Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-05-05
Colorado Correspondence.

GEORGETOWN, Col, April "a, 1859.
EDIroRs TRIBUNE:-l have been read
ing in one of our mountain papers kind
of congratulary article ON the occasion
of great numbers leaving for the White
Pine region, saying the bss occasiened
by their leaving is more than two-fold
made good by the influx CT persons from
the east. This seems to be matter of
rejoicing to said Article writer.
| have teen here now nearly three
weeks, with eyes and ears wide open,
gathering all the information possible
from all quarters, from all classes, and
from all conditions, and from what have
gathered ! have come to the conclusion
that this is no "Eldorado," nor ''Eldora,
though falsely called "Colorado-the land
of gold mines" | think there is gold
and 81 ~er, copper, lead, zinc, iron, coal,
etc., yet like the Englishman's guinea
between two rocks, it will take two
guineas to get 1T out OF truth, there
are some valuable veins of silver here in
the vicinties of Georgetwn and Browns
vile, and god veins in the neighborhood
of Blackhawk and Central City-yet
throw them into the average scales
and what will they amount to just this
/ to keep mining pulse notwithstanding
more
This is Of truth, the widest, the
roughest, the barrenest, the stoneyest,
and the most ungodley region was ever
in. Some of the mountains are pItur-
esquely grand, and awfully sublime, yet
to think Of climbing to the tops of these
everlasting hi Is every morning, and dri |,
| drill, drill, for ten hours each succeeding
I day, is little more than human frailties
can endure. 1t SHOWS here almost every
| day. During the three weeks | have been
here | have seen eleven snow storms
! Though at this time of year it is not very
| cold, it is most disagrecable can assure
you.
| Wages here for miners are three doll
| lars and fifty cents for ten hours work.
and nothing but blast; blast, blast |
have not seen poll pick and CAD in these
mines. If one-third the newspaper re-
/ ports were true, this would be most
! wonderful country but put it down to
an eighth and you come nearer the mark
| The Brownsville mines are good average
sample of the best mines here; | WIS
present when they tapped their furnace
| alter u two-weeks run night and day, and
saw them take out beautiful button Of
silver which weighed four hundred and
! sixty pounds avoirdupois-mostb beautiful
to look upon, but like Peters loayes and
| fishes, " what are they among so many
the men, or multitude, that are made to
sit down on the grass will number from
| thirty FIVE to forty. Well might poor
Peter exelaim: what are they among so
| many ? Boarding here costs nine dol
lars per week, but is most excellent; in
| fact, | wouldn't ask for better at that
| price.
Tel the boys at home, though, net to
come here on any account, or any ones
persuasion; but if they will come, tell
| them to bring nothing but a bare change
of shirts and two blankets; extra double
thick double blankets are the best
forget to say that the amount of ore
| out Of which the silver button was run
was thirty three tons, well prepared and
roasted
| have not seen gold or silver coin
since | have been here; there are none
| IN circulation.
This is well timbered region, but the
timber is small, with plenty of excel ent
water. The air is pure and good; con-
sumptive people need not die here by &C
cimat on. They had to shoot one man and
hang the second in order to start burial
ground here. The third occupant for it
was poor man killed three weeks ago
by falling down a shaft. So you see this
Is a most wonderful climate
Wisconsin, with all thy faults, | love
thee still j. X W.
IMPORTANT TO BANKERS. The fol-
I lowing letter from the Deputy Com
missioner Of Internal Revenue. rela-