Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-01-08
MIR. T~'iuininer's l,cp:y.

| have just read u So called interview
first published in tho Reno Journal
and afterwards copied in your pnrcr
OF tho 18th, and commented upon by
you. Tho interview ns published us
VOL n3 your comments contains ncws
to mo. Had you read tho interview
carefully you would have readily sccn
that the writer had ful!cu into error
IN tho very first instance in stating
that represented myself us accom-.
panied by my WHO Whereas You kuow
that sho had already been in Cali.
fornia over live weeks. This alone
o"Eht IL have been sufficient to put
You upon notice url made you moro
guarded in YOUR statements.
Tho gentleman who wrote tho inter.
view If, 10 far rs my acquaintance
with him enables mo To judge, per
tccily honorable and | feel would not
Intentionally misIuo;c one. unl | &C.
connt tor tho fact tina; 10 has caused
M" 10 appear ~ saying what | dill
not say, Is that ho WAS hurried in his
work 1t tho limo ot tho interview.
In order To- show that | hayo no dc
sire To say ouo word that may in II
manner tend 10 a~eEravaic tho condi.
ton ut affairs in Nevada, | will repeat
I'll" conversation rs II originally &C.
Cured. My statements so Tar us
Eiiio county is concerned wcro us
follows:
Tho general business outlook in
eastern Nevada isnot ut ali cucouras.
INK. Cudcr rxrs;inG conditions | DO
u SEQ that any business save that OF
stock raising can 10 made 10 pay.
Tho silver mining interests seems TO
have collapsed. y great many miners
have left luscarora. | am told that
tIcFe Is nalv o3s whistle Blowing in
The camp. tho Navajo. That :icre
are number OF people there who,
unlcas civen credit Dy tho merchants
viii have To live on charity us there
sccms To be NJ place for them to 80
md Il good many have uuthin. on
which IL 20. Tho decline " Tusca-
rora has also seriously affected tie
small ranchcrG and others who have
her't"fo:a made u living 10y raising
agricultural products Rnd finding n
market there" The conversation
then drif;Cd TO tho IOwn Of Elko and
III reply IL questions concerning that
place | stated that tie town is dull
and hal several aye leaving; that MS
for my Ell | very much d;s,ikcl 10
leave, but | could not sec that Young
mas who hoped 10 establish a ;r.c-
iicc in n place whcrc he might always
live Ind Eny,hiCg To justify him in
remaining either in i!io or in any
part " Nevada.
Tia; WAS all that Was snid about
eastern Nevada, but following It "a
general conversation was engage! in
in which tho present uuiluol; Tor
favorable silver legislation WIS dis.
rusSrd, in which stated thu: | had
lost hope az any such action on the
part u Congress and that | believed
that nearly every one else in El;o
had done tho suulc. We also dis.
cusScd the conditions III tho several
mining camps IN the State and | b..
lievS tina; l MISC said iha: un.css 4
change cnrne soon every mining camp
in tho State depending upon q silver
p0oiuci would b. deserted. tina. only
these mines WHERE the ores carried u
considerable quantity Of gold could
He operated; that rs miners rs q rule
cAnno: turn their attention 10 other
business ;hcrr must necessarily lie
HaaSIdcEiOle distress among thru and
ihsi 8 great numbST would not have
the wherSwiihal 20 seek other fields
u Unemployment and that there would
oS calls for CHART! hS'o,c very long.
The conversation eIteDic-i over q
w!dc Held - mich stated NY Vows
rs 10 how Ion. tho mining Industry
could hold ont with silver :! 81. ari
wh": | pjriInAi would inevitably
cnrae - pass under such conditions
has been made - appear IS .l.Caly
evlSitac IN its iUlirsi intensity. This
| Hm corGScDi issll due 20 haste and
hurry as ny interviewer told NC iaa,
MIR. Kelly was in San Fvaucis0 aai
that Co0S'6Eablc cx;sa work hal
Consequently 10 ~ reTic-UGi w him.
NJ! imagination may - dss;Sn2S7ri
iSo nacuVici The Gaac CtSce Tor slzs
umsl ia; unless relief co1cs ~ The
SILVER Interests sHca ny Yre3Tciicas
vail "OssS rae bs,o:O many r.e-e
volumes c! the lSorFESpESr are
turned CT,
So much ~ toe i~p;e-vsr. Sor
any ESoiie hGpTTas 10 wander H.
70 SiNSkica. r;sssc Gail =; lie uGcs
~ k'r { p.uazoer, Rco7as 80 and
81 YOSEMITE tt ea;-e BaiNias, dA
rC2i]! Opposite the Cal:ihoasA. All /
shsN take pleasure II sbosyas sssa
pSrsoa ever The ei;y.
F~sse sirdjy cire this copnupiea-
iSaa s7soe Iours Tru,y.
j \ HLvgSEN
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