The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-05-21
SOUTHERN LINCOLN.
Notes From EIdorado Canyon. Bunk
ervlile and the Muddy Valley.

Notes From EIdorado Canyon. Bunk
ervIile and the Muddy Valley.
We are indebted to county Assessor
Prudential for the following notes con.
corning matters in the southern part of
this county.
At FL Dorado Canyon the Southwest
ern Mining Com pany-the only company
operating there continues work with
its usual steadiness employing from As
to 80 men, half Of which number are
Indians, whose principal work consists
in catching drift wood from the river
and Of outside work The old mill has
been improved by the addition of two
Frue concentrators and a new boiler.
The boiler is 100 horse power tubular
Gill boiler made expressly for the CON-
pany and sent out subject to
approval. The chief merit claimed for it
was the small quantity of fuel required
as compared with other makes. 1t has
given entire satisfaction and consumes
one fourth less fuel than the boiler which
it replaced, and does better work. Fuel
at the canyon is one of the principal
items of expense. The liver is depend
ed on for drift wood, aud coal is brought
from Gallup, N. NJ. via the Needles aud
the river. costing at the canyon $l4 per
ton. Wood there costs $3.50 per cord.
about two weeks ago the company's
large boat was lost. While loaded with
wood and making for the bank manned
by Indians the boat cspsized and went
down the stream. The Indians swan
safely to shore below. The company's
output for the past year was $4,000 in
gold and $40, 600 in silver. The Wall st.
is the only mine how worked. The
other claims were abandoned two years
ago. The Wall st. is the mine which
was bought from John Powers, and there
is ore enough now in sight in it to run
the mill at least year. The company
will soon begin development work on
other new claims which it owns there.
The old Cronan property has been torn
down and converted, near the South
western Mill into store building. 1t
makes good one and is the only place Of
its kind in that section of the country
The family OF w. s. Mills the superin.
tendent have lived at the canyon during
the past winter. The mails there arrive
from Kingman A. T. on Sundays and
Wednesdays in the evening, and goes on
for Phoebe and the Muddy via Rioville.
The mail from Phoebe arrives on Tuesday
and Friday mornings.
At Bunkerville and in the Muddy
Valley crops are well advanced. Hay.
ing is already over and all other crops
there are a month earlier than here or al
Pahranagat Valley. A half acre Of
peanuts ON the old Jennings property at
st. Thomas are doing well. This the
second year in which the fruit has beer
cultivated there. At Moapa, ]. W.
Crosby has thrifty cotton patch under
cultivation.
The residents of Bunkerville will petit.
ton the Board of Commissioners at theii
next sitting for an appropriation of $500
to help construct a road across the
country from St. Thomas via Bunker
vile to the State line distance of about
As miles. The road used in the past wal
principally in the bed of the Virgin
river, always treacherous and dangerous
on account of quicksands. The food Of
last year made the matter so much worse
that the road has since been practically
impossible and communication between
Bunkerville and st. Thomas is carried
on by horseback. 1t is estimated tha
the new Odd will cost about $4,000 bu
with an appropriation of $500 from tn,
county for necessary expenses the resi-
dents Of that section agree to undertake
the work and complete it in good shape
TIE appropriation should be granted
The settlers of the section have los
heavily in cattle also during the pas
winter from blackleg and from mirinl
in the quicksands of the river which
though always dangerous were never SC
bad as now.