Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-11-27
Items From fuscaTora.

EDrtoR 1NDEPENDENr:--Firel fire! oh |!
how startling, breaking onthe midnight
hour. Lively, how tho bells are clang-
ing! Hear the whistles screaming, see
all the people run. Down the street
the flames upleaping, roaring, popping,
writing, iendlike thrusting out their
liquid tongues. Water! hear tho peo-
pie shouting. Where's the marshal?
Where's the fire-boysa Bring the hose
cart; hooks and ladders not one. All
confusion worse COMPOUNDED. Must we
helpless stand with shaded faces
watching while the cruel fire burns?
Not since the Tuscarora water
runs.
The people of Tuscarora have reason
to congratulate themselves on their long
and fortunate escape from destructive
confagration, and now since an adj
mirable system of water works has been
constructed by the Tuscarora Water
Company, furnishing an abundant sup
ply of water'under high pressure, bat
little damage could result should f.e
break out in any portion of the town.
With four4inch pipes, leading direct
from the main eight-inch pipe, travel
ing allsthe streets and connecting with
fire plugs at convenient distances, with
other appliances necessary to o we'll
regulated fire departm. emit, Tuscarera
may now justly be considered az safe
from destruction by Ere as any city or
town in the State rf Nevada.
The TuscaEero Water Company de.
serve much credit for the energy and
directness they have displayed in piping
the much reeded water from the Ban
ner mountains, q distance of IL or IS
miles, " this camp. We are now Sc
cured with, an inexhaustible supply Of
weter sufficient to run sall the mills,
'hoI sting works and concentrators need-
Q in this camp, and the work of min
ing, milling and development is
expected to be pushed forward VI all
points with good results.
The lnrga and commodious concen-
tr ators constructed here this season are
now ready for business and will be put
in operation in few days, atter which
an increase in the bullion output may
be looked for. The Union mill, now
H g..
Nearing completion, will be equipped
with all the best and latest improve
Dents for the reduction OF all classes of
ores nd will, without doubt, greatly
facilitate the manipulation Of the high
grade ore found in the North Belle
Isle, Nevada Queen and the Common.
wealth. The companies operating here
have spared neither time nor means in
the work they have undertaken. aid the
vast outlay of capital invested should
be sufficient evidence of their dai n in
the future prosperity ofthis camp.
Viewed from the surface, with the
substantial buildings for mills, hosting
works and concentrators, furnished
with the best Of machinery and the
ample amounted fuel at the different
mines and mile, and ether necessary
supplies stored for the Writer, Tusca-
rora never presented d more favorable
outlook; ard we might we'll fancy that
we can hear the rumble Of coming
railroad trims that must ultimately
pass through this section, reaehiag out
to the rich timber lands in Idaho,
Washington and Oregon and SO on down
to the sounding sea.
Notwithstanding our accumulated
evidence Of prosperity thore are few
croekers in our midst and rumors TO
the ultimate designs Of the company
operating hete ase heard in undertones
on the streets and in tho by-ways to tho
effect th,t u Tag bluff is being made;