Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-10-19
ALL ABOUT TUsCAR0RA.
ANOTHER INTERESTING LETTER
FROM OUR SPECIAL COR.
RESPONDENT.
How to Get There. and What You
See After You Get There.

this "Tuscaroaring" camp, and as ]
take my departure hence as soon as ]
can get my boots hslf-soled, or negoti.
ate with a bull teamster for my pass.
age to Elko, / will in the interim joi
down a few items, which may prove
Interesting to those whose attention has
been attracted to tho district, or who
design to locate here.
HOW TO GET HERE.
There are W stage lines connecting
with the Central Pacific Railroad-one
at Elko, and the other at Battle Mount
ain. The fare on each is 81 so. The
stage leaves Elko about 7 O'Clock in
the morning, arriving here at from 3 TO
) O'Clock in the Afternoon. Returning,
it leaves here at : o'clock A. NJ, and
arrives in Elko about the middle of the
afternoon. Mr.. Smith Van Dreillen,
whilom of the Eureka and Elko line.
is the proprietor. From Battle Mount
ain the stage leaves at = O'Clock p. NJ,
and arrives here from | to 4 o'clock
the next morning. 1t leaves here at
midnight and reaches Battle Mountain
in time for the Eastern and Western
bound trains. Persons from Eureka,
coming here via Battle Mountain, get
through from IL to IA hours earlier
than by the Eiko route. The greater
portion of the travel is, however, by
night, while the Elko stages come
through by daylight. Both lines are
well stocked, and each n possesses
advantages relatively over the other in
the matters of time and comfort. In
the language Cf the Snowman, You
pays your morey and you takes your
choice"
ALTITUDE AND CLIMATE.
The town is situated upon nm ele-
walton of something over 1000 feet
above the level of the sea. Although
but a thousand feet nearer Heaven
than Eureka, the difference i'm the
density of the atmosphere is clearly
perceptible. For instance, the Base
Ranger, on his native soil, easily
eInpties a quart measure Of lager with
out batting an eye Or pausing TO take
breath. while the average Tuscarorisn.
in tackling an ordinary-sized goblet of
the beverage, generally %susrends oper
atoms ~ or twice, to get his second
wind; and / have been creditably iu-
formed hat State Controller Hobart,
while here, found it impossible to *
pand his lungs with the rarified atmos-
phi ere, without first thickeniDg i with
corn meal, in the proportion of half a
pint to the cubic loot. The weather.
since / have been here. has been as
fine as could be desired-somewhai
cold at night, but in the day time mod
erately warm, with an unclouded sky.
This, however, cannot be expected to
last long. for at this altitude the advent
Of the Storm King may reasonably be
expected at an earlier period than at
lsss elevated places. That the snow
falls to a great depth in this vicinity,
is evident from natural indications a.
we'll as from the evidence of those who
have sojourned here during the winter
mouths.
THE PRINCIPAL STREETS.
The place where most of the business
Of the town is at present transacted, is
on Weed street. The further extern
sion of that thoroughfare. however, as
a business street. j., improbable, tor the
ttiHbAi ma h0 hOl@Aib- "fiNn vi Nilt
Young America Company are located
partly in the street, at its upper inter-
section with Main, blOckadiug it suffi
GENTLY at least to turn the business
tide along the latter thoroughfare.
Lots in choice locations here, have sold
as high as 81 800. while those further
removed from the business centre,
range from $500 To $50. There is CON
siderable jumping going OIL. Portions
of the land upon which the town is To-
Gated, have been surveyed by some of
the mining companies, who claim
that the title is in them. There has
been, l believe, no regular town site
survey, consequently titles are decid-
eddy mixed, and purchasers have to
take their chances. There has been
several serious difficulties already, and
the probabilities are. if the town con
tiuues to grow as present Appearances
indicate, the settlement of the conflict
ing titles will be productive of a rich
harvest to the legal fraternity.
THE BRAND PRIZE.
This Is the ouly dividend paying
mine at present in the district, although
there are several in which develop
menls nave Decil uldue, Wulcn justify
the prediction that they will RANK in
that category in the early future. The
richness, permenancy and extern OF
the Grand Prize are no longer matters
of conjecture. IL is a true tissure vein
with well defined walls enclosing a
ledge of from three to eight feet in
| width, the ore Increasing in richness
AS depth Is attained. The main shaft
is down $50 feet, on a six-toot ledge
of $500 sulphuret ore. The two mills of
the company are kept running contin-
uously, and it is confidently predicted
that the bullion shipments for the next
month will average $4,000 per day
The mine is located on a ridge. about a
quarter of a mile northeast from the
business portion of the Town.
OTHER PROMINENT MINES.
The De Frees is located on the same
ridge. and about 800 yards westerly
from the Grand Prize. They have a
coed body of ore at the depth Of $50
feet. The company are building a new
mill OF ten stamps on the other side OF
the valley, and expect to extract sufi
Gent ore TO keep it running when fin
ished. The Silver Prize is about a
thousand feet southerly from the De