The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1868-01-23
The Tifin Gold and Silver Mining
Company Of Colorado.
A QUARTZ ENTERPRISE.

pracUcal, lndustrlOus, and honest Bu.
perintendent.
2. II is as much in the organization
Of mining company on correct prin-
ciplcs, as il is in working the same
after organization.
3. Property may be everso valuable
aud il the directors do not exhibit a
proper spirit, tits no better than wild
cat" for the time being.
4. If tho superintendent Is inox
pericnccd, or dishonest, or both, the
comPany's capital will only be wasted
lie will cause the opening Of the
mine and the reduction works to cost
twice or thrice the amount necessary,
and more than likely the company
will have on hand a mass Of ma
chinory, which is worth only the
amount il would fetch IL sold for old
iron.
On the other hand, If tho mine Is
first class one, the directors mean
business, and the superintendent is
competent to GIL the position assign.
cd him, nothing can be so rcmuncra-
two as a gold or silver mine.
Lodcs generally average four feet
in width Of crcvico. Ieta madrcs
(mothcr veins) often exceed that.
Those who succeed in obtaining such
arc fortunate.
In the selection Of quartz property,
purchasers should drst inquire wheth-
or IL is located whore the greatest
amount of economy can DO brought
to bear, the main points being, can a
mill be erected on the lode, so as to
save transportation of oar2 Is there
plenty Of room fort yardg Are there
hill sides to lay draught aues?
What Is the prospect for building ma
terial-such as timber, rock, common
and FIRE brick, lime, &c. How about
wood for fuel, aud lastly, how are the
roads to and from where the property
is located to the great thoroughlares ?
These points should always be duly
considered before people invest their
means.
Tho mining property which the
"Tifiu Gold aud Silver Mining
Company of Colorado" represent, is
situated in Gold Run, Union (mining)
District, Summit county and Territory
of Colorado, on the western slope of
the Rocky Mountains. aud about one
hundred miles in southwest direc-
ton from the city OF Denver, and
directly west Of the South Park, aud
in tho southeast part Of tho county,
on tributary Of Swan river, which
is tributary Of Blue river, the Blue
being tributary ofthe Grand.
The passes through aud across the
Snowy Range are easy aud practical
bio. No less than four reach the
county via South Park. familiarity
known as the Uto or Hoosier, Blue
River, French Guloh, and Georgia or
Swan River, The three last meu-
toned, having been used as wagon
roads ever since 1860. The Blue
River is most generally preferred of
latc years, because it leads to the
county seat, (Brcckinridge), and is
most convenient to the many placer
or gulch minOs in operation in this
county. A good toll.road was com
pleted last year across the Range over
this pass. Gold Run is Ave miles
distant from Breckinridgo by tho
river road; three aud half by the
Cut OF; eleven miles to the summit
of Blue river pass; thirteen to Geor.
gia, fourteen to Ute, and twelve to
French Gulch, rhe descent on the
eastern slope being from throO to six
miles to South Park. From thence
to Denver there is a good toll-road.
Gold Run has always since its dis
covery been noted for its rich and OK.
tcnsiye placer miues, They were dis
covered in February 1860, aud work
ell extensively and successfully each
summer since, They are regarded as
the best developed mines Of that
kind in the Territory,
II isan undispu,od fact, so far as
Colorado is concerned, that where the
placer mines are extensive aud very
rich, the lodes invariably are. The
lodes are not so numerous in this
distric. as in some others, but they
make up in width Of oroyiee. The
width of some being unprecedented,
1t is not often the case that a
company eau obtain a whole lode or
at least in linear measurement, one
thousand feet or to exceed that, aud
less seldom family group. But in
this instance, Of the "Tifia Com
pauy's," there are six lodes within the
width of four hundred feet.
Tho 6rst or lower lode is known aud
recorded as ths "DISCoyERY, =
crossing tho creek Gold Rum on
the uppOr line Of tho gulch discovery
claim. Width of erevice "a feet at
ilumei "A DO. at No. Z, N. Il. aud
200 do. between Nos. 2 aud 3 s