Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-06-29
4 MOUNTAIN or SILVER.
Mineral Wealth in Colorado hi scovery
of Inn menSe DcpOsits--lnterestfng and
Amusing Incidents

of Immense Dcposits--Interestfng and
Amusing Incidents.
A correspondent of the Denver News
gives detailed account of the discov-
cry of Leavenworth Mountain, near a
little mining village in Colorado. known
as Georgetown. From his letter we
made an interesting abstract of the
discovery, together with other and sub
segment matters of interest connected
Herewith.
The News correspondent says that
the mountain village of Georgetown is
is still wild with excitement over the
discovery Leavenworth Mountain is
within mile and half of the village,
and the placer diggings on its sides,
were discovered by the Ingraham broth
ers, two expert miners, sometime in
December last. They We're in the EN-
ploy of the Equator Company, and
were drifting when they came across
large quantities of mineral imbedded
in the "side" both above and below
the main vein. After concluding their
work for the Equator, they went quiet
ly to work for themselves, and in the
course of three weeks had taken ont
from 81, 900 to 81, 500worth. One solid
chunk weighed 726 pounds, and from it
they realized over $500.
The work, however, could not long
remain secret, and the - silver patch
diggings became the rage. The ex-
citement spread. and soon Leavenworth
Mountain was a scene of busy activity
seldom witnessed. Old and young,
tall and short, lean and fat natives,
each armed with pick, shovel, and ore
sack, were scattered over the mountain
digging gopher holes and unearth-
ing the loose mineral. At distance
the mountain resembled a mammoth ant
hill, so thickly was it beset with am
ateur and professional miners. The
scene was an amusing and interesting
one.
Many would "pitch in,' dig hole
abont large enough to enter large
cat, and failing to "strike it would
wend their way down the mountain,
giving vent to their Disappointment IN
such expressions as Dig for float,
HIP "Its id American hum
bug! cts an open fraud on the
American people" Those having the
"sand," bent themselves to their work
and few failed in being well rewarded.
GIVE struck it," was the prevailing
expression and, when an unusually
large piece was taken out, there was a
rush to examine it and congratulate the
lucky finder. The largest solid piece
that has yet been found turned the
scales at four hundred and thirty-two
pounds. We saw several pieces of pure
mineral averaging from two hundred to
three hundred pounds each, which,
when assayed, gave return of from !,
500 to 1000 ounces per ton.
There are many theories as to how
this mineral became SO scattered thro'
the mountain slide, but nothing salts
factory has been given. 1t would be
difficult to ascertain the exact amount
which has been taken out, but 1t is very
large, and the mountain is still alive
with miners, who are daily bringing
down large quantities of ore.
During the search for the float "
some three valuable lodes have been
struck. One company, consisting OF
Messrs Robinson, Scott, Wykot1, and
Sargent, all old miners, have taken out
two tons of first class float ore during
the last three weeks, aud during their
operations they discovered a very valu
able lode, having a crevice over eight
feet in width. The ore they have TAX
en- out will run abont 1,200 ounces per
ton. Messrs George O'Comor and
John Mcdonald also struck very fine
lode Immediately above the Equator,
and they are preparing to work it dur
ing the summer.