Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1870-11-25

our party INDUCED in the luxury of a
sOda-bath. and unanimously pronounce
It one of the most delightful experiences
of a life time
Idaho claims to have the finest hotel
in the Territory, and the traveller who
imagines himself beyond civilization out
here, will be surprised at the excellence
and elegance Of its appointments. The
cuisine of the Colorado hotels IS especial
ly admirable, a fact doubtless owing
much to the peculiar resources OF the
country. The choicest game, cOmpTls-
ing buffalo. elk, antelope, black-talied
deer, wild turkeys, grouse, and last, but
not least, the delicious trout caught IN
the clear, cold brooks of the mountains,
IS always abundant in the game season.
and imparts a savoriness to the bill Of
fare decidedly epicurean. Besides, the
/ wheat cultivated in this climate imParts
its own peculiar whiteneSs to the bread,
and the beef fattened by the nutritious
grass which grows even among the rocks
and above the timber line of the noun
tains, is possessed of a tenderness. Julci-
ness and delicacy Of favor which seems
I to be SNi eeze19g It IS fact frequently
/ observed and remarked by our party that
cattle Craze even upon the roughest
mountain sides, and that among the ami
mails which thus subsist, even in regions
apparently most barren, lean and lank
! looking ones are rare and exceptional.
| From Idaho the road pursues the val
| ley of Clear Creek all the way to George
town. The stream affords a splendid
water power for the quartzmills. OF which
| there are several along its course, OF
large capacity. Some of these mills are
IN active operation others are the re-
suit of adventurous speculation. and are
now abandoned.
] The village Of Georgetown IS located
IN snug little park. walled in upon
three sides by towering and majestic
mountains. Its northern side IS washed
| by Clear Creek, Immediately beyond
which, Republican mountain rises al
most perpendicularly 1900 feet. and then
with more gradual slope, 1900 feet high
er. From the immediate environs oi
the village on the south and west, rise
other mountains. equally high and pre-
lcipitous. Georgetown itself IS $500 fee
above Denver, and 5000 above sea lev
el. The town IS neatly built, its streets
are graced with svergreens, and the
church and school house hold a signifl
cant place among its clustering cottages
| The Methodist denomination have {
good church edihce here, and quite
hourishing society under the pastora
charge of Rev. l. H. Beardsley, former
lily of TuscaraWas county, Ohio The
town also boasts a bank, of which tn,
Hon. John B. Chaffee, delegate from
the Territory, seems to be the principa
owner. It supports a spirited weekly
paper, '' Tie Miner" edited by Hon
Stephen Decatur, an enthusiastic Color
l ~,
country.
But the pride of Georgetown IS its sil
yer mines and quartz mills, washing
mills, and smelling, desulPhurizing, sep
aration and reduction works. In thes,
works large capital is invested, one o
the mills recently erected costing eight
thousand dollars. This establishment
purchases the ore of the miners at 81
much per ton, the price being gagged b.
the richness of the material, as tested b.
an assay of specimens. In the process
of assaying, small portions Of the ore
suitably prepared, are placed in minutt
cups, made of bone dust, and subjected
: to a white heat, which causes the dros
to vaporize, leaving behind It a molteI
bead of pure metal.
In the assay office l was shown sill
yer brick, ready for shipment, worth on,
Z thousand dollars. An explanation o
2 the processes by which the raw ore is re
Q duced to this compact form would o
! itself constitute an interesting chapter
But for the present it is enough to sa,
that taking the ore from the mine anC
i delivering it at the mill is but the initia
) step IN the acquisition of marketabl
metal.
In the mountains neighboring George
D town a large number of silver lode
have been discovered of various degree
4 of richness. The more prominent mine
! now being worked are the Equator
Comet, Brown, Square and Compass
Mendoza, Washington, New Boston
c Cashier and Terrible The mine las
! mentioned was recently purchased b.
an English company, for half a million
dollars, cash, and is represented by it
owners to be yielding a net profit o
$II 900 monthly, or over twenty per cen
: on the capital invested. This, notwith
standing the fact that from twelve t.
eighteen hours of every twenty-four ar
occupied in taking water from the shaft
so imperfect and difficult is the drainage
The Terrible mine is located at a higl
altitude above Georgetown, about thre
miles from the village.
/ The average of Georgetown ores yiel
from 700 to 900 ounces per ton, an
those which yield 500 ounces ar
considered quite workable Some c
them run as high as 5000 to s, 900 ounce
per ton, and very recent discoveries ar
reported of even much greater riChnes.
Here, as at Central City, there is
continual fever about mining specuIa
; tions and discoveries. On all sides the
$ are common themes of conversation
/ and even now the air IS thick with vii
g and exciting rumors. A miner who ha
) been here several years patiently huntin
s among the mountains for his fortune II
d forms one of our party that he has iu:
e sold his lode for $40, 900, and now pre-
IS poses to return to the States and max
: the acquaintance of his family AnotE
n er fortunate miner, it is said, only a fe,
n days ago, while digging, came une2
IS pectedly upon an open crevice in th
$ mountain, into which he crawled, an
: to his unspeakable joy discovered
rich vein of silver. Near the Equatc
S mine, mile or two up the gulch, rumc
e says there has just been discovered
d vein of black sulphurate of silver whic
d will yield 5000 ounces per ton!
Whatever truth there may be in thes
( reports, it is certain that right here is on
y OF the richest mining regions OF the cor
= tinent The wealth that ought to pa
e the national debt and fill the Golfers {
q trade lies boarded in these mountain.
q waiting for the invocation of science, in
dustry and enterprise. 1t seems to b
/ a melancholy fact that American cap
:. talists have become afraid of America
, mines and that foreign capital is gradu
D ally coming into possession of this ric
E. inheritance. This is the result of foo
'e hardy and ignorant speculations b
r which few adventures have lost the
ie all and thus alarmed conservative cap
: tai. In this temporary panic there is n
le small danger that our rich repositories
IS natural wealth shall become tributary
y countries beyond our shores and corpo
D. ations which pay none of our taxes.
or This ought not so to be, and legisls
re ton is demanded which will secure tn;
/ 1