The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-22
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EDITOR TELEGRAPH:
In sorae respects my trip to the noun
talns was tedious one owing to the ex,
ceslvely dusty roads and che fearful hills
Cor mountains) to be crossed in passing
from Ole town to another, but one year
more will dispose of the stages on this
route as the railroads will be extended to
Georgetown and the "Iron Horse" with
the luxurious "P alaee" cars will transport
the weary invalid on the marrow Gauge"
over easy grades and free from dust, to
the life giving baths at the famous Hot
Soda Springs of Idaho city, and the pleas
ure seeking tourist, the man of business,
the miner and the speculator to the beau
tiful city, Black Hawk or Georgetown,
where each may crafty his ambition by
investing in-the shares of the great Quartz
mining companies most Of which are now
paying we'll, or in digging for the precious
minerals in the gulches where many a
"lpchy fellow" has paved out comfor-
table fortune In q single season. At Black
Hawk was shown through the largest
"Stamp mill" in the Territory running go
pondersus stamps for crushing the Quartz
rock, from which an Indefinite rum Der
of ounces are forced to surrender them.
selves to the uses of exchange and som,
merce. This mill is driven by the finest
stationary engine ever saw Of 100 horse
power, and is SO perfect in construction as
to make less peise than Wheeler & Will
son sewing machine. The various process,
ses for separating the gold from the rock
after crushing, and the subsequent treat.
ment fer collecting and economizing the
base metals containe9 in the ores such as
copper, zinc and lead, have been brought
to such degree of perfection that many
Jode8 or veins of mineral bearing Quartz
are being now worked at q handsome
profit which before the establishment here
of the reducing mills of Prof. Hill, where
the ores are passed through smelling fur.
naces and than chemically treated as at
Seranzac. Weles All thisis too intricate
and would require too much space Tor my
limits. Here too, under the guidance of
the Superintendent I was permitted to
visit the Tunnel being run into the noun,
tain for the purpose of draining some of
the richest mines here, the working Of
which has been greatly retarded by the
accumulation Of water in their shafts and
which was removed at great expense by
means of steam pumps The "Fisk Mine"
has already been completely drained by
running this tunnel through transverse.
Jgand the mineral is now being taken out
on trucks by mule power through the TUn-
mel instead of being raised by steam
through their shafts as formerly and by
these means the mine is being washed
with much batter success The Tunnel
now 100 feet in the mountain will be ex-
tended some 800 feet further to tap the
great "Bobtail lode, one Of the richest
VEINS Of gold bearing Quartz yet discov-
cred In this region. The celebrated "Greg.
DRY Mine" is some little distance further
up and whether the Tunnel will extend
to it is yet to be determined. The Quartz
Mines of course, arc operated by "Stock"
companies with large capital They are
very numerous and their multiferm opera
tons and requirements support a popula
ton of some four or five thousand persons
IN Black Hawk alone. Central City is
nominally two miles above-that is up the
creek but in fact the two cities run into
each other-as we can hardly see where
one ends and the other begins. Both towns
are situated on the north branch of Clear
creek, small rapid stream afording val.
liable motive>power for the numerous
Quartz and other mills of various kinds
which line its banks. The character of
mining operations at Central City are
much the same as at Black Hawk, and re-
quire 10 description, but there are en-
ployed here in Banking and mercantile
persuits, and a large and well conducted
Hotel was recently opened which renders
Central City more agreeable to visitors.
Leaving Central for Idaho six miles dis
tant,we make sharp ascent fos a mile
passing over depression in the snowy
range-with James Peak on the right
hand-aad other snow capped Peaks in
view. we have tolerahla road for two