, 1874-09-04
THE SAN JUAN SlLVER-MINES.
The Richest Argentiferous District
in the World,
Orc Yielding as nigh as 1000 Ounces
Of Silver 10 Tho Ton,
-Four Thousand Locations Made, but homo
Of tho Lodos Developed to
Any Extent.
4 Grand Rush to the Mines Expected
to Occur Next Tonr.

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Fonxa or rur A,,txAs n,vrnL DArrn,s rAnx.,
La Iiata Co., COLI Aug u, 1871 !
I havo reached tho hub of tho worry latest nov-
city 10 mining exo1toments, aud am very COM
1ortaoly sheltered III log-cabn which Btanus
"ltn'n oV loot OF tho roaring, foamlng' daening
Anlmne Kivor; while oil around, towering 2,0oo
fees IN sne a's, a1o grand old mountains, como I
with thclr snow-caps on, and ali seauod ana inr-
to"oa VIII immoral iodes aud lodges. 'Ilmpor-
Huo 's 'ely o'ss'no1'y aehheq 1858 than ooolee
ABOVE on .nose mounta'n'a!opcs.
naher ta1n 1s eltaatco IN soutnorn Coloraoo.
oot"oen !at1tudo bt:8 and Longitude l07:8. 1t
omofocoa bna!i portion OF tho Oto indian
hesofSatlon "nlon Was cooea TO tho tovornmont
oS treaty maae at"o over ono year ago, but
nut ratanoo " sae nehato ontn Apfal u OF tho
pteao"t yuas. oy LUIS aeasy 1ne government
ootalnea 1sio TO hoone u'oo e4"are mfles OF
mountains; anu nearly IN tno contfo OF this
eoaeo aaos1oh 10 the -...-.-.
AAS IVAN s'1s&A aaSss'
covering al aiea ~ ni.'os uaeS ut'o "chs py ~
hor!n ano south. ana nun'oo''n8 "oous 4,uoo
"ol1.oonnoa 'olns Oh mineral; ~ 'oas1' this
numoeT OF ''ocaaons lave ooen @aoo up 10
date;
naao' 1ara' ~ tnls sn'les ID o'aaaoo' oolaFes
ita name from Capt Bakor,-not military
man, but pioneer and gald"hunter,-vho oamo
here in 1860 al tho hood of a party numberinr
7n r,or rrcaroot;,r ~ -,,nor- dtoo;nco II
Womb aoen hat Taaer au mr. ,s n,a lne,y 5itt,, ~
"oa'o BULL eoas pa1e, anu nlH nen Ano" l'tt'o o1
nothing OF m1neral'lodos, Tor their Efforts "ero
sooly directed to finding gold rs tho enrly CALI
fornians did, and their labors wore poorly ro-
"erdod' Pits aud ditcl'ce e1cAYatod BY this
party arc found In several places, and quito
variety Of rolica loft by Baker and his men wero
discovered in Euroka Gulch loat soagou. Dakor's
marty soon ouarra,ea and .senarated,-Baher.
ooA H".4o,.. asa 11o
wttll y 10" neu. a1tAipe 1aStnee sousn, lnto NO"
Aloxloo, whore lo actually discovered rich dig
Rings on the San Juan River. 4 fow weokB
lator. tho adventurous Captain was killed by ILL.,
t5.,,a ,rb,o ,,nsa.ts,,;,,. 49,, h,", 49, .I,;o
uane, "nno unuot' utp pa'A 4'''' -. 'A's
QalloV III asarch OF lilo matn party, nla1ofaty Of
whom had loft the country, while d fow TO-
malned, suffering untold llardships, and finally
A'S y. n'At ,",' .--...-,
eoH"".us o~Aot' Aaoli Sout ~ soai' "o1o onlna
pattles OF trappefs aaa ttadefb anu occasionally
detachment Of prospectora but they wcro not
allowed to roruaiu in tho country. Enough
howoyer, waa loarnafl Of TIM mincra, ,cao,,rcos
,.s.. ~, .,'aa, as.,a - 49,, 49, ~ t-..a..s"
noio' ~ tuoee rai"os, w to''a ~ 'n' 4oln'as1on
OF company or trontiofsmon from NOW noxtco,
and ro,na,,,o f1nri,,, tha a,,n,,nor ,,,osnect,,,
tho s ,non,,.nins ani 'A' ''A''ND'A e'''p''''n6
WV .t.n1nm anu ,,.s ,,,sro>.,,,,.
~ no,I ai ,ior to,aa 'n4 60 =,
cassnn ,s,t III taa vara aoi "
,nonnod "1, ,t n,o, ,ro;t fns i So
mstion, the I sserossvo miner sae me in in and S wont
to work, Tho treaty was not ratified until 1871:
Do min m aa ah neee ese'toa m on 10 n i1o 4
Har ~, i ocot;"na aro a. 1mno au , Is9 si1
or"bie WORK ons IN Tha H InIians @ orowIed 1g
t.on3 w. Ioa1 .",,aa - H. .I,;sc .,n.,,
tSa ar VI t .o ~ oa aassa @ ~
pas suo ~ IAos as1 n1t do
Ienisos,,ra T.; ,u c,niaiat ov ne tat
nn acasna ron, ~ tha n,uera f'a"''s' "A'' 1ooA
and ,xf;to NAV o,d osaaaa;ot ~ t1
hho,,t az, rninara na,mn ~ an3 naor n
m~erat o iooatjons woro roo int to1o WI S,Joo nv
5nuolo.,nnrt .wor}h rnontin,;n1 md Ttn crta;ao
.J ~ ~ 1ttio ~ ~ ~ ~" n, su s.a
III T4sa t ia o nss.o ~. ~ t.o ~ @ oaan u.o ass'