Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-07-16
!; JEWELLERS IN MINES.
Qloor Creatures Found in &Und er-
ground Workings.

III
the Clark AID dcop underground work
1n~9 Of tho sold Gnl silver l7inc3 o? tho
lar west. Cftc:! tICarj, mountain lions,
doT3. cats, rats. birds. snakes 2:ld I.!any
suc! things arc found il the mines aad
mako r3any al Interesting story. Mr..
~. +. NuCD;ch, now of Denver, but
who for several years va tho mining
Cd!to" or the Lc2G"i!lc Herald and Dem
oc":;t, a1-d w';Io iI::.; C::2-liavd and ronort-
cd on about $500 rl;In3 br%"2ca Erit-
ISL Co!u:lb;! and Oh Mc::ico. RECENTLY
told tln DcnvC: correspondent Of tho
l>alH::' City Journal some interesting
Gto"i"J ;."0Ic ;!Ii'Hc!G hG has found in
It." mines. Th"Go wtro I'll il gold and
oliver mines. 2:ld not coal mines.
- oaco went i IMMORAL, I. D."
sciI ~. EUoascA, ITO mako = report OIL
TIC E?2t:!; -!aria mine. On cltcri2Tthc
large t"Hlcl the :cad3 to the workings,
".opp.d ID STRIFE e match, and in so
Going. placed my hand OF one Of the
tiAbcr# Oi tho tuHncl. Don't 10 that
Sid tho iD2"iDtcr:icnt TO mc, and then
further CX.llai3sd - nc that ! was in
Danger Of being bittCr by = rat.lcsnaize
lie said that r3ctlcSna!ics were
Q"itc numerous in that section,
and th2U th2y &onctira crawlcd
into tho t3Inol. Ra.tlrSnakcs sleep
during the niG,!. end Gro not dangerous
1b"n. TIT c""ll' i! tho morning they
crawl oui AID l,;.>lc il tho sun, and il
thH evening; soc: = secluded 500 for the
might. IL VS. owing u these habits OF
tho ratil@.j:l".1H HAT tho GGpcria JcnIcrt
iE.vc rlr tho warming. | vas ct first
'nrrri&"G, f." ii ~ ~ unusual thing to
i,Ma Il rG1M"Sn",:c Il = mine. Eut tho
Warning w. tirl"lt, for we had ONLY
F)&N short di&t:"2" before VIC raa
G".o:3 :! l3rTo :;:la { that waJ uncoiling
!:3"lf FROM behind tho tilabcrs.to make
i,| WY \ "hc .:::!irl!c - tho mouth Of
n" tuE";l NN :ooH killed tho i, Dtilc.
h!ch TaG l!r. - ORC. and secured as q
trophy eleven r&t;lcJ from tho tail
EHttl.@H"!:c;i &c SorNotic2cs captured
f." III" E:r@@nl:'a ny i.l%"inr 9 forkcd
",ie!i OF tac ':"cl; and Bedding tho rep
tie down U2tl tho #M@':" ~ safely Sc
cured. L". 10 on" nos accustomed 10 this
sACu!l &tt,r2p: - G@a-Cr1uG II c:;pCri-
meat. Lev" or:"a accA large rattle
snakes co:l.G up uEGc" tho anro brush
on tAc TllA&. or GloG" tho mountain
Eu!chcS L:;t !."yCr h.! LAY d"%lrc to OK
rcrlrHf"t with ti!"@. ''Erar3 ard
E!orn;"iii l.,::3 ~" GH&piciouH,' contln-
lrd ." C::.:r', rcc"lli:m other %to. ics
Of Lis CO.: 80 &c" il Western mining
Carp. 'i.c:s, ir,y arc rot often found
IL t"@':f J.. ,:.!cy rarely tal;o Up their
abode ~ "H2t!::.-.: l22;." hv maj. have
"'"A t'''.r 49, J.. j. '..',:.cl9 where pos
"'1Iy '""% IT,. compelled to seek shcl-
To-. LII" l!o; f;"2."
ai' v IN: a says thc most annoyin9
ci;2Nr>T;".'Nc Cf al III; c::rcricncl il
TIC N:i@j':., REGIONS Of the West vas in
some '.:H'B j. Oh ,..c::ico. Here arc
f>oL'' OK. x; ana v:!1j. Eomlc Of u.vgo
f:la"h3 cid mines have iaclinc3 from
13o "1Tf.:c" workings, and here and
tA"ra J.. - chambers, worked out Inany
T2":i ego =; large as the rotunda OF
r'&"T N"i!-.:"own hotels. The l,nrth
o. tim" II watch aOrIc Of these mines
arc Idle c;!l.'r3 th"Gl to be infested with
'"is, o"i'. h.t% and other Gai!nals
II hal quito IN experience with
c.ti.' sail thC expert. "in The Santa
;,:Ea':> district in Ola Mexico. near
II" he's .arT line between tho States
q H"''>rr, ;.Al ChihuGhua. 1t WIS tho
rr"t Uncomfortable sensation ! over
had i'll thc cold and silver rlinCg OF tho
West. I'D ily brouCbo to = post near
by. AM '!Hl descended the shat alonc.
IT, Wa 30. very deep, ard from tho bot
ton OF TIC shaft I followed drift
Gh"nt i3ra'C hundred foot. It was lust
rido cAc"~h for y n&rrow-shoullcrcd
.Il>"i'Hl - "orl; il = crampcd position.
-" tho ."p Of tho drift and about tho
Lii:" &C. NY heed wc8 ~ str";,!; Of
il @i:'2t2! no3ition. This had been
v" '.r"l cat leaving Lind of groove
o" h''A "ti,rG OF thc drift. Wei, this
C'o"rc ',ab become the abode OF thou
D. Is. At ,'"'r", loDT-t@!lrd rats. which
E&H ir'."1lIy no. b"cn disturbed for
m"Hy }"nr Feeling my way care
failT &'pHT this drift, with o faoLlo
Ca"alt ?.:an acc:lrd to Grouse ovcry
rat IG":r tails wo&ll strife r1o in the
i@c"' &i;d wncn would dodge to tho
filn r