Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-09-23
OK GIGANTIC LINES:
Plans PROPOSED FOR DEVELOP
MINT OF TUscAnORA MINES.

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y. n. Miller aud As.ocIst-s will iIar-
ness tn. snake River and UtIIIr. It's
Power.
That TuScamra will IN the near
future be one of the greatest gold
proluc ~: districts in tile whole
country ! haven't the light, st ,%I"niH.-
remarked 5. y. Miner. mt the Del at
nUtel last evening. To an lSDErE, DENT
reporter.
Every days work on the Dexter
only emphf sizes the opinion formed
Of it last July that it is one Of the big
gold mines OF the west. Recent de-
veiopmentsin the Young America
and PooTmau On the north aud in the
Ezra and Ta!bot's and Par on's prop
critics on the south shows this ore
body to I've immense in size and OF
unknown length. Once these prop
critics co'nr into st rong hands they
VIII q become pro lucers uf the
first rank. The great mass Of thin
o.c is low grade PUd hence must he
, treated economically and on u large
scale tn yield Il profit. The high
prica 81 fuel at TINT point makes il
Imperative eIat ppwer both for pump
ing the III! iiiuw 81 water known Ia
exist in that ground ma for hosting
crush ~ AID reducing the ore, be
transmitted by e.ectri atty { rom dist
ant streams. The solution Of this
question will come from the trans
mission OF rover from Snake river
Idaho. At ii point twp and one halt
miles above ShOsho lie Falls I have
patented the ground contiguous
To Ii ctreHm where The full iloy
of the river mates Il sheer lie accent Of
lSo feet. | have al'.ady tunneled
under the lip II the falls to within a
few terL of where any desired uur
ulv II water can be tapped. The on.
" Expense necess Try TO Obtain any
ie-ired quantity ~ 20 yer will be the
"uil ling ~ ! ST md pipe .,nh the in.
slallari"u of the necessary dynamos
la" distance from this point to Tus-
carura in Il direct line is only ll5
miles and Sluo,0G0 is mm ample fund
for building II Iiuc and plant wl:ch
will deliver from on to live thousand
horse. power at Tuscarora.
With this inmesc TOW, all Of tin,
new geld mines Will not only be
,rnincd aud their product reduced at
lie minimum cost but all Of the old
silver aud gold mines which IN times
past Yielded over 5l3." 1000 can be
rrOpeued and the InInIrnse bodies of
orr. left therein III too low grade To be
utiiiz ID in the old lays maize 10 WELD
immense profits. This scheme Is no y
receiving the closest attention uud III
'e~tlSa lon 10y the strong financial
men who have recently Obtained 1
controlling inter st i'll the Dexter"
The foregoing il the substance ni
IN Intcrvi w wi h Mr. M.laer ge lie al
manager Of and one uf the heav,
-tOckholhorssin the Dexter aud is
used with his fun knowledge md
consent.
No industrial schcm" since The
building of the Central P.rciiic Ina.
been launched which promises St
much for tie matcriIl welfare Oi
EIk0 county ~ that outlined in tlt
foregoing interview. That it il some
hing tangible Ia be calculated upur
rises from the fact that il il IN the
hands Of men amIly able linunciaIl,
10 carry 1t through successfully anu
who alrcad! have sufficient holdings
III Tu carura t" justify the outlay.
Not only dues il mean the Inaugural.
tiOp nf mining ~ tina; point ON a
scale n 80 he: stoforc at eImpteI. but
1t promises the revival II mining
throughout the entire north end OF
The county, With the probable addi
ioL Of Mountain City. Columbia ind
dher camps to the list OF profitable
producing canIps.
II means the probable doulling oi
the population Of the north end OF
iic county several times over mud ~
addition al Il home market. which
will rebound tn the advantage oi
very resident Of the comfy.