The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-06-18
CORNUCOPIA.
No IdIers i'm the Camp-Mining News
Road to IdahO-What Professor
Stewart Says.

SbCNhAS SAys'
CoRNUcoPIA, June Is. 1877.
Ed. SILVER STATE: / see by your
late papers that you are having quite
heated term at Winnemucca, but it has
not arrived here yet.
THE WEATHER
Here now is as pleasant as any one
could ask, not too warm nor too cold,
Just that nice state of the atmosphere
which all like. You. now, to see our
town in the day time would think it
about deserted. There are not many
lonngers on the streets or in the saloons,
for the reason that all are at work,
A great quantity of wood will be cut
and hauled out this Summer. Many
of our citizens are engaged in that bus
mess. There are no Idle men In this
vicinity, but yet times appear to be ex-
tremely dull. do not know of any
thing new to say
ABOUT THE MINES,
| Only that those who think they know
say that the. present developments in
them indicate greater prosperity for
this place than ever before. There are
good many men employed, although
the bullion shipments appear to be
light, but will increase shortly. Some
new locations have been made lately in
this district, one, a new discovery.
running across the Leopard. has been
located by Phil Sullivan and Others.
which prospects well at the depth Of
twenty feet, as far as they are down at
present. Another location has been
made north OF town which shows wen
on top. l had thought l could give
you some items of interest from
MOUNTAIN CITY
When I saw Mr.. Plummer of that
place. He was here few days ago.
and speaks very eneouragingly OF that
locality, but says that it will take time
and money to develop it. He is going
! to stay there, being fully convinced that
he will see the day when it will excel
the days of its early glory. He would
not advise broken men to come there
at present, for the parties working
claims are not now prepared to employ
everybody that comes along.
ROAD TO. SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO.
As depression | will mention IN this
connection that have within the last
few days heard parties talking about
what good thing it would be for the
Winnemucca folks to have a road con-
structed from this place through to
A!turas county, Idaho, coming out
from Winnemucca on the road to this
place to the bridge on the Owyhee,
thence through the Ball Run country
to Duck Valley, thence to Suake river,
and then to Atlanta in Alturas county,
Sach an enterprise would open up to
Winnemucca all the trade Of the north
ern portion of this county, and the
richest portion of southern Idaho
Alturas county possesses some of the
richest mines in the world. What ore
they get worked from their mines is
hauled to Kelton, distance of 200
miles, and then shipped East for re-
duction at cost of $500 per ton. All
their supplies come by the way of KEEL
ton from the East The distance from
Atlanta to Wiunemucca is not more
than 200 miles. and through a better
country than the Kelton route. l am
told there is o natural road ali the way.
All that is now required to mike such
thoroughfare
THE GREAT OUTLET
for that country would be good ferry
boat with which to cross Snake river.
This route once brought to the atten-
ton Of the pubic should open the eyes
OF all western business men who desire
the trade of this section of Nevada,
and might say of all southern idaho.
Even for railroad into that section of
country from Winnemucca there would
be no obstacle, only in getting across