The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-08-22


nerves it is trying ordeal as the distance
is made in from IS to 16 minutes, with
scarce ever an accident, and as thousands
have before US, we reach Idaho at the foot
of the Canyon in safety. After visit
to the hot springs, tasting its unpalatable
waters, and looking in at the spacious
bath rooms we took the evening stage for
Georgetown. Reaching there very tired
and dusty, but finding comfortable quart
ers, plenty of pure water and clean towels
at the Girard House we soon forgot the
fatigue and dangers of the journey. Early
| next morning armed with letter to Gen.
Marshal, the manager of the "Marshal
Silver Mining Company" presented my
credentials and on looking over which
the General exclaimed, cab! from Judge
Wills, Denver, Yes Sir, will be very hap
Ply to show you everything. The Judges
drafts will always be honored at sight
here, "and in half an hour the horses were
saddled and at the door and we were soon.
off for the "Cold stream mine" Follow.
| ing the wagon road up Clear Greek
| (South Branch) ascending sharply as we
advance between the spurs of the noun
tain fer two miles, we now have the main
road turning to the right and follow the
bridalpath up the mountains, not directly
up for that is impossible but tracking to
the right then to the like a ship against
head winding zag-gaining altitude at
each turn of the road stopping to let the
horses take breath and for myself to look
in and upon the wonderful scenery pre-.
sented no our view and here-half way
up the mountain one of the most novel
and picturesque sights imaginable pre-
sented itself Looking above US we saw
q train of twenty "Paek Jacks" loaded
with the rich silver quartz from the mines
further up, each one carrying 100 pounds
on his back and carefully pick their way
down this percipitous path. AS we were
bound upwards by the same path il was
necessary for us to find q turnout" and
then wait for the pack train to pass us.
This sagacious and hardy animal is in
dispensable to the mountain miner, as
many of the mines are inaccessible to 9TH
er modes of transportation. We soon
reached the mouths of the pelican mine"
which is very rich ID silver and lead.
This company has three tunnels in this
mine and are working at their lode at
each opening with a strong force of
miners. From this point another vigor-
Gus effort brought us up to the the "cold
stream" mine. We were now over half
way up the mountain-more than one
thousand feet above Georgetown which is
$500 feet above Denver and in full view
Of the Snowy range" among which to
South West of us some ten miles distant
"Grays Peaks" are conspicuous. Here /
for the first time experienced u slight
difficulty in breathing and occasionally a
sharp sensation of pain at the temples and
forehead. In passing into the tunnel,
each with q lighted candle, the General
pointed out the different shafts ofrock,
remarking that the granite rock neoer
holds mineral, that it is the Quartz rock
only which holds the precious metals in
combination with lead, @ins and copper
that in the mines in this region silver
predominates and but little gold is found
and in passing On he explained the Singh
lar fermation-the line of separation be.
tween the granite or "wall> rock" as
miners call it, and the Quartz or mineral
bearing rock. The tunnels are put in the
mountains trGnS0erSely to the veins or
l0des of'minerals and on cutting through
one Of these lodes, gang of miners is put
to work on the "side drift" as it is called
and follow the lode or vein bringing
out the ore through the tunnel to its
mouth where it is broken up, and sorted |
into LIST I'd and Sd quality and then it is
put into sacks of 100 pounds each and
carried by Pack mules to the foot of the
mountain-and then in wagons to the
stamp mills to be crushed and treated for
separating, assying &c. $1,000 hoa9 g. /
@ao SID .''. P. J. OyERAcRE.
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