The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-07-15
communication. from 1,arroad.


Saturday last. based upon Information
received from A. ]. tombstone, in re-
gard to copper ores in Railroad district,
bat feel compelled TO ;respass upon your
Indulgence TO correc. o,atrgicnts which
ere liable to do iuuch injury 10 tho
mining interests Of this camp.
Mr. Rouistonc came hero OH the 3ist
OF May last, AMI Wa very To:iccnt as
to his business AID intemtious. lie
fixed up ;he furnace 10 run copper ore
without making arrangements for get.
ting ore, and when approached us TO
where lie vas going to obtain it, and il
Ito did not want TO buy some, replied,
that did not trcuL!e him in tho least"
Instead of uciing il n business like
manner and making public Offer for ore
to anyone who would furnish it ut
stated price per ton, he took.nsidc ono
of tho parties having ore and privately
made an indefinite cifrr, subject 10 sew
eral Interpretations, Of a mere pittnnce
per ton, and when afterward approach
cd hT parties eager Ia make arrange
incats to take out ore lie would toll ono
that he dill not know whether he world
want any ore or apt, nud to other, that
ho only wAnled Some twenty tons 70
make trial. an.l again to. others that
their ores were too rich md wou!d pay
better to shipthnn smclt; that nlI lie
wanted MAS seven or eight tons to work
up the scraps. ?s.r a.
1t was impossible for the miners to
make any arrangement to furnish ore.
In this manner he wasted nearly q
month, disgusting every man in camp,
and iinpregSing I'll with tito idea thut
ho had missed his calling, and was moro
filled for diplomat than u business
maa. lie obtained all the or" he asked
for, solEe eighteen tons. and reduced
it. But what n reduction! lie startcI
up twenty ton furnace twice - get The
orc through, thereby making tho actnul
cost four times wha. it SHOULD hive
been. This oecur:cd through ignorance
OF tho business he had undertaken.
The reauit of his two runs OF twenty
four hours each was the reduction OF
eighteen tons Of copper ore into three
tons OF inferior copper bullion.
The last effort of Mr., Boulstonc on
his departure for Elko was to form
cooperative company of the miners,
with himself at the head, SO that he
might return aud continue the reduc-
ton of copper ore. but that fnilcd. Tho
universal expression was: ave know
Mr., Roulstore too we'll. We have no
use for his managing abilities, US We
hnvo lasting monument to his incG-
pacity i'll the condition of the Ella and
all tho other mines he ever worked in
this camp, and as TO iluxing the ores
and handling the smolter, his late al-
tempis hero prove that wo can do far
better without him"
Now, rs to copper ores il this camp,
NIL wo ask is, those who doubt there il
copper in abundance is to call and
examine the mines for themselves. We
have q copper belt two miles in length
by threo-four.hs OF O milo in width,
running through the center OF The dis
trict. This copper belt shows ore
throughout its length and breadth. antl
wherever work has been done develops
largo and promising bodies of high
grade copper ore. All that is required
is little money iudiciously expended
to make this tho best paying copper
camp in the country. &. p.
Among othcr locations wc will mon
ton the Revere mine, which has all mp
pcHrnnco Of n truo iissuro vein lying be.
tween dolomi1c md limo rock; tapped
by tnnncl ut tho depth Of 1870 feet,
showing plenty Of high grade ore.
Tho Grand Strike mino has Tell tons
OF rich orc on the dump (tho second
class ore WAS worked by Ronlstono),
and is tapped by tunnel 100 feet in
depth, showing a large body OF us rich
ore rs can DO found anywhere. il can
BIZ taken out rapidly when required.
Tho Poor Mans Friend met with
mishHp--Gn injury to the shaft--which
con be readily repaired. shows more ore
in sight than tho Ella ever did in It's
palmie5t days. These mines alone can
now furnish orc sufficiently 10 run
steadily twenty ton furnace.
Tho Sun mine hns some forty tons of
ore on tho dump and plenty more In
sight. .... ...... .....
Tho l'luo Bell las some twenty tons
Of orc oil the dump. "ioO rich 10 gmcit, I"
and plenty more TO be taken out.
The Gela-a gem in Iicl,ncss-.is o
very promising iniuo.
Tho Tuolumuc, Swonpstnkes nnl
other mines too numerous to mention
show we'll for large bodies Of orc.
Now, sir, we tirnly bOl.oYc from tho
COURSE pursued 10y Mr.. Roulstomo in
this camp, that ]lo hag Eomc uliclior
object in view. and that lad he come
hero with the Intention OF crushing out
the last hope .and prospect OF tho camp,
and keeping and driving everybody
away, lao could not have duIo better.
This 10 an ruvarnishcd tale Of plain
truths. and why Mr.. RouIsIonc should
report to- you es hc did, we cannot con-
cciro unless IL hc 10 shield himself from