Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-06-10

A Visitor 10 wood River and Sal
non River Districts Tells what
He Saw.

a ttstt0r 10 Oou River anu S"h-
mon River Districts Tells what
He Saw.
Salt Lake Tribune. June 2.
A Tribune reporter yesterday had a con-
| versation with q gentleman lately returned
from the Wood River and Salmon River
countries, and sounded him q little to
ascertain what his impression was OF the
celebrated districts, especially the former,
which is now attracting so much atten-
ton. The gentleman referred to is q
wide-awake, observing man, who keeps
both eyes wide open for any item of inter-
est and is as reliable a reporter as can be
found anywhere.
Like many another he expressed the
opinion that the Wood River country was
ga good poor mans country, the best to
be found in a long days travel" 1t is a
good poor mans country because there is
lots of excitement. and work throughout
its entire length, all the towns being busy.
The ore being close to the surface, the
mines are easily worked, and any man may
strike a good prospect mine and sell it.
As an instance of this our informant men
toned two old Frisco boys, John Easley
and Johnny Berry, who went up into the
Wood River country about two months
ago and, getting discouraged about the
mines, built a little eating station between
Ketchum and Galena. Still prospecting
around they finally struck it rich and are
now the owners of a good property, the
ore of which runs $50 or 5000 to the ton.
OF course the want of machinery is a
serious drawback to the country, and its
perfect development must be a question
of time. Business is, however, booming,
and there are some establishments up there
that UoI11d 1p araIit IN 2alt TaEa oarrv-
ing stocks that reach as high as fifty and
seventy-five thousand dollars.
After seeing this country our informant
left Arco OF the 18th of May for Salmon
River. A few miles out a careless driver
upset the coach and dumped the passen-
gers all in a heap-injuring four or five
very severely, one being our fellow-towns-
man, Sam Levy, who arrived home Satur-
day night last, and still hobbies about on
c~rutches.
On the 10th the stage met o train of sc
mules which had just left Custer, each
loaded up with two bars of bullion, in all
70 bars, and ~aggregating in value SIT, 900.
Two days later ten bars were sent out from
the same place worth 500, 900, and in the
Office at the Custer Mine lay rs bars more
waiting for transportation, all from that
one mine, whose daily yield is -four and
five bars, while there is ore enough in
sight to run the mill for five years.
Besides this mine several others won
derfully rich cluster around Custer City
within a distance of a few miles. Among
these the Summit shows up well, and the
Montana is a Z" darling" The Unknown,
Badger. Morrison and Charles Dickens
all look well, the latter especially striking
this visitor as the most marvellous mine
he had ever seen. In company with our
genial friend Norton he made a trip
through this mine and at a depth Of about
800 feet. says he brought NJ against a wall
of solid gold quartz, in which the precious
metal lay in chunks that looked "a though
it had been touched by Midas or was the
creation of some Of the genii Of the
Arabian Knights tales. The sight was
dazzling, and our informant thinks there
is nc use of talking any moro about rich
mines outside of Clusters wonderful
wealth OF treasure. A 20-stamp mill Is
soon to be put mp at the Charles Dickens,
and then he looks to see the atmosphere
in all that region assume a saffron tint.
Pay Day.
In pronouncing the above words, re-
marks the Tombstone Nugget, there is no
sweeter sound than when you say /" wash
day." although there is a vast difference
between their significance and the thoughts
they suggest. The former is the happiest
of the month. The miner is paid off. and
he in turn pays his debts. buys his wife
and children some little presents, or may
be q memento for his sweetheart, and
everybody is happy and feels fine, II some
OF them do look a little rough. From now
until the fifth the mines will be paying
their laborers off. and there will be more
whisky drunk, more swelled heads and
money lost at gambling than all the re.
mainder OF the month put together. But
as Sancho Panza said Of sleep. Bless the
man who invented pay day"