Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-02-10
REVHDG'S GREAT Chips
Surveyor Davis Gives His
Impressions Of the New
Gold Fields.
EDIToR lSprpENDENT

EDITOR lSDEPESDEST
Ns requested send y0u herewith my
Impressions Of my trip Though the new
gold camps uf Nyc and E,mcralIa
counties.
As spent only one lay IN TOnupah,
! nrn not yrr! we'll posted ns to the un.
dcrsroIDd eituution III that camp, but
Judging from the surface improvements
aud what learned from parties who
hal been underground i'll the MIZpnh,
Montana rnnrpah, and North Star
mines. Tnnopah cannot yet be said to
hHve gu:t"U oui ot tile pro 'pccttnI stage.
Vt present the camp in badly haudi.
capped 10y poor rhiIroad facilities and
lack ~ rhe,p power FOR all INNING
purroscE. But this will he overcome
10y rIrciri: powc-, which IL to bc gene.
rate! ia the Siirrra- and transmitted 10
tire ca mp and also to Gpliticid, twenty
eight uIiic. sou'hrast ~ Touppah.
IN" :Owu IL situated At the base Of
Mount - !dic and MUunt Batter, two
mountains about half mile apart with
It 'ad lie or rI!!:r, connecting them.
On the north side of this ridge is the
town, md also the above named mines.
From what saw and learned, present
development elbows a continuous ore
body from the North Star along this
ridge through the others mentioned to
the II nopah Extension, Owned 10y
SchwHb.
Tho town outsiIc o, the business
streets which is "A good wide street, well
bIilt for about thrcc hlpC'ts, if poorly
planned mud more poorly built up.
The water supply iE obiainod at the
present time from wells about six miles
ont from town and il very inadequate.
but l'ko all the other drawbacks Of a
new town will sopn he over o.nc, and
NJ n coupe 81 years 1t will ne us dcsir-
able piece To live in as almost amy III
the State.
Tho town in hbnnt the same elevation
~ Eiku and the climate Is practically
the same. But when son leave
the town. it IL either Ia go
up mountain or ont on II
desert IL snud aud 4ngcbru@h Ihoro
IL n0 raging ilumhOi; or swift flow
Spnth Fork within many miles.
Busmcea appeared lively, hut i wiw
all caused 10y the Tush Ia GuidiirlI, uE
very fcw men ara employed at prcscui
III the miucs, Hs ut many Uf them
!ho ore produced by the lrusors has
Inns not yet been received. and. ns !
already stated, tho railroad III swimpeG
with business, so tl,nt until the ore
the mince at Tonopah can he treated
Mt the the mines, IT will not bc a vcry
good camp for tho miner: but [ be-
lI'vc thnt insi ic " tho ncSt two years
this condition will bc overcome and
Thea T"nopah will make Cripple Crcck
look to hor lnur"lI ~ the richest mining
camp III the United S,ntca.
B'twcm rpnnpuh aud Gold:irld
there are four ntage coaches, which
chrry from ten "a fourteen passengers
each, making the round trip rvcry hay,
md nlfo two automobiles. which do
the eHrnc IN nbOut hnlf the time made
by the siagos, and thjs ride ia worth
tho So extra, ch Irgo tho faro hy
stage ho ng 81 aud all baggage over
nifty pounds costs two ccntp per pound
to Goldiicli.
GUliticld in eiiultCd on cOmparat.
ivcly Lowell ground and ~ enclosed
on tho sou,hcnst aud rnst by u low
range Of hills abOut mile AWAY from
tho center "f tho town, mud which
form norly u circle about IL. tho
north sidc facing the desert, which
licH between IL aud runnpah. Az yOu
approach tho town, il looks liko M
immonse Circua. na 80 per cent Of the
'nhabitmta nrn tcnt dwcllcrs. Bui
buildings ~ all KINDA are going up like
mngic, and il the rnirOad could supply
tho dcmaDi tho tCnia would soon bc
things oi tho pasi, but ut tho prcscnt
rate. that tho railroad ~ moating the
domnni mn 10 upon il, lonta will bc
still in vogue IN Go!dhcld Il ycar from
now.
There arc about two bpcll ~ good
buildings, either frame. stone or adpbr
hriHk. ~ tho man part II tOwn, which
now clni'na u pnpuintion " 5000
people, and boosts u ayatcm ~ water
works nmd fine elect ric light plant.
BusincRs ot all kinds appeared 10 mo
To hc ovordonc, but, of cour4o. may DO
mistakon. I apont u couple oi wocks