The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-06-25
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l progress anu oefeiurment oil these
visited;
1I Island M sMclf,i
The Afay;oani 'et;l!aiiih, formerly til,
owyhce & nSSfe,, Is tic first in the
snlch and Is !.f;FIPi|totiyihgi ten White and
about thirty dhiihf!aimneh. wattr is, still
plenty una the hydraulic is iurnhis ihns
two -; itch ntzzlcs. which are .ktpl
iilSyihS 'away lsy'Si:a night, nnd taking
quit aGott $50 pSr day 10 tho Hand.
The i!urne is being extended up the
gulch, but having exhausted the supply
Of lumber OH hand, can not continue
Etildins it until further supplies which
orc on Ihc wsy'hrlivcs.
The second claim encountered III pro-
ceeding up the gulch rs that q EtGasfs.
| FRENCH GREEN r.
Which employees three white and six
Cinnamon in sluicins, which is regular
~ carried Oh. and y'i2tds n return OF
about $40 TO the man. The next claim
reached is the
BROWN & MEIGs.
Five white, and thirIecn Cllinamen,
nro employed iiGfc and have taken ont
since starting this season 100 ounces
of dust. Work is now sufficiently all
vanced TO admit Of tho use OF sluice-
boxes. mia $40 TO the man is e1tncted
per day. a great deal of groGhd has
been stripped and as water is abundant,
Frank Goodneau, the Superintendent,
expects to accomplish wonders yet,
before the close OF The season. The
BAKER, MONEY I iT4LnGr
Claim, is the next in order. Here We
find SIessrs, Baker & Morpy, Who are
in charge OF the Gompany's grounds,
driving work rapidly. Three white and
fifteen Cinnamon employed here are
producing results equal TO the Claims
below, just mentioned. The, recent
bursting of their reservoir by which
the boxes were swept down upon the
claim below, was serious loss, both
in time and moncy-.three days and
Sc ozs. Everything is again in orler,
\ however, md the EGft GODS BraveIy
on. Tie ncXt above is
bTo%S, MILLER 1 CO.'S
Claim, which considering the 'dfsalSEv;an-
tages under which it is necessarily be-
ing worked is paying remarkable we'll.
Two white and eight Cinnamon arc
engaged i'll ground sluicing with very
satisfactory results. The
WHITE, RAsoN HOOVER
Claim, adjoining tho Inst mentioned,
is the highest in Hope iEnlch, It is nj
SO yielding handsomely, but we did 40
get up to see it. There has been no
work dono on tho Island Mountain
CompAny's, Hope md Comet lodges,
Yet This scasop, owing 70 tho extreme
softness Of the ground about The ihafts,
but the water having now drained off to
n great extent, operations will soon be
resumed upon the works. Mr.. E. Pen
rod And his son Alien IRE still pushing
forward developments upon their claims
with their usunl vigor. Jesse Atwell
is keeping hotel in the Owyhee COM
paHy's building, nffording ample &C.
contradictions to the weary traveller,
but grub is powerful snarcc, owing to
II a..
the heavy transaction in the PROVISION
line by Stoiiel & Co. since our arrival.
and rs freights are SO high tint forty
foot pole wouldn't reach 'em, you had
better bring y6Nr commissary along, il
you contemplate coming this WY.
Notwithstanding this triiling draw.
back, however, tho prospects Of tho
camp have never been SO bright rs nj
present. Good paying ground and
plenty Of II; Willing hands nn,l IN alum.
bance of water is all that liz required
for assured success, and each and MI
Of these are here in unlimited quality
Some fNcts in relation to bruno and
! Mnrdi5 DiStFicls will appear tomorrow
BRcSo.
Leaving Island Mountain we crossed
tho divide which separates Tint place
from Bruno District, md arriving Mt the
lnttor camp, found it pleasantly situated
and NfFOrding employincRt 10 sonic fit,
men, including liberal supply of thu
Mongqlinn element. George Washing
ton MGtdis, the, Centennial pioneer
sill adheres 10 his flrsl love and grow.
happy over tho contemplation Of tht
millions stored nwny in his mines, sim
ply awaiting tho Edvcht of capital {,
bring 1t to surface, Hnd Uncle Jimm,
Jones, who is also IL prominent feature
i'll tho cnmp, assured us confidential,
TINT 'Dy ID; SIR, thnll make M
hundred thousand, sir!' Passlng OF
to tho
MAhDts Mini,
wo w6ro hospitality received ~ IN
Cntlin Brothers, who have clinrgc Of tn
MNrdis Comrauy's alhIirs, Ind shown
through the woiks. A short RUN In,
just been mndo upon orc from lhoi
minc, which had proved very satisfnc
tory. tho yield Doliig so per cent. Of til
ilrc nssny, and milling $50 per ton. Th
now furnace also worked successfully
tho little ruth made. producing three I'm
bNrs of bullion, valued nj 81, 500. Hay
ing thoroughly tested tho valuo I'm,