The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-03-28
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= GOLD AND SILVER AItSISG IN Color
ADo.-The attention of our Eastern cap-
italists has of late been attracted to the
immensely rich gold and silver depos-
its in the Rocky Mountain Region, and
the results of developments thus far
are almost astounding. elsg.1
The existence of these great deposits
has been known for several years, and
as far back as 80 and 80, considerable
quantities of the valuable minerals
were extra ed, but the late war and
he more local discovery of petroleum,
for while diverted attention from
them-but nov that the war is over the
interest il our mineral wealth has
taken a fresh impulse.
Sufficient investigation and develop
mentS have been made to demonstrate
the fact that the richest gotd-6edTtng
lodes are IN Colorado IerTft0T5iTIiar e4-
ceeding those of California, having
yielded in 1865, S40, O0O,OO9. me pniE ,iic
sPE experience in Colorado is, that the
Iodes increase in richness as they are
! followed downward. In this respect
| they are remarkably distinguished
! from those of Australia, and most other
gold districts, where the richest ore IS
| found in the first hundred Get from the
surface. The deeper workings are less
productive; and at length become I'M
profitable and are abandoned.
Hon. II. p. Bennett, delegate in Con-
gress from Colorado, in speech in the
House of Representatives, said of this
great EIdorado of tho West:
"Judging from what know OF the
undeVeIoped resources of this country,
and from practical miuers who are well
informed upon this subject, do
say here to-day, before this House and
before this country, to be placed upon
the records and read of all men. that
6U1S60 The gold fields NJ Colorado Terri
tory tCiu 1ToCiisce j. t5,1aitttoAS annually
and eUeJi then It's resources Of mineral
tcettLtIi IN lotti alone Icritt not6e decetoPed:
| I speak from the united testimony OF
those who have spent years in the mines
of California when say that the gold
bearing region of Colorado is far more
e1etenSf1e and much richer in gold bear
ing quartz than California"
| An.idea of the value OF Claims can
be formed, when the fact is considered
I.tItat in Colorado 100 feet often yields
millions Of dollars and in several IN
stances have sold for $25, 900 per foot
Mr. Fields, thegreat mining prince,
took out from 3SII feet of the "BoDtaill''
lode over two hundred thousand dol
larsland two hundred and sixty thous-
and have recently. been offered and re-
fused for So = feet OF ttis same lode, equal
to eiyhtr hundred UtOWSuud dollars, for a
claim ofone hundred feet. Col. j. w.
Beazell, having recently secured a mum
ber'ofthe richest gold and silver mines
in Clear Creek county, Colorado Terri
tory, is now organizing company in
this city. to be called tue, Empire Gold
and Silver mining Company Of Colora-
do and West Virginia, with capital of
$500, 600 Some OF the lodes of these
mines are already producing largely,
and from IL careful examination of the
most convincing evidence. it is our
firm belief that no such opportunity for
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capitalists of West Virginia.
The fact that Col. Beazell has embark
ed in this enIerprize and recommends
ii 10 the citizens of our State is II sutfi-
Gent guarantee for its genuineness and
eLtire success.