Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-08-07
FROM roNopAH.
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An interesting Budget from Our
Correspondent.
moNoPAH. AUGUST 8 1901

'ciopiuS ih great shape ana the BOYS
are getting out excellent ore. There
has not been US much sinking done as
on the main mines, but to depth OF
about III feet the'ledges hold we'll ana
the ere is. as rich ass;that shipped
from other parts of the camp. The
lcasers are doing well and are conf
dent Of their ability to make another
Tonopah.
The Clifford mine and its exten.
sions show as good ore as any, but
are not being worked-why, no one
knows. Possibly some one may get
hold Of them and see what they are
worth in the Gear futiaiiet,, & ~ in fifty
years or some other time.
/. The main mines are doing better
than ever and there is an immense
amount Of ore sacked feg,. shipwent.s
|. Transportation is the problem. Just
now II takes from SIX weeks TO two
mon ths.te yet In a load of lumber,
sack of potatoes, aud six months to
haul out load of ore. Next totrans-
portation, water and fuel are to be
considered. The water is knocking
the boys out every day and is getting
scarcer. Wood is hauled a long dist
ance and costs about 500 per cord.
However, water can be piped here in
quantity sufficient to supply, all de-
,mands, aud the Colum bus coal mines
can furnish fuel when opened.
"A railroad from here to Soda is
possibility, but it will be something
to talk about in year from new.
Men are specializing on what the
new company will do. but am sure
they will take the usual course, VIZ:
sink, drift and develop the mines and
then build mills, roads and houses.
These prelimiAaries will take. about
a year, after. which l look for this. to
be the best camp in Nevada.
l hear that there are some good
mines to the south Of us, between
here and the Klendike, and that some
men of capital are looking at them.
Hope it is true, for the more ground
prospected in Nevada the more
mines will be developed
The food here is the worst on earth.
This camp, only 60 miles from rail-
road, Las, as rule, for daily fare.
,eaceu and bread, with spoiled water
(called tea or ceffee) on the side.
Three-fourths Of the time this. is the
daily fare, and we are within 40 or
so miles of ranches where vegetables
and fruit are rotting. Somebody
has advertised for teaps, but the
crying need is man who can run
hash house. The way people are fed
here is an outrage, and the cost is
more than in the Palace Hotel in
Frisco. Come here, somebody and
give us eat--as the Indians say.
These people charge 1925 per day
and from six bits to- nine dollars for
on average meal. .e'-
/ have read Of hobos, tramps and
other tourists, but we have dog in
Tcnopah that can hold any of them
down. He belongs to couple of
young men who haul wood into town
and when he gets tired jumps ON the
brake bar and rides az long as he
thinks is fair for the horses. He in
vented the scheme for himself and is
working it for all IT is worth.
It.has been raining for week and
the roads are all good.
: u VOLCANO
We take these items from the Bo-
nanza: The infant son OF VIM. Sin
dlair died at Tonepah last week Of In
fam nation Of the bowels. ,. 49,,
!, ,Thorn"H' esoorgass are getting rich
Sfk ass. al r.: ,sNA .rss's1'f tse -
The T Tor ath4! c1eelRsQpaax edyysssEt is!
for more teams.
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