Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-06-14
the auHnIsoH COUNTRY.
ssme Iasersssisg InFsrmssien RsI.
alive - ths Few Land or Geld
and silver Promise.

Tho Lsadvills Chronicle Of Nay 18th
contained . sever. column lsttsr from .
correspondent in the Gunnison country,
from which the following extracts are
taken
Gunnison City. via ssguseh. IL 1913
miles from Lsadville. and Is reached by
roads Of every conceivable character
leading over mountains and across val
legs innumerabls. The altitude Of the
place Is about $500 feet. The name
Gunnison City Is given to two towns.
the old and the new. probably Q mile
apart, and both are laid of-wids streets
and regular squares and blocks, a. 10 the
intervening space. In all. about 100
houses have been erected, all small
buildings, very poorly constructed. and
almost unhnished. Lumber Ia an article
nearly impossible TO obtain. The only
saxmill In the country 10 twenty miles
up Lumber creek. and has only . 5000
feet per day capacity; houssloes are an
equal distance away and green. Sun.
burned bricka or adobss are used to some
extent. The Red Lion, Q two-story
building. II built Of them, partitions and
all. Tents are used TO poor advantage
on account Of the wind, which hardly
ever ceases to blow Q gale chilly and cold
from the immense fields Of snow on
either side. Along the banks OF the
Gunnison not less than 1000 people are
sucampsd In tents, awaiting the melting
away Of the snow above.
Gunnison has . city government, .
gentleman named Kublsr wearing the
Mayors robe. Ruby Camp. the men.
ton Of which strikes q shill to one who
has been there. 10 thirty.two miles from
Gunnison. up the river 10 the confluence
OF Ohio creek and up Ohio creek TO Ito
very source. which Is but three miles
from Ruby. AL merchandise going into
Ruby breaks bulk at Kings. and 10 trans.
ferred to the backs Of men who pack It
acros the snow for seven cents per
pound. About twenty OF the fellows are
constantly employed. A road has been
built into Ruby. bat Ave to thirty feet OF
snow will hold Il down until at least the
LIST Of June. There are three townsites,
Ruby City. Irwin and Ruby Camp. At
the iirst named not 30 much - . cabin
Q yet gladdsns the eye. On paper the
streets are broad and straight, with .
broad plaza In the center Of the town.
You are told by the men interested that
one block facing the plazais reserved for
MoPherson's bank. that Q portion OF
another will be used by Mr.. Langrishs
for an opera house. The snow now
levels the entire country.
About four hundred locations have
been made upon the mountain.side
fanking the town and around the lake.
The Same complications OF claims exist
as in any other place. and the same
amount OF litigation will DO necessary 10
untangls them. The writer vas able to
and but one mar ct work, and he In Q
tunnel about twenty feet, and thus far
but q prospect. The Forest Queen II the
most talked.about claim in the district.
Il is situated to the right Of the lower
town, and IL opened BY Q tunnel and
shaft, both filled with snow and leo.
Something like forty tons Of ore was
sacked and slowed away in . tent. from
which . piece was taken at random, and
assayed at random, with the following
result: Fifty.fve and . half ounces OF
silver. valued at ST. Ga. The ore was
OF the ealena species, with whitsspar
attached In several places. Good pros
poets have been found In all Of the
districts. but nothing 10 raise more than
Q ripple OF enthusiasm.