The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-31
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BLACK HAwg MILL, Colorado Ter, }
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| lett Rock Island IN August III" va "
irving at Black Hawk Mills ! fonhd many
old ncquaintances from there, tue ''"Jof''s
seeminply cgptented aud making money -
Those who were born ''eoh''lt"ti'ha''y urea
and hive never made any strenuous eIertion'
in their after life towards overcoming their
natural inability, Of course sit and whine,
whiting for some wonderful revolution Of ma
,ure to scatter gold at their feet On the
whole, Rock Island and vicinity is well rep
resented.
The mountains, in poin, Of beauty are
| grand, the climate unsurpassed, and gold is
/ here in abundance. According 10 tests IN AIDE
/ by scientific men, 1.-THE yellow stuff is here
in greater quantities til an has ever yet been
! discovered, though in such q state that 1t is
hard to get at but that trouble will even tuaI'
ly be overcome. 1t has been proven by actu'
al tests, by the best chemists, that by the
present mode Of milling or crushing we are
not saving one acent,eM part Of the gold con
tanned ia the quartz, or iron pyrItes" found
here. Itmny seem incredible but such Is the
/ fact, that there are from five to twenty th0us.
| and dollars in a single cord OF quartz wary
ing in quality or in It's equivalent, l2s cubic
feet. hope to write again to you before
1862 has passed, and then prove that those
tests have been put into practical u'e, and
tina, the amount have asserted as being in
our quartz, has actually been obtained there
from. At present have Il fair prospect Of
communicating to You something "big' in
the way Of gold saving, before four months
have passed The lodcs" continue, rs q
general thing, to become richer the deeper
they 20 down, proof that they will not give
out.
must now tell you Of the largest yield Of
gold On record and then am done with the
quartz question, for the present Out Of l2S
cubic feet Of selected quartz from the famous
4" Bob Tail Lode" claim No i, owned by
Lee, Judd x Lee, of the Black Hawk Mill
company, and crushed by the Eagle Mill,
owned by the same party. they succeeded in
obtaining an. Mousand eiyM hmired anil
hrenty, jo,W doiiarS, the largest amount ever
obtained far above the average yield. 1t
was crushed in two different lots, first the
three.quarterS Of "a cord which yielded $500
then the remaining quarter Of a cord, yield
Ing 1924. The last quarter was run through
ut n slower motion, thereby pulyerizing fuer
which accounts for the gain. Of course tn,
Eagle Mill carries the BROOM and the Rocl
Islanders the honor. The 'tailings" are aiC
by for oxidation. When crushed again
nearly the same amount can be obtained from
them, even by our present process, which
goes to prove the large amount contained il
the quartz.
The climate cannot be too highly praised
You will be surprised by my asserting tina
the greater part Of the winter here has beer
| like an Indian summer. People in tho state
imagine we are almost frozen, In fact the,
cannot have correct idea Of the country til
! they test ii " IN propria persona"
We have little snow at present, the frs
/ Va any HlNbunh thlN NibI'I' Wv N'i ihlIi
/ but within the short distance Of seven mile
we can encounter the very coolest Of weather
with snow from four to five feet deep. From
here we plainly see the Snowy Range, look
/ ing grand gloomy and peculiar perpetu
! ally covered with snow, looking ike white
headed parents to the lesser mountains. lie
the pictures of the artist Lutz testify to til
grandeur of our mountain scenery. Man
visitors to the capital will admire them.
The population within radius Of ten mile
is about 10000 Central City, Nevada an
Black Hawk Point, are among the large,
places, rs well as the most promising Til,
iattcr will eventually be the largest for tn
best lodes are in its vicinity, including tn
Bob Tail, and Gregory. The water power /
greater, and many mills are comm. here, ow
ing to the deficiency of water in Other places
There are now about 30 mills here. nearly al
the pass into the mountains from the valley
The government Of Colorado territory i
administered poorly. Oar governor ha
placed himself in many awkward prcdica
ments, not only in issuing those countless
drafts, the redemption OF which s,a matter 0
doubt, but IN many other ways, the mos
amusing o! which was the ordering of 10, 0O(
stand Of arms, 'ior,' he says, " to defend the
mighty passes Of the Rocky Mountains. -
Absurd Why, the whole population of our
territory does not exceed 10000 inhabitants.
The response to his message was: Your gov
ernor must intend to arm every man, woman
and child in the territory" No doubt the gov
ernor is loyal and well meaning man, but
sadly deficient in capacity and experience.
The building ofthe extensive barracks, the
fine building for the officers headquarters,
causes Capt. Alley to shake his head dubi-
ouslv. Much money has been unnecessarily
expended, and our government shaved in a
gorgeous" style Capt. Alley SAYS "il's play.
ed out, and his allies echo played out -
Many think the governor is played ont too,
) for he went to Washington in hurry. and
has not come back. Public indignation is
great.
The society here and hereabouts is decided.
Iy mixed True, we have some very fine
ladies, bnt they are a rarity Tn, majority
are better acquainted with vice than vir
tue" There is any amount of ''grass wild.
ows' here, 1t is curious fact that few mar.
rled folks stay double after being here any
length Of time. advise all the Rock Island