, 1879-02-25
nEsroNsn 70 4 REQUEST ron IMPORTATION
ffirdte Letttr 10 q 1tatifrfdn ~ tAtcttQo.


queries which you make. E0mc Ut thcee letters |
seer, tn he artfu1lY-eonsrlvcd advertisements in
behalf Of individual interests. Others, again,
l!ngcr nbout thu town,-dwclllng upon tho |
CHANCES In OTIS mid mcrclantlising,- seem
lost In wonder at tho rnpd Growt!, OF the place,
aud the prevalence Of drinking, gambling, and
prostitution, which nrc 10 be seen on every llaIfa.
| will simply sar that t,esp arc all ctlaraCters.
tics OF new mining Aud, whore you fail to
find them, you ran suEcly 60 your last stack Of
el,[ps tint the catnp will not 10 success. With
tlle execution Ut n,r local papers, few have at
tempted 10 show up the facts (mincs) which
nve inuie, md arc still making, tho town pos
bibil!ty "a necessity.
In the town proper, and within radius Of
tour miles, there urc
NOT LESS THAN TEN THOUSAND rEortE,
about 10 per cent Ut wllum are women und
chldrcl,,-sl!cltcrcd by nbout 1900 frnu,c aud
log buildings. Tic place prcscnts advantages
not usua1 III mining towns: tlne location, lnug-
niticent scenery, good free rnnt1s with easy
graars) In nil directions, abundance of tinbrr
at,d water, gond citY-goscrntncnk. yfgIlant po-
1iec-forcc, ETC.; an1, above MI, free working
ores, III auch immense quantities, 20 accessible,
anll 80 near the surface, tint there is llo good
reason why they should not eventually be mined
Mems impressions arc gathered from different
startlpolnts. Mine, since you nsk for thrin, are
based upon M expcrlence anu observation Of
twenty ycars, through nearly us many mining
cxcttonents, III various pfaccs, and, In answer
TO your questtone, will give you some lacts aa
they appear to me.
First, IN regard to bringing In stock Of goods:
would attytse caution, Ut least to rhis extent:
thnt sou !!rst visit the country, md ascertain
the wauts Of tic people, the amount OF eosnpc-
titton you would huyo to contend witt, The beat
location fur store, etc. think II possible ihat
ye may BE- oveFstosbea WIN al kinas od msr r
danger from this wll be very slight as eosllpnrcd
with other minng camps, for the reason that VIC
have such a vast extent Ol mlherni country to
TO apriug tlp,--thereby creating n vent for my
surplus which might accumulate hcrc. In fact,
It Is safe to say tint the place will double II,
population, nnl that there will b. from four to
SIX new towns started within the year, md prob
ably within from ten to 100 mics Of here.
As TO THE MINES,
l could call the names Of upwards OF sixty
which run produce from one to 100 tuns OF orc
per dur, averaging not less than 5t0:s per ton
In silver. The pretent production Of the camp
Of the richer mines being worked to their full
capncity. There aro Eve snsclting-works. con-
taIntnE seven stnefs, the combined cnpaclty Of
wltcl, is atout 1eo tons pcr day of twcnty-four
hours; three sanpl[iE-Works, with larGc factil-
ties fer buying, gatnplfrg. h,Mt shipping ores.-
nm! yet tEc f'fuiuctlon IS sue'i t.lt Lilousane
ot tons oi orc have accumulated at thc WORKS
nl1 tn!ncs. ...........
fou Ask. HOW can n'nih! properly be ontail'etl
with tho least r'skl might at,s'ver, Find It,
nnd locate u fotlrse'. l'ut III yo!sF case tat Is
hara1y practeah'e as T. means tomo n'la t'c
WICKED pfospectof. Ihnst "to come hcro WIN
large capital cnn (as las been uone> htlY mines.
It il mistake 10 think tllat proved tntnr ca,,
| bo bought here Tor sonE' sono 1,rtsEests fMvo
hren bought as from :l,uo to- $to,Wg. ing
buyer, Of course. takes Ills fisk lHis, anu bolld-
'ng, have principally bcen done by w claas VINO
come here with sn'nll means nnd large cfcek,
nnI osaI min ,' n, IN ia hour AZ uecd. p'0''ee'
| lint. In nnswcr To rour ulestton. I will sur-