Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1886-09-18


sold here by the pound); vegetables
of all kinds bring high prices. Fruits
are high, pears, peaches, grapes and
such things sell at 20 cents pound.
/ paid Is cents for two peaches the
other day and they were not good.
They raise very little fruit out here.
The most of the fruit is shipped from
California, and is pulled green, con-
sequently it does not have that deli
cious flavor about it that our fruit at
home has.
The most successful farmers in this
country are those who live in close
proximity to the streams that flow
from these mountains. They can by
irrigating raise most all the products
of the farm except Indian corn; it
does not do we'll on account of the
cool nights. Wages arehigh out here.
The farmer has to pay from $1.O0 to
$1.25 per day and board for, help, and
l am told it is hard to get then, as
the common laborer usually prefers
to work at mining, where he can
make from $500 to $500 a day.
The eXorbitant rates of freight
charged by these Western Railroads
prevent other States from shipping
their products here for less money.
/ have not learned as much about
mining as Horace Greeley knew
about farming, but will furnish you
a few sketches from my note book,
Gas I picked them up), on this sub
ject.
The most valuable and successful
operated mines in this vacintty, are
the "Freeland" and the "Plutus
Group" owned by John w. Mackay
and others, both,under their manage
ment. The "Freeland" is located
about four miles from town and is
the best developed mine in Clear
Creek county. The product of this
mine from January LIST to September
LIST, 1886, has been as follows:
Gold. $17l ,609.56
Silver "a DAG. 80
COpper........"................" l,2lo.O3
Total. ........... $207, O76.O3
This mine pays its stockholders a
dividend of 100000 per month.
The product of this mine for 1885,
was $33S, 99S,24.
The "Plutus Group is located
about one mile from town. They are
constant producers, although they
are not so extensively developed as
the "Freeland." The production
from this mine from January LIST to
August LIST, 1886, has been as follows
Gold..............................$ 63, 1924. g
Silver. ...................... 46,S24.2C
copper. Observation-Disclosures. 4o6U.Zc
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $1l4, S0S.77
These mines together employ about
$50 men. $3.50 day being the wages
paid those who handle the business
end of the pick. While the above
mentioned mines are best developed
and largest producers, there are many
other profitable ones around here,
among them, the Commonwealth
Kitty Glide, Freighter's Friend
Seven Twenty, Solid Muldoon, Crys
tai, Argo, etc. In riding out in any
direction from the town, you will SCI
holes in the sides and on top of the
mountains made by miners looking
for ore, and not over twenty-five on
of five hundred of these holes ever
amount to anything. 1t is signifi
cant fact, that every miner that ha,
been in the business any length O
time, has one or more rich holes il
the ground, and although he may
be as poor as "chWch mousse" hi
never has any poor ones. There is {
very contagious disease prevalent
among the miners here, and not un
frequently the "TenderfOot' an(
health seeker fall victims to the dis
ease. 1t is known among them al
prospecting. You can interview any
number of them, and they will al
tell you, thatsometime in their lives
they had the desire, or are now sui
fering with it. Some have worse
cases than others-it is not very fatal
although some have been known t.
die with the disease upon them.
The first symptoms of the disease
are usually manifested in the patien
having desire to talk with thos'
who have had the disease, and de
sire to ramble around over the noun
tain; then he will begin to turn owe
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