The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1884-07-26
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placer mines. and is dated the 10th inst. ::
Arrived here on evening of july Sd,
Lett Salt Lake on Doth OF June. Took
Utah & Northern road from Ogden To
Harrison, Montana, where we took the
Northern Pacific to Belknap, as that was
the nearest point from which we could
enter the gold fields, the trail being the
shortest and easiest to travel. | believe
the trail is little shorter and in all
probability fully as good as the one that
starts from Thompsons Falls, about six
miles above Belknap. [ saw one old
Plocher at Belknap-Dave Work. We
hired packer to pack in our traps from
belknap, at five cents per pound We
mad the honor OF hoofng it, in advance of
the packer. The trail is very good
now, but it must have been a verv irving
trip for those that came in here during
the winter. You can see where the trees
are blazed" fully fifteen feet from
ground. Any amount of toboggans,
etc, are to be seen along the route.
The snow has nearly disappeared from
OIL the mountains. We passed through
three or four little camps, they call towns,
before you arrive at Murray. Murray.
VILE Is about as large as Phoebe is at
present. met some old Piochers here.
l. +. Hanly is keeping saloon. Jack
McLear' OF bulllonvllle, is working placer
claims; George Pierce, the cornet PLAYER
and minstrel, and Peg Leg Jack, are also
mere. Lahty Ryan Is down at Eagle City,
I'VE miles below here. lie is clerking for
harSe general merchandise firm. The
majority OF the people here are from the
DlAck niiis. ms Is a very heavily tim
oereo country, and almost impossible to
gee around without cutting trail.
ineie ~ golo mere, TOO, but there Is en-
tireiy zoo many people Tor what there is
III siSht. Inc gold Is coarse; III fact very
coarse, nuggets being the general rule.
lhe country Is located for many miles
around here, but there is not great deal
done ~ the way Of developing claims.
me camp Is overrun with Colonel
Sellers They have all got twenty acres
Of ground and will sell for a million
or So, just to accommodate you. So the
twenty acre law is failure in opening
up new country. l have taken hold ol
Il claim and am TO do 80 much work for
ohe'sixth interest. am rather i'll.
clined to believe 1t Is not worth much or
would not Of had chance Of obtaining
an interest. This is very poor place
Tor any BODY to come TO look for work of
any Kind. Miners get 81 per day, or
rather one dollar per day in cash, the
balance on bedrock that is, if it comes
ou.. ihere are Few claims that pay up
regularly. Ihere must he over one thou.
sand Idle men III these mountains. There
are not great many men coming i'll at
present. l am told that there are not
more than ohe-hail OF the people here
no" That there were two months ago.
business Is all greatly over.done. Eagle
10y Is aoou1 I'VE miles from Murrayvllle,
anu am tola mas about double the num-
w. VI nv, rous1s, put NOT so many lnhabit
aus. ne 'ouRe VI tnis o!stllct Is eS.
psv..I W NC IN Laele .h's week, and the
,his ca"as . .rses ~ ue 1Ileu, ana from
vented being worked. We have abnnt
twenty hours of daylight here. 1t seems
strange TO 60 to bed at loo'clock at night
w;n+er vii ell, ha 1871, s"n,s"'' pu1 next
there will not be great deal Of ,,svI;vb+
Everything here is fully as cheap as in
Pioche, so should anybody come up this
way lbut will say do not GOMEZ all that
they require to bring with them is cash
money. .-... .-...,.
Belleville contains about thirty stores,
twenty saloons, six meat markets, five
bakeries, three shoemakers, two assaye
two music halls, six black smith shops,
plenty of carpenters, three drug stores,
several eating houses, plenty of lodging.
houses, five doctors, several judges, and
lawyers galore. There is neither church
nor school-house yet, and but one limb of
his casehe came to convert the IN
but the country converted him.
Fare from Salt Lake City to Garrison,
Nv; from Harrison to beiknap' $3.50.
SCHNEIDER, the old tailor, is particu-
lar friend of ours, and We have had the
Measure of drinking several Glasses Of
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