Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-06-27
VOLUME NXXI,

TIL" Freight and Ruilrohd Problem.
Judge Dcanc in his Denver iutcr-
view spcaP1 az fC,. concerning
the freight and railroad problem H.
Nevada:
-hll the iutcrmountain country
pays double freight and douhie toll
upon each article it buys IRON
ahroII. and Is tnil under tribute nm
ju4iy To Naw York. ar is Ir!unier""
.nfIirly for Sgn Fran isco," cOutiu-
ucd Judge Drnmc.
"Ncvadt is an instance, Cnlorud"
ST II suiTrni. Utah ia sirugg my in tin,
won. Idaho held back. Washington sU
uniustly discrim'uatcl NJ inst that
mmlti'u,!rs have ic't homes Of their
own bIl ling. in the land Of uI"ir
choice. Ia whatever tate may bring.
compelled to go elsewhere To earn
food and cl'ihms.
In the contemplation Of our ma
tiongI legislators our efforts at cOn
silrrHtIOn are rcrulsci Il. prc:entipuS.
Onr Gttc:upts at participation i'll regis
la'Inn having regard for our inter
.csrs are tcTmc ! arrngan, ass ump'iur.
and We a?c scorncd as rotten bor-
,oughs IN the willcrnCss, from which
II were better tO take the Iuth0rIt!
we Well. Indeed "a petty political
,prig aCci icntnlil III Congress from
Nussachu icits. who may not bell We
in the MlsSiSsi ri river. which lac has
not seen. and who has mo- reason for
fifth IN tho mountains lie never has
bchcld, has set his puny power to-
ward the restriction Of representa-
tion, is tie uu hur Of siIiy measures
such us Il consideration uf States. and
like ii rat GudAing upon an anvil
EuLgcs progress by wear upon the
teeth.
To-day Mr. Duynll is max ng Il
careful estimate Of the ore resource,
OF Eastern Ncvadu, together with cX.
porienrci Colorado men. with the
view IL putting III furnaces fer re-
duc.Inn. New York people. upon the
solicitation of Mr.. Ma: ::a.r, are in
NestiSatinS III the same field, the
transportation problem. and the ud-
visibility Of the new line from Idaho
south To other connections than the
Central Pdc iiC. Such line woUld
bc OF incuIcu,dblc value To- lHcnvcr
nn all Of ColurLju, gr,iug us the
products Of the northwest ANA afford.
ing IA market for coal, on, coke md
many of our supplies. while the line
would open to Denver merchants u
TERRITORY torcibly he'd 10y San Fran
CISCO, whose grnsp cHhnot he retained
Jur un hour when another way shall
have ttun opcncl.
at ~ worth tho while Of this city
to investigate this mgttcrr, and. il the
facts are as stated, To encourage tho
enterprise.
In case of the building of this line
"a score of smart mming towns will
sprung mp. Tor Nevada ia rich IN gold
.douhIy rich in copper, has iu"Xhaust-
ihlc lend, plenty II iron, silver and
Common orDa, and hnI u gOIl good as
CuloradO's best. adapted to vnrIcl
cTOpP. stock ranges unrNcrllcd and
we'll nigh limit, ~, may bc ho gran
AIRY nf this grrnt Nest. uud can water
acres to supply the wants of millions
II is without dctTncIIon T." Crirpl"
Creek, but rather III its ptais". with
no horc uf rivalry, for Cripple Creek
X JcyUii tie stage whcrc any Hspir.
ant can dc'rac: from iiR fimc. can
impede ltR progress ar draw from the
fund the puzzle - employing IN dr
vc.upmcai. that We present thc at
trHc IONS Of Gold Crrrl,. to which us
u ield for the prospcc.0r VIZ believe
there is no better, and one hose sur
roam lmg4 are enough like those Of
Cripple Creek Ia warrant comparison
Tho grnc gr.nt natural cuuvul ions
have llEsutrd STRATA. IN like furmn
tiOnp, 40 ihcy may contain the prcc.
icul nrca. Erosion has played u like
part IN demonstrating mineral riches
and p"rphyry equally Wedding 10
frost md il,o and II ,ru hat II ION
~ it' gold Ia intcrmiX with the roil
'Girt 'r"dnl hy ragged mounlninu' IA
10 Cripple Crc'l, the maj siic Ruby
Range. Sdmgrc dc thrsloH vcrtdhlc
doublc, parallels the grcnt G"id hcit
oi I;nOicrn Nevada. und impnrlinily
divides ita waters tu the riycrs NhiclI
spring from itI hagc. !, stays the
storm rs 10y hand. inta tho cloud
in itI pasfugc. and stores on its
mighty cr0Nn tho harvest Of gnoNs 10
distribute Ia fertile wales aud thirRt-
ing plains. which otherwise would bc
dos"lutc.