The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-07-28

raLner barren. Inere are no signs OF
growth except pine trees and beautiful
flowers in %profusion, Jul cultivated flow
ers growing wild, roses, marigolds, cy-
press, daisies, lilies and beautiful grasses.
1t is strange how they grow, some far a
bove timber line, others peeping through
snow banks. The people live on fine air
and fishing, Tin prospect) canned and
dry fruits, rice, potatoes, onions, milk,
eggs and meat. The living is rather high
in contrast to Eaton market. You can
get five good sized onions for 25 cents,
new milk 12% cents per quart, skim milk
en-, and other things in proportion. All
the dwellings and business houses are
tents or log cabins, some are building
only to remain through the summer
others are arranging their homes for the
winter.
About as good an investment here as
can be made and not so risky as mining,
is to buy land and build a cabin or tent
on it. Store rooms 20 feet by 80 feet
rent for $50 per month. Here is a log
cabin, plastered with wood and mud, one
room, one door, no windows and an earth
floor, renting for $3.50 per month; the
actual cost of building it not exceeding
$50l Labor is So per day; carpenters
from 81 to So per day. The conversation
here reminds one of politics during a
campaign in the east. 1t is MINES, MINERS
and MINING. Some beautiful and valua-
BILE specimens have been shown and es-
sayed. Gunnison county seems to be
the great boone, consequently emigra-
ton is constantly flowing into White
Pine. There are now thirty pay mines
in camp, the greatestnumber ever known
with the same amount of development.
The mines are worked by running a tun-
mel or sinking a shaft. Until this season
very few of the claims had little more
than the assessment work done. A good
many are yet prospecting and large
strikes are being made every few days,
which is said to be attracting q, great
deal of attention in large mining camps
and eastern States. The "White Pine
Journal says, 'the great drawback to
our camp at present is the lack of suita-
BILE machinery and milling facilities, but
as capital is now taking hold of our
mines these drawbacks will soon be oi'er
come" The Ten Brock lode, situated
at the head of Hunkidori gulch, in Hof-
mans pass, was the occasion of consid-
cradle comment last week, it having
been discovered that it contained the
same character of ore as the celebrated
Columbus mine-essays from it give 70
to 81 ounces of silver.
Twin Lake mine, at the head of Toni
chi creek, is developed by a 25-foot shaft.
This mine has improved, as depth was
gained from the surface-25 ounce in
silver and 3 unces in gold was the re-
suit. At the depth of 5 feet, go ounces
in silver; at 10 feet, 100 ounces in silver
10 feet, 128 ounces in silver and 2 ounces
in gold, and at 20 feet, 15S unces in sill
yer and 8 ounces of gold. That sounds
encouraging. Each mine must have $50
of work put on it the first year and 500
the second, or the claim is forfeited, and
it is real work, hard labor, drilling and
boring into observation-disclosures
a foot a day drilled it is well done. Yet
they seem happy and sing and whistle
as they work, keeping time to each pound
of the hammer. 1t is to be presumed
! that many more will be disappointed Of
the prospective millions that is to come
from these mines into the ready Golfers.
than is to be realized from what must be
"castles in the air." Yet some have
made their fortune in a day, while others
have toiled and labored for weeks anc
months, and been doomed to disappoint
ment, but in the meantime gained health
and strength in this out of door life. i
is a grand life to live, ever without max
ing a fortune, at least all red-eyed, blue
nosed victims of ebay fever" would
think so. +.