The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-06-04
THE CAMPS NORTH.

| week We accepted the Kind offer of
Mr.. George Russell to furnish us u seat
in his buggy, aud nitcr au enjoyable
ride of nine hours drewup at the hotel
IL Tuscnrora, just before sun-jlowh.
Quite n in-SSc number Of men were MS
sembled upon the principal street Of the
town, many Of whom wcro uc1uain.
tanccs, and the first impression received,
from 30 favorable showing %as that
business generally was brisk and the
camp was lively, but fohud darins
the evening that n majority of those in
ha6iting the place were either uncm-
plOyed or prospecting their own claims,
and, rs n natural consequence, money
WAS less plentiful than good ore. The
hosting works for the Young America
mine is we'll advanced towards com-
pletion. When quite finished the
Starting up Of this mine will furnish
employment TO u number noT idle, and
as the levels nre opened upon the Do
Frees mine, the working force will
doubtless be steadily increased, SO that
the funds drawn FROM these two promi-
ncnt mines will furnish material for de:
YelopinS number Of very promising
locations, md give new impetus ID
every character Of business in the camp
which now tlroops simply from the lick
OF coin. The wafer filling all the lower
workings of the Young America mine,
no examination can be made until the
machinery has drained it. but SO far M
the lend itself is concerned, the lower
workings appeared most favorable, ana
the fine body of rich ore extracted from
the upper levels during the past Winter
is sufficient evidence of tho value Of
that portion Of the mine. In the Dc
Frees, mine drifts upon the lead to the
extent of SOME 800 feet have been run
from the tunnel level, aud from the
same level IN incline has been sunk to
the depth Of 10 feet but below the So
| foot level water WAS met i'll such guam
| titles that il rould not be handled
| with windlaSs, aHi That portion
was necessarily abandoned for the
present. The vein ranges from three
to five feet i'll width, the ore being
generally Of good quality and portions
OF 1t extremely rich. Like the Young
hnitrica, however, the ingress OF water
will necess'tnt6 the placing Of mnchin:
cry before development can be prose
cuted to any considerable depth upon
this mine. We also visited the late To-
cation i'll Navajo Gulch, known as the
Hornet mine, and found the fortunate
poSsessors Of tile strike engaged in
sackins ole from tlIt bottom of the
gulch and upon tho very surface Of the
bedrock, which tn all appearances was
Of unusual richness, fita Silver being
readily panied ont from the partially
dccomposed portions Of it. The course
OF the lead IL apparently nearly pit
allcl with the guich, and the heavy
flow of water will prevent sinking
upon it until probably some time in the
Fall. There were several other pruinis.
ing locations Upon which Hit little
work Ind been dorc since orr prcrcd=
ing visit, and ns time Nns Pressing wd
did not get MI opportunity to examine:
The principal business lncr Of the
camp, owing 10 the scarcity Gf coirl
ami general lncls OF rciuuncrativc en-
lIoyncnt during the long Winter scarce
~ yet passed, nro much crhmpad, hut
hopeful, md providing the present i'm.
pccuiiibsity Of n majority OF their debt
ors can find relief through rGmuncrativn
employment this Summer they will be
enabled 10 safely weather tho gale.
] Taking All alcctionatc farewell of all
the unfoItnnntcs 70 whom we were in.
dcbtcd, the mcttlesomc stCcds fhut Out,
md We were bU~!'itg aioiig towards the
''horn NJ plenty"
Taking leave OF Tuscdr0ia md It's
hospitnblc citizens, We, at II o'clock ON
the morning following, struck ont for
the "liOrn" by tho old roGd south Of the
river, and pulled up Oh tho main thor
Oughftrc OF the town NJ 4 o'clock u. M,
whrro va were shortly surrounded by
.Gld-tiInc friends, whose warm welcome
Vas extremely ilaItering. The ubscrva.
ton that "ritling was thirsty business"
by gentleman with hully-hock
nose, appeared TO DO fraught with wit
dom, anu, acting upon tho gentle hint,
n benevolent pctsoh persuaded us to
nlight mid moistCn our clay nj his Cx-
l'c'ise. After perambulating through
TIC business portion of town and OBJ
tanning the yit%5 Of tbs business men,
we became convinced That the "tIorn,"
like the balance Of the camps in East
crn Nevada, just now, is afflicted with
tho prevailing complaint, but, notcrthc.
less, tho most unboundcd filth in tho
value OF the mines Rnd tho eventual
success Of tho cnmp, in financial
point OF view; ~ Tcty gciicrn1ly cntcr-
tanned, and that, too, with good reason.
Morally, our northern ncighbors are no,
hiuch ilBnvc the nslril Nevada standard,
and thu Y. NJ. 4. Assn. might tllcro find
yet not Improbable field in which TO
pursue its labors. Shortly nftcr our mr.
rival wo learned that Mr.. Plummcr. Su.
pcrintcmdcmt for tho Leopard Company,
was then employed in transferring all
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