The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1880-04-18
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A correspondent OF the Virgins
Chronicle furnishes that journal With the
following interesting description OF
LcadNilie, which he styles 'the boss
mining camp Of the world"
AFTER n trip of ten days from vir-
Sinia City, I arrived in this booming.
roaring. rcd hot mining camp. I was
longer on the road and il was more ex-
pensiro than 1 had expected. The
cheapest ticket to be obtained in Reno
for this place was an cmigrant ticket to
Council Bluffs for $50 so. II I had
purchased a ticket to Cheyenne $50
miles this side of Council Bluffs, on the
same train, il would have cost SOS rail
rond eccentricities. I had to lay over
night in Cheyenne to catch the tram for
Denver. There are two trains running
daily to that point. The fare is 81 for
$3.50 miles.
Three trains leave Denver daily for
LeGdville. running to Duena Vista. q
distance of 10 miles, to which point
the roal is completed. II will be I'm
isbcd to Leadvil!e in abou, two months.
From this point stages carry passengers
to Leaayille.a distance Of 3s miles The
fare from Denver to Lsadville. railroad
md ctagins included. is SIG.
Leadyille is the boss mining town of
tie. world. Ii is pleasantly situated on
IA gentle slope. where there was at one
time II large forest. The population of
the town is estimated in tho neishbor-
hood Of i0.Oj0. and still on the increase.
There are plenty of accommodations so
far fo- the ruSh. but it wont DO SO IL it
continues much longer, aui there is
every reason to believe it will. Board
can b. had by the week at 81; rooms SO
to SIS. Groceries are cheaper han in
Virginia City. "
For the way OF amusements, we have
four theaters-two first-claSs ones,
double tho size of Piper's Opera House
anil " second class varities-Rbout
the size of pip,r's all running every
night in the week by good companies.
There are four hurdy houses continually
in full Llnst.
Drinks can be had for Eve aud ten
cents. cigars the same. Everything is
on the Eastern style. and every other
housc n saloon. Timber is plentiful,
tbs mountains being covered with pine
anl cottonwood. There is also plenty
of water and The snox has been
five feet on "a level this Winter, but is
now melting rapidly.
The ores are silver. carrying consider.
able lead aud very little gold, aud the
formation is porphyry aud limestone
porphyry hanging-wall aud iron and
limestone foot wall. Most of the ore is
found in deposits lying perfectly fl It.
Good miners get 50 so per day; labor
ers 50 10. and surface hands 81 G2L,.
jim McEwen, an old Comstocker, is
foreman of the iron mine. and Dave
Jones night boss.
The orc is all smelling, and very hard
in some places, requiring stamps to
break some OF it. Almost every mine
has its furnaco for working ores, md
this gives employment to a large number
OF charcoal burucss.
The whole country is covered with
mines md mining locations for q dis
lance Of five miles, some OF the ground
being located three times. 1t is impos-
siGle 10 find a spot OF surface that has
not got two or three contesting claim
ants.
There are quite n number of Com.
stock miners hero, aud ali working.
This place is greatly ovrrrun with men.
who will work for almost anything. but
know nothing nbou: mining. This class
of people fud it very hard to live here,
consequently there is q great deul OF
suffering. There will DO n grent rush
from Leadyille, as soon as tho Winter
breaks, for Gunnison, San Jaun and'the
Elk Mountain region, where some rich
ihihihb PltHlitCtS NeIO iOhuu ihoh 9ehi.
! think from what I hear they will be
as good, il not better camps than Lead
vile, and good plnces for a poor man to
go to prospect. Everything is taken up
hero and business Of every kind is over
done.
There are no Cinnamon within II
miles Of this city. The washing and
ironing Is carried on by white women,
aud several OF them now own brown.
stone front buildings on tho prin cipal
strccts--all made ovcr the wash tub.
Lawyer Cowie (of All Choucy fame)
is here, and is nnSiously waiting for the
Chinese to settle in Lendyille.
Jonas Scety has n law Office here aud
ono in Denver. There will no n great
many mining aui,s this Summer, mud
tho cxpouriers OF Blackstone will reap
q rich harvest.
. belmont Items. "