The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-05-31
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respondent, properly equipped fos pres
pecting. by invitation OF Mr. C u.nbS.
took pas az in a light cTry,lI nr.d
rollcl away for the Buck kin mountains,
situat Il ci ,hteen or twenty miles south
of this place. The We .ther GsiHg pleas
ant, We travelled lvisur.y out across IN
Dependence valley tai the foot oi the
mount aims, where NJ stopped and rc-
freshed the Tuner man with "a hearty
lunch preparatory to climbing the hills
beyond. After u rest uf IN hJur sc
hitch j up aud slowly wound our way
mp a steep canyon, down wLivu tumLled
"a beautiful strain Of clear c',ld water.
Reaching the ridge We nal AN extensive
view o: the surrounding country, and
SAN mountains in every objection, yet
white with the shows Of tIe l. 1st winter.
Far away to the nO,th west W. hal Il line
view IT the Willow creek dam. an uItiii-
cinl lake some three miles wide, g.iStcu-
ing aud flashing like u gem cast down
in the desert sands. The dam Is an cx-
pcrimsuttI WORK constructed by al Eng
liSh company, and INTENDED to furnish
water to irrigate and bring under Guilt
~Taiiun. ii practicable, SOME thousands
of acrrs Of. sage-bru,h land in SqIaw
valley. MinliLs UP the ridge, crOssinS
SNOW tanks herr aud Their, We game out
finally On the head Of miIiIc Beaver
creek. M leaving the Luckooard. liter
ally slid down the canyon to Mr. { combs
coal camp, where, much to oar JOY. W.
found Tue ''bOys." consisting of Al. the
boss chIrcoal burner. a genial and act
i've littir buchanan of nli-wJrk, and IN
athletic young man engaged to cut wool
for the kilnI, busily preparing the even
ing meal. We ~ wiki a hearty vel
come "nd were pr srmtly hvsriscd for
the news; zach is Sharon " Sharon.
Lucky Baldwin and his suit az five hun
dred thousand recently Instituted by his
little school pupil COR damages, etc, the
war news. England ana Il i>sIa, and way
two sUsh s.YaSc 5g.s.s as the lion aui
line brir should be making such IA 10 10
oyer IA Little he Tat. For answer We
handed them the --latest and most 10.
liab'e' dti!ics VI san Francisco. and
"nitel patiently su,p.c.Ou ,ly cycling
II sav"ry pot Of bacon Uul beans SIM
mering by the camp Igc. Ate. supIcr.
10 which We dId ample Justice, We ( ,th-
err d about the fire, chtticI ana smoked
our pipe" until tic uIg4t closed in, WLcu
We Iut Ourselves rnCh IN has little led
eAcvpl A., who keeps an eve on the
smoking pits, '-"md slept the sleep Uf
the innocent. After Mr. Zoe nb, and
his men had gone about their work OH
the following morning, Mr.. Mcrgtu and
yone humble servant fitted up and started
out ON foot 10 do IA little preliminary
prospecting On the main Beaver. To
reach tins streum We went from the coal
camp down the canyon, picking our way
through groves OF cottonwood and thick |
tangled undcrbrush, creeping and cling
ing TO the sides Of the mountain rs best
We could, finally passing ont into u little
valley and reaching the junction. made
our wny up the main creek without fur.
Their difficulty for u distance OF three or
four miles. Here our troubles began
and We suddenly found ourselves mem
hced BY an enemy we had not expected,
nor were We III the least prepared to pro-
z tect ourselves in 40 sudden and nh.
looked for emergency. LeIsurcly We had
come, aud i]eisirrIy Ne hud intended TO
return, hut alas, The best lnid pInns o
mice aud m.n at gan II gee" \ vivid
Hash OF lightning followed by pcnls OF
Thunder quickly put II stop To our pros
pectmS. and on looking up to the higher
mountains We were startled t. see grr,t
masses of black clouds tumbllng over
the suuHmiis and rolling down in dense
N"lutns. seemingly sufficient to choke
II drown us where We stood. Keen
flashes uf lightning were now and then
thrust out from the rolling mass and rs
suddenly Shcathrd ugGin ia the iuky
B darkness at the coming cloud. We
looked anNiunsiy around Tor sninr way
of escape, but Tot even ia lri,mlI,
shelter OF II great rex could be- seen.
We ian forward ma lIird to project uur.
selves III the willows. tut the drlugr wr,
nron ms and as wc coH.d gain no com.
font or protection by remaining. ~,
sioSiy AID sadly began To ascend ,tr
m"uhtunS, taking ~ nearest hut mos;
, diaicu'i routr into camp. For a time
we were cmyciuVci iu The clouds and our
garments quick y soaked through and
thT"Hrh, All rr"0 uiHth;r and marks
were hidden from view, but happily ly
n little compass. carried rs n watch
charm. we stccre1 our way through the
binding storm, clauIbcring over and
"rcumd snow banks. stumbling through
cottonwood and Wct, ~cIiugiug uudcr.
brush, until after n wrnrisomc trnmp of
some two hours; and almost exhausted.
we stood nPon the crest Of the noun
tain overlooking CAM. CoOmhs. We
were fortunate in reaching the camp Just
before nightfull, for MS We did 30 the
wind shifted to the northwest and a
furious snow storm set in. We had but
n poor shelter in camp from such n
storm, but made shift M best We could
around IA roaring fire for the night. As