The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-12-14


posed in the main of saloons. Every
building is devoted to the liquid CON-
from appearances, the whisky must be
lightning, partly distilled and COM
pounded with glycerine. THE whisky
here Is hell u mile, stranger, said an
early settler; inst look over therel
Aud we looked. Crawling on his
hands and knees, heading for tent
where 'refreshments" were to be had,
was what seemed to be u human being.
The crowd laughed aud jeered good
natnredly. 1t was only case of Bang.
Eye whisky-opIy this aud nothing
more. The Paradise mines are silver
bearing, with a sufficient sprinklipg of
gold 10 make it interesting to the
mining men.
THE ELEVATION OF wINNEMUCCA
Is in the neighborhood Of 4 200 feet;
that of the Paradise mines about 5. 500
feet They are reached by canyon
three miles in tortuous winding.
There is toll road. of course. Not to
have toll road anywhere III Nevada
where it will pay argues excessive
Ignorance on the part of somebody.
Arr.uo1 OF ha E,., 10
aud Office of the Paradise Valley Com
pany. We are cordially greeted by the
Superintendent aud made to feel at
home. as far as new camp eau be
made d home. The mines are on the
north side OF the canyon. and one looks
up au angle of we dou't know hos
many degrees TO see the Rough d
Ready aud the toploflical Mountain
Bride lodges owed by the company
and being actively worked. This COM
pany has done all the big work in the
district. and certainly shows a splendid.
development of ore of high grade.
This has stimulated other parties. and
the mountains around are chock fully
of prospectors' holes. monuments,
notices aud what not. Prospectors are
omnipresent and everyone has mine
at least in his minds eye.
THE PARADISE MINING. COMPANY
Have opeoed up tbsic property bv n
series of drifts aud WIVES. and the re
salts are certainly surprising With q
work ing capital of $40. 900 work enough
has been done TO extract $40 tons of ore
that will certainly average 500 per
ton, and there was in sight on the fst
nf Decemb Der ore enough to work ten
STAMP mall for two years increasingly
The ledge Varies from feet to II feet,
and nowhere bias the ASSAY value been
less than $50 per ton. Mr.. Hamilton
Smith. the Sunrrvisiug Engineer of the
Nottn Bloomfield works. recently made
an exhaustive sampling iovestig .tion of
the mine, and his average assay from
anywhere was S247 per ton. Tue
dbiu - diF ttONurb win ore, TeUA~fIuG
the extraction of furthur Glautnies ~
question Of time aud opportunity; bat
"a we understand the company has So
cured n custom mill undec lease for 81 y
mouths. the shipping of ore will soon
relieve the surchargsd dumps.
THE WORK AT THE MINE
Has been done in way that satisfies
the most ctptions Of critics. tue mine
challenges the eri,ici M OF the most
particular of experts Among the
latest 20 look Into Paradls-'s bowels
was Mr. HeOry Janin. aud be reformed
"eminentlv sattied" with the outlook
The Paradise Company certainly have
niue which will last There are. OF
conrse, hundreds of other locations IN
the camp" aud everyone IN the camp
IS ready 70 swear on y stuck OF Bang.
Eye bibles that theirs is the best
better than the best. Holes in the
ground are IN demand; locations of
ancient date Command a pratuin,o