The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-06-26

following communication TO the Iuscarora
Times Review hits the nail squarely
on the head: "Ths writer has lived in
mining camps during the last twenty.
five years. and has noticed that there 10
always certain class Of leeches going
about in the garb Of men, who are too
lazy to work and too cowardly to stop
stage, but who will q to work and take
advantage Of the too liberal mining laws
Of the United States by locating large
portion Of the uuexplored surface ground
in a district-say fifteen or twenty
claiins--and, bnzzard like. perch them.
selves close to some bar-room stove aud
await the advent Of some honest pros
pector who is willing tn work and de-
velop the Resources OF the country; and
when. through his industry, he is re-
warded by uncove'iug small bonanza,
then Mr.. Buzzard vacates his perch aud
starts in with the Assistance Of sunle pet
,iiogger, ~ho IS, ii anything. more ii
honest than hnuself. to rob tie fprtu-
nate miner OF hi. just reward. This
camp is ~ exception ., the general rule.
but -ash cattle receive nor liberation
here than III any place III which haze
ever livpd. Ia ene Instance Geo, w.
UraysDu was hlaekpipiled Nut 81 $40, 600
atter be started to open up the titand
Prize. Men OF tine class ni-ntiuned are
great detri,aent To the place and deter
capital from being invested here, ~ it
behooves business men and citizens gen.
orally to discountenance them and give
them to understand that they must either
earn an honest living or leave the camp.
Merchants, especially. who give them
credit for supplies, should consider the
matter in that light. X
New RTvER.-A few days ago we met
an old resident miner Of Crass Valley,
says the Shasta County Call Democrat.
who had been to New River and was 70.
turning home. Of whom we CLEANED few
items: He found that there we're abuut
ten quartz mining operations going on in
the di trict, one cnmpany having . s.
stamp mill. the others reducing their
rock with arastras About 5000 people
bad been in the district. first and last,
aud several hundred are there at the
present time. The country is exceeding
rough, being broken in Canyons, and NOT
great deal of level land. New River
heads at Scott mountain, and along it,
broken slopes the mines are situated,
The houses that have been put up in thu
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district are generally substantial struc
lures, built OF sugar pine, az owing 70 'shs
them strong The ouartz ledCes are ven
orally small, but number OF them ar,
paying property. As yet it 10 an unde
vs.opsd county. Expensive s :" i've ~ an
smployment at davis Wages not to j,
there for thew will n,eet y ith di.appaint
msnt
LODE LOCATED ON PATENTED fLAcEl
GROUND. The Leadville case Of Camp
hell o. The Iron Silver Mining Comn,n,
-. 49,, l, n ~ !.
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5000 IA ~. A. -. ..,,.a g..
Nevada. which covered a portion Of I'll
patented placer. The Iron Company ap
piled for an injunction because Of th
seniority Of the title, the lode owners DE-
Tending on the ground that the place
patent expressly excepted ''lndes or min
eral veins which might exist beneath th
H.l,s.t corSrm.d ~. s'Ss iii. ~ :
appeal will he taken to the United STATE
Supreme Court.
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iec.ed friend snme.n'ng nke tn's; -
Of your forefinvers without touching
Now huld your elbows out free from you
sue. ~. hoa can m, gs' your nnssrs elos ''
1nan 'na'. iney are eoaSn'og nov y
this time Yen can *: Nov, why don
You hiccuugh
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