Year: 1869

SHERXANTovN, WHITE PINE, NEVADA !


May 9th 1863.


EpIroR Journal In order to comply with
previous promise TO write you an occasional
line and lest you think me careless or indolent
therefore write yeu brief sketch of this dis
trict, in which propose to notice and refer to
other papers as to what has been said in rela-
ton to this section, and see how far taeir stse-
ments are founded truth notice in your
issue of April eth an article from the San Fran
cisco Mining and Scientific Press, where the cor
respondent gets on the SHADY Side of the
Weeks History of White Pine" and thinks
there is a growing distrust of wildcat, and
doubts OF continued very rich yield from the de-
posts of the district. He speaks of the wildcat
as being innocent, and of there being so little
work done that the nature of the beast has not
become apparent Now in regard to the grow
ing distrust of the continued wealth of White
Pine mines it would be well for the correspond
dent to s'show cause" but this he fails to do
and copies from the Reno Crescent that points
significantly to the actual bullion product of the
Eberhardt." He writes from White Pine, but
goes away out. on the railroad, over a hundred
and fifty miles, and tells what the editor of pa
per out there thinks of it. 1t is quite tue the
mines here are not so thoroughly developed as
many mines in the State that have been worked
for ten or twelve years, yet the Eberhardt, which
he claims is getting poorer every day, is now
down two hundred feet, and a larger and much
better quality of ore is found, with every indica
ton of its continuing so. Other mines are sunk
from forty to ninety feet and nearly every one
is an unquestionable success. None will deny
but that there are many people here who fail to
get work, and as a natural consequence "the
world goes rough" with them, yet there has
never been district in the State where so many
poor men have made fortunes in the same length
of time as in White Pine. 1t is proper to say
that the country is over-done to certain ex-
tent, for the rush is great and the country is
young 1t is practically impossible to suit all
classes that come in, on so short notice, and
from the writing of the correspondent referred
to, guess he is one that is not we'll suited.
Men cannot, or need not expect to, find fortune
before breakfast; but thing is sure, if they
will come here and persevere, there are good
chances for poor men to do we'll, and a posi-
bility and probability for them to make a for
tune. We have had but little snow here, con-
siderng the altitude, this winter. At this place
(Shermantown) we have never had good sleigh
ing more than three days at a time At Iamil-
ton and Treasure City, which are several hun
dre0 feet higher, there has been sufficient snow
for good sleghing the greater portion of the
winter. This is the principal place for reducing
the ores in the district, and there many mills
IN course of erection, and many more are on the
way to this place, while the mills already built
are constantly hammering away with good
suits. Many tunnels have been run, and large
bodies of water struck in every one The
weather is now very mild, and prospecting is
prosecuted vigorously, with considerable
cess. Clothing, provisions and lumber all
on the Decline and times are Said to be getting
easy. Shermantown is now Incorporated, and
we have nice, quiet, young and growing city.
Real is rather hiuh chOyyinO that tho
r!e have faith in the country.


ALEX MCGREGoR