Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-08-07
THE DUNDERBURGERS HEARD
FROM.


weeks ago, work was started at the
Dunderburg mine under the superin-
tendency OF Mr.. Foote, ex- Superin-
tendent of the Pioneer and DEVILS
Gate mills, in this city. The ore of
the Dundcrburg is rich-in fact, it is
exceedingly so-but it is rcbellious,
aud although some $4,000 or 100000
were expended upon it some years
ago, by present or past residents of
this city, it was found impossible to
make it pay. Mr.. Footc, however,
thinks he can make it pay. and has
gone out with gang Of men, among
whom is ex-senator Davenport, of
this city, who Is the Secretary of the
company. Any news from there will
therefore be of interest to our readers,
AMI we gladly publish the following
extract from letter to this paper.
More is promised soon, when some
thing more definite in regard to the
quantity Of ore in sight, the cost of
extraction, reduction, ETC., will doubt
less be supplied. If the Dunder-
burg can be made to pay there are
thousands of mines in and around
Mono county that can be worked as
cheaply and remuneratively. Fol-
lowing is the letter:
DuNDERBuRo MINE, Mono Co.,
CAL, July 20, 1878.
EDITOR TIMES In company with
Simon Ogg, of Gold Hill, left Sill
yer City on the morning of the 9th
instant, and after a pleasant trip of
two days we arrived at Bridgeport.
The first night out we put up at
Wellingtons's Station, on West
Walker river, now kept by mine host
Keene-and from the indications, he
is keen Boniface. The Station is in
a good locality, and the expenditure
of few thousand dollars i'll improve
ments which mine host informed me
he contemplated, would undoubtedly
make it a very desirable abiding
place. The second day out we took
dinner and "baited" our team at
Williams Station, on the Sweetwater.
Here We found "Curly" in the full
enjoyment of the pains of an attack
Of rheumatism, which had settled in
the off neither extension. Those who
know him we'll will not he surprised to
hear that he explained his symptoms
in language forcible, no doubt, but
far too cHAsTE for the perusal of the
general reader. 1t is said that he is
now off on pleasure excursion to
the Hot Springs.
VERY PATRIOTIC PLACE.
Bridgeport-the pr ace of our second
nights sjourn-can safely be set
down as the most patriotic town on
the Pacific Coast, for at least four out
of every five parsons we met gravely
informed US that the Fourth Of July
was not yet over. And il was per-
fectly plain that they were in pre-
cisely the right condition to believe
such was the case. Outside of these
indications of life the place can un-
doubted carry off the palm as the
dullest town in America-unless,
perhaps, Como should step in to dis
pute the p"iut. lN0
AT THE NINE.
On the morning of the 18th we
drove up to The Dunderburg mine,
distant ten miles from Bridgeport,
aud nearly up To the snow level. The
road is quite heavy and rather steep
for about two miles. Beyond that it is
comparatively easy. After fighting
about two billions (more or less) of
The largest sized blue-taied flies and
few gross of lately imported Mis-
souri mosquitoes-tiiere were none If
these pests here in '63-we arrived at
the nine just in time to sit down to
sumptuous repast of bacon and
beans, hoe cake, "spuds," homiuy,
wild onions, etc.-all washed down
Win Cupiuil vi IIaSIdut miuciS
tea that would cause an old maid of
As to believe she was not over sweet
SIXTEEN"
We found everything in and about
the mine all D. k, and after while
it may be that the wiseacres who
90 persstentiy shook their heads
at the idea of any one working the
rebellious ores of the Dunderburg
will change their opinion, and con-
fess that .'sume things can be done as
we'll as Others"
The men from Silver City aud
Gold Hill are all we'll and hearty as
bucks-do not seem to be at all af-
fected by the altitude or the lightness
of the air. They would not think
for moment Of exchanging places
with the humdrum denizens of the |
bonanza towns.
1t would be doing gross injustice
to solid man if l were to close this
communication without saying that,
Notwithstanding he is an ex-member
of the Nevada Leg stature, Simon
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