, 1866-02-28
FROM COLORADO.
The New, Era III tho Mines.

The New, Era III tho Mines.
Revtcw Of Past Enterpri.cs-Preaen.
Aspects Of nIn1us-Tae Lyon Process
Fifty Pound NuGcet-The Overland
stage Iloute-ScaAou Matters,
DENVER, Colorado, Feb II, 1885.
CORES poudeucc Chicago Tribune:
1t Is pleasant 10. lind oue's self arrived in o
country just al the moment when complete
success. Is making glad the hearts Of 3 people
that have labored faithfully to secure that
success.
The first dlseoverics Of gold. in this s.Pikes
Peak region, !" we're made In 1858, when scale
gold, Of tlneness only surpassed by that
found On The coast Of Africa, was paned out
In Cherry Greek, near the present site Of this
city. The next discoveries. were made on
Clear Creek, which stream WAS followed into
the mountain; when ''pay dirt" Of Astounding
richness WAS found, accounts OF which occa-
stoned The spikes Peak excitement.
Eieh as this dirt was, It was found that tho
pyrites, Of which the actual vein was COM
pfeaious metal was 50 fluo as TO Le entirely
impercsptfolo even with the aid of strong
microscope.
70 secure the gold contained in these pyr.
tics then became the object Of the gold hunt
ers. Companies we're formed and any number
ol processes were tllea. oat Wathoat success.
30 ~ as aaTe pefh th. aof tht no p5o
gold that actual assay showed The orc to con-,
tain. The silver Was lost entirely. -
Millions OF Eastern capital have been ex-'
pended ID experiments lhat nave oetn made!
Without any remunerntive results. With this
fact IN view, NJ Lyon, Who has jnst now
paying operation, took ne precaution to send
competent mon 70 Colorado, 10 inspect
not only the ores, but the fuel, fire clay and
hu1ess lhd report o. tnese agents Was faY-
orable enough 70 justly lie oueiay necessary
10 erect smelling 1nInaecst and other works
necessary, to demonstrate tho TACT that II Waa
Posssele 70 secure 9 douaf OF goiu from tho
orr o. Colorado without e1pendmg ? dollar
anu 1--WE cents IN the opoEntton: 1t Is called
ne1e tte Lyon ploesss: hat tnls, W. Lyon
olsSIaims a ~, ~ 81 ne say1 ne ,nas, naS 40 Paeon
GalT inc ola Let1nan smeiling process, anu
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on .aIfs r. scas ensd ,o., ~ a nroaa,+
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hay while The sun shous thus, The overland
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