS at
one tine ei;1en Of Chicago. whore, ~ ISL he
House now stands, for $500. These lots are now
worth a fortune.
The son. ". W. Chisholm. who Is stu engaged
cahon, appear to be -ntewd. careful, strli fht-
forward business man. 1t j. tine Il manhind
VT .fGSe1 On eHS &
them while at home with their families in
Thrifty ana respectable community. Will tell you
them selves ~ noignbprhoud hhr tive title Cot
reputation at home Is good so far u.s. II goes, ana
Is prIma facie evidence of resrectahls conducf
GOOD reputations in Elein. BcfoIe lie DAYS OF
the Emma mine the family Wcic poor. and the
credit Of the father not the hest q. was natural
family and farm To- wander over thl mountains
H. search VI silver mln,s. Bus hi honesty. / IN
tDll. wa. considered beyond dispute, ana nos
tnnf he has cone back q good dc1l the richest
man If the locality. he remains eimolc. kindly,
generous. and uhhnng. and found H." trr-ou
In Elgtn VINO cid n,t -le,k r,,seti.uli, ID Tie
whole family. Tho 81, IS. .s tina u.c bS the
father and son, 4, | believe. su stautiAlly the
truth.
rur rt,sr s,.rr,rr ,xntr.r,ox
In 1871 the 81 Ter Cni.n im went ii7m the Ca
lena mines; whGr' he had cen Mining ycar'.
- alfornia lie mined ana prn -pected AL over
Pa. a..
ti9h, and indeed me VET 'ru 20. ma lHrti-
tofls, seneraill. IN Isoi iuF'od e. m Otah'
WorNln. IN Bh-hhm c n 'i' soy" as, nee !"
thc 'Outh ana wcst OF salt Lax CIV. Nhiie IN
tiiS N.imty IN 1862, ne hai'lened - be At the
an Old soldier named Sis Brain, Il " dead.
.r,tht ", lot as, 7oiiie o. lyh ne saiu ne
tt"'' ,o'Vn".'pu II n"a'pta." T,ie'n va "a
ii'l. hi9 .the river Jrrd n lew niie, u The
t,tr.,, ~, 10 ~ "a ia, ,'l, ,s' %
rts t ~ ur - 80 NV ,,',,'nl re-
~ ll,Ati 10 Cong, ~ u thcte mus uc Irh miaes
~ 'li anon W.H u y ne hAu utU'r '',i.W N"
uI2.''erF w. h'- MGR pt,.'rrru 10 a.
taal.s; alter tinr' an asniLnren "l tnr ln,eI-
tst ~ btain, ana s,.nI 10 fh'ilueI .n'' ".eIe ~
sS' rI - ~ , . 'i,i -. r, Sr ~,
i,D. III n'I4' "oS .a"-" "a ,," ~ t ~,
ngTt6west and 40 the nountain. ,ro the iySt
wu'ttn nas sul'e ''S0n'0 "'''''' '' '"' S''' "a
Ihr new Owner. Of the North STIR minc hay.
Ing VA up m ] furnace preceded TO 'melt
lew tons OF ore nut with no satisfactory re-
smi.. Bluuer IT ~ stnured the services Of Mr..
u heese' also u l.llAdtI phia' WHO cane oui
and pnt up larger furnace IN which quito an
amount ~ ore was smei,'d' nut elther because
tue surface ore was realf poor or the oprr itoiS
uhshliiiul' tnis aisn proved a lNhHIr. anu lhe
enterprise ",s un" inueu' bTun.r' Reese hnd
eNeAo ul else lSaNlhs the ~ Il ~ anu pro-
nDImy !, isg Tne mn1Io nhe wqrLess ms as
cary IN 1871, anu 10 WIS cohIlton an hrs on the
L,tie IottohWoou renamed uhll the autumn
OF Tue mex Year nor S3ul remaining on tne
!NeI except some saw mil men, A'Ie below
ING oiq mine; ,
,tnishoiin' ~ the meantime haf been Follow
Ihe w what ne ,huusht more promising leads,
.lo.t IN the ran linegdt district. IN the neigh
DDtu1ou OF hlho, Nevada. Al thiS tne' now
ever, ne hau heit IN MS mlnd the lhc!dent 81 the
assay oI flch ore IN Longcrs once. lie was, OF
course informed OF the subsequent operations
anu laiure there, but from the description OF
the ore found, and his recollection OF the Old
specimen, ne became satisfied that the vein
IRON when that specimen came had never vet
been struck. and he determined, when oppOr-
tunity offered, 10 prospect the c.nDn him. n.
Aiier waiting, therefore. I'LL the autumn Of is8-
when by the long absence 81 the original own
ers, ana their entire abandonment Of work,
tneir claims 70 the mine had, 10y the minor
Jaw. been forfeited, he set out Tor the Luu-
cottonwood, taking with him an old prospect
ihe crony named j. /. " goldman, who, 1 may
say once Tor all was with him as a partuer ut
tLe discovery OF the Emu anu vas entitled to
oht ,.Ai OF the money and glory connected with
- W iltn say Chish I'm hereafter, ! mean, q
soou zeal OF the time, Chisholm aud WoOduan
say InlshOlm Tor snort.