Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-04-02
LETTER FROM NEVADA.
CABIN, Nevada, March 23d. So

EDITORS Mini PotNT tribune:
i am not writing this article for
glory, bat for the good it may be to
parties who may wish to emigrate
and try the merits OF the west; and
to those who may contemplate doing
such the following may he useful:
Before starting out provide yourself
with about one-third more money
than your most liberal estimate would
seem To require, and do not lend to
strangers or be induced to plav at
their games, if you do, so surely will
YOU be robbed. 1t seems to me as
though the East had taken vomit
and her floating population had
landed in San Francisco-oue of the
poorest places the poor laborer
could go to, for it is over-rul with
people of that kind 1t is a good
place for capitalists. They will find
plenty of chances for 4 good invest
ment Now little about the miners,
should any wish to follow that pur-
suit. My advice would be to stay
ia the northern countries, such as
Montana or Idaho Territories or Ne
yada. AT this date there is quite an
excitement about Yankee Fork and
Snake River mines. AS far as my
experience goes l think Yankee
Fork would be good camp The
mineral bett is about seven miles in
length by five in width. The main
street of the town, comprising thir-
ty buildings, has an altitude of $500
feet and mines from 1000 to 10000
feet. Two streams run through or
within the limits of the bett. Yam
kee Fork and Jordan Creeks, the
first carries 1000 inches, the latter
from 500 to 1000 inches There is
40 lack of timber, principally black
oak and fir; the formation is por-
phery and the veins run uniformly
east and west, dipping northerly.
They range in size from three to
twelve feet in width About $50
locations have been made, and the
majority of them look very promis-
ing. On the surface considerable
has been done in the way of placer
mining and large numbers of both
gold and silver nuggets haYe been
found. The camp is new. | would
not advise anyone to go there as
yet, with the rugged mountains and
severe seasons it is rough place to
winter, but il it pays the discomfort
Is nothing. For many years fine
gold has been known to exist along
Snake River from its mouth to its
source in Wind River mountains,
but not uati recently has any pro-
cess been known by which the noble
metal could be saved Now, how
ever, there comes u new method by |
which the floating gold itself can be
caught. This process, therefore,
renders every bar on the great river
valuable where water can either be
taken out by bitches or by pumps. |
The sand is fne having quantities
OF smooth rocks and pebbles, vary
ing in size from a pea to a hickory
nat, and where the river cuts the
bags, as at Cogbit's Station, the sand !
and gravel are loose, and hundreds
of tons can be moved by a small
stream of water in few hours
This sand is filled with minute pa
ticles of gold which can be saved by
the use of silver plated copper plates,
and to any who wish to farm, either,
80 to Southern Idaho, Washington
Territory or Oregon which can ac
commodate thousands of farmers and
pasture immense herds and nocks
for beef and wool Being an old
residenter of Mineral Point, | don't
wish my old friends and acquaint-
ances to think | have turned to be
correspondent, for | do not deem
myself capable Of such | will bid
you adieu by still remaining