The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-08-19
Twenty-Five cars, loadcd with ten,
passed through here eastward bound
this afternoon.
From Thursdays Daily-1
TG1carorn Notes.

After lapse of three months, wo
again made IL brief visit to the promi-
nent mining camp mt Tuscnrora, on
Saturday last, and arriving ut sunrise
found the main portion of the town &C.
lively alive, the streets filled with We
hicles and pedestrians rushing hither
and thither. After exchanging the COM
pliments Of the season and discussion
Of the blue.glass theory with numerous
friends and acquiHntances, we sought
q few hours interview with 1.-THE bnlmy"
and arose refreshed, ready to behold and
admire.
Our Steps naturally turned first
towards the chief attraction of the
camp, the Grand Prize mine and mill.
Crossing tho brief space intervening,
under the Guidance OF ono OF the pio-
nccrs, Familiarity known rs Bill"
Weed, we suddenly cnme upon highly
respectable aggregation OF buildings,
which our guide informed us, is lad
down upon the map as Linktonyille,
and although having sprung up in
night, rs it were, was found to possess
NIL tho nccrssnrics and many OF the
luxurirs Of life, ns wo were prepared
to Httest upon departing. In most
eligible position OH the main
street VIC found the old pioneer
rcstauranter, II. a. Cook, firmly
established in fine largo new building
that would DO credit to n much older
camp, and in his spacious, handsome
diuing-ro0m fortified our inner man
with the squnrcst meal TINT it was our
privilege TO enjoy during the trip.
Friond Cook, with q shrewd knowledge
Of business, has oven anticipated the
rapid growth and Importance OF this
prominent place, and erected build
ing that will DO III strict keeping with
tho town two yGnrs hence, let it im-
provo ever so much.
After being thus elegantly refreshed,
our coInplncent guide again took us in
charge, md conveying us 10 a temple
OF Bacchus across tho street, presided
over By John Giblin, wo wero RECALLED
with genuine Havana. Proceeding
to the new mill, we found it running
smoothly and regularly, reducing some
forty tons Of Grand Prize ore per dry,
and so easily that ono would scarce
suspect it. Tho grading OF tho new
ronsters TO be erected is about compile
ted.
Tho mill is M immense nffiir, md is
admirably arranged for convenience of
working. The hosting works WIS nlso
visited, aud the great superiority OF tho
cngo III the shaft, over the former
bucket system Is striltingly mantle Stet.
Permission to enter tho mine waB
cOurteously extended TO us by Suporin.
toudent Linkton, but much Ms wc should
have been grntifcd to look mt tho do.
velopucnts SLIGO our last visit, time
would not admit. md We woro obliged
TO dony our self tie pleasure. We found
our old friend Stove llcnly contcntedly
occupying n position rs chief OF tho
melting department ut the mill, and
with determination to ncquit himself
with credit TO himself or die in the ut.
tempt.
a number OF new buildings arc going
up Ill the town proper, among which
nru some fino brick structures. Pat
Leonard Inns large two story
brick completed, md Lancaster Il
Smith hnvo theirs vol undor way.
John llOwcrtOn is also erecting large
building for restaurant, and mum.
her Of OtlicIs We noticed but did not
learn the names OF the parties building.
Our nmiablo friend, John Mentally,
hns charge Of tho old mill below town,
but wo woro compelled to forcgo tho
pleasure Of visiting him ut his hoad.
quarters, until our next visit. We owo
him nh apology and shall not fail TO
make duo amends at tho first upportu-
nifty.
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To FARMrns AND OTHEns. Having
assumed entire control OF tho black