The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-01-17
RADfsE.
What a Preacber. has to Say About
About Ia.

About Ia.
Mr.. EDITOR: Il came to the valley to
attend the funeral of the bright little
child OF Mr.. aud Mrs Robert O'Neal.
She was one those lovely children who
seem almost too good tor earth. only
born 70 bud on EARN. but to blossom
aud SIZED forth their fragrance III
Heaven 'beboldng the face of their
Father who is In Heaven" The death
was sudden aud its. parents deeply
stricken With grief. : fhey moarn not
Without hope. Another tender tie
binds them to the better land. There
has been several deaths of late in this
vicinity. and several persons are now
SICK
I'm THE VALLEY
There is nothing especially new, except
that the ground is covered with about
ten inches of snow. aud sleigbs are the
order of'the day. AT the city Of Para
disc tDe owners of lauds are making the
usual mistaKe OF holding them too
high. or refusing to sell at all Your
correspondent Was told that dozeu or
more parties were wishing 10 buy and
build. and that these persuns often
talked OF iayiDg out toausits at AL
other point Just as eligible Ii afore
said owners would Sell. the balance of
lois aud increase Ut trade would be- In
their faVor. y Ii they hold fur higher
pncos. or to Keep out competition.
they Will. as many others. mud out
their mistake When It Is 100 late, I
thus judge from the low rumbling
Adds uere and there, unless tne frlelus
OF tire sun at'tne berg" come suddeuly
tdbetter aud Wiser mud. Several We'd
dlngs seem To DO on the tapis in the
vai,ey. one If which We viii namv after
the Ceremony ~ morrow morning, ere
we close this letter.
THE MINES.
Ny purpose Ia writing Is to speak OF
the outlook In Mouut Rose District, or
Paradise mines. BY tue kinduess OF
AIR. o. Nsa | tocx u ride Ia his Garbage
on Mouday TO the magic city OF Spring
vile. or opnug City. iue first object
OF interest Was the Paradise Com pan,'s
mines. | was most poillely received
by The Superintendent, MIR. Hoffman.
aud shown ali objects of Interest.
Having been conversant more or less
wish mlnes foF years, aud heard the
oft-repeated Reports favorable to, this
companys mines. and also having seen
unusually good specimens from these
lodes. l Was prepared TO see u good
mihe. but not an over grown bonanza,
u real "Comstock Right at the very
entrance. aud virtually on the surface,
Was the largest body OF rich ore 1t was
ever NY privilege to see.
THE ROUGH AND READY,
Which We visited nrst. must have in it's
present workings $4,000 or more tons
OF oss IN sight. much of it going way
up N the hundreds. This mine, which
including the two tunnels. the shaft OF
~ feet aud drift OF about 6J feet on
the lower level. may have ia all about
3UO feet OF openings, aud yet the show.
ing Is amazing Ia the quantity aud
quality of the ore. The wall rocks are
10 we'll defined, although in slate, that
one is convinced that the owners need
not wait till they reach the neigh
boring porphyry to make claim for
Regular vein. such lode. 10 portions
OF which the vein of rich ore Is Is feet
wide aud continuing regular III every
part Of Its workings, may we'll be called
a niue. The ore grows better as the
work proceeds and as depth Is attained.
THE MOUNTAIN BIRDS
Seems to be- AN extension of the Rough
& Ready. The veins and ore are alike
IN appearance aud quality. There Is
about the same amount of workings on
the Mountain Bride as on the Rough ~
Ready. and of similar character. 1t