The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1883-02-17
TOM, HANS AND I.
The Adventures and Discoveries OF
a Prospecting Party.
IN THE ROBBERS RoosT j,
The wonders ofa subterranean Lake
in Eastern Nevada.


Having been Watching very closely
the progress % the Denver * ltIo
Granle RAILROAD, aud from a long res
iIenee in the state aud frequent op-
portunities OF observing The latent
treasure, hidden ia Eastern Nevada,
which, with the progress OF the rail
road, will become valuable. /, along
with some friends, started from
Phoebe, beng well equipped with a
good oullt, consisting of u wagon,
two horses anu two pack mules, "Hh
picks, suoVels, com passes and iii
other requisites necessary, w8lcl
much experience had Iaugat Us W.
would require. Tnis OF course IL
cludes chemicals, a,saY .ng apparatus
etc, for testing whatever minerals We
might discover. might say tnai the
oultct OF our search Was mOfs part e.
ularly borax, watch or Iale years Ids
eo.ne 10 be IN great d.u,slnd, IRON IL
being used Very eNten ,iNsiy IN a ueB
process of manufacture, .whleh need
not here explain. knowing oT th5
immense deposit OF salt - the famous
O'Doherty a .Keil y sail marsh, stu
ated in sn eastery direction from
Cherry Greek, IN snake Valley. from
which tue once famous camp OF
Pioche WAS furnished, and IL being
contiguous % The line Of tire conttIn.
plated railroad, we healed Tor that
section, not paying particular atlsn-
ton 10 anything on the road. Arrived
IN the vicinity oi the silt luarsu We
camped aud leaving one 81 our party
in campo look alter toings, We ON
aud sad led our mules and com
menced our search. We iVnud line
season unprOpl.ious for seeing depos
its Of buraN, a. the snow covered or
dissolved II, but we went Oh mdica-
tions, and meeting with IN Intelligent
Indian, who eouid talk pretty good
English, we told MIN " hat we wan I'D.
lie took US 10 various places, Nnere
We took samples, and nlxnt coming
on, returned TO camp, taking our
guide along VITA US, where WoaIy
with our hard days tod, We made
short work of oir supper and retired
to our blankets. Next morning, Dig
with expectation, We went 10 work 10
test our borax, uut found II vas salt.
Nothing danntod, We broke up our
camp and started 10 cross the grett
desert on which we bad 10 camp Ne
headed for Fish Springs, where We ar
rived at eventide on the second day.
Here we saw unm mistakaDie signs OF
borax aud peNt morning commenced
thorough investigation, which 10
our great delight, proved Ia be all we
desired, an immense deposit OF botaN.
Our animals being somea hat tired
after The te nous Journ Y OF nearly $50
miles over a rough country IN WINTER,
We decided 10 .emdln day or two IL
give them rest, having plenty of
Iced Tor man ana beast and feeling
considerably elated over our success,
we were taking ii easy.
AT the approach OF night we oh.
served "A man coming along very eau
Nously, but supposing It WAS a poor
traveller without blankets we ealeulat-
~ to entertain hiln Hospitality and
divide our bed. On his arrival we
discovered that he Vas one OF a party
'of Mormon traders on their way 10
Cherry Crock, who had heard OF the
exploits Of the banditti who had rob
bed the tram ut Montello, on the &.
r., and committed various other dep
rotations and suppos. .ng NE were the
SAID Dandilti, this man came on TO
recohnoitre with n,ueh lear and
trembling, his companions with their
teams remaining behind til he had
investigated. lie WAS IN much pleased
10 hnd that we were peacea BILE eitizens,