, 1874-03-30
COLORADO,
Gold and Silver N1lning.--prcspoct
OF a Prosperous Season.
Why tho Mines Pay Better Now than
Formerly.
Tho San Jnnn Country.-.Its Rcputed Ric!l-
ncss-.-L0cation Of the Now
NIfncra1.Ficlds.

ACcO'"SLVIu4VA VI E4O ANCn
Mineral. Fields.
III Correspondence Of Tie Chicago Ttfbans
DENVER, COL. March q, 1874.
Never, In the history Of Colorado hns ths
prospect for prosperous season OF mining boon
30 great ~ now; and there arc many causes i.
contributing to this which hnvo heretofore not
existed. From 1860 up to tho preBent tfmo,
thore has been steady increase in the yield Of
gold md silver. Gold shows n groater return
for tho labor mud invostment than ever before.
silvcr-mining is unquostlouabiy tho more profit
able OF tho two; but rocontly, both havo made
m extraordinarily showing. Tho main
roaAon that mining is now paying more largely,
aud yoldlng with moro certainty, Is tho fact that
tho ayBtom Of voins Of this Territory is rapidly
becoming
DETER uHDEnsTooD,
and the adaptation OF machinery and PROCESSES
Ia mattor which no longer puzzles mino-owners
to any very groat extent. Tho mining and ro-
duotlon Of gold ara fast spproxImating desree
Of certainty that was hardly hopod for = fow
yoars ago. Tho character OF tho mstallifsrous
veins has boon closely studied, and now thero ia
not much difficulty In determining tho bcst
method Of troatmont for any particular class Of
oros. A luck Of this knowledge Cund only within
short timo paBD often rendered tho reduction
OF rich ores q mattor Of almost unwnr-
rantabo expense. Thore Ia peouliarity
attached TO tho ores Of every locality,
aud this Is mora especially tho caac
in Colorado. Ores similar in appearance fre-
quently require very different treatment; and,
failing 10 recognize this fact, many mineralogistn
from abroad have frequently had ill-auccosa
hero III their efforts to free the metal prontably
from tha roo,, srrrounf;no Il vhan +ha rovorsa
onrht o1o hoa t ~ Wn to IT, d
s;red know3ct1c. r. ranid1v hncnminr mora oon-
sr.} ,n;r;n1 nEorot;opa trorri'nmt H. Tarriffor,
arc heinz Carried on mora ertennvniv. and man.
~ the o31or and hottor.nf for,nod r,Inara tI';nI
thai thn via,l ~ ooil and si1yor thx year viii Ia
'AN' 'n0 'Ao'" - seAn1y nnnnTr 'D0 'o"N I'LL ="
that -, ,,at vo,r N0An11 Do'"AA
The ~ mines tiat t,.vs bcen worked To TIN grant.
est extent % giyo evidences Of bojur iuexnnusfjbia:
that rsnelsIIy tha deanor - The % mine ia wnrked
tha liz ~ .iv.hn sat,, tn"t,
nut. Mnnv nroanantors hovn StannrJa5 % tbs
r,c],est of ioc,tina M acconnt of nonr snry,na'
showing Int thoir error IN tiia - rosnnn. hecnm.
inc nnarant thronrh nro rcccnt d;scoyar;ss
| thov bayo ttnveran5 tho;r nld starnninesoronnds
to open un fortunes ior themselyan' Hnd ot3cra
Who Lave como forward with capital to dsyolon
/ tlo Ioc,litos rich viii, 0n1d and a;ivar fnrt
| that wns slow To bo found bnt In now fast bninr
! impressed upou tho mining community. il. tLat
they woro guided too much. in thoir Drospectinp
aud working Of mines, BY precolents furnished
l,e TIE Mssas; Mezioaus; .,,, =, ,n,
In llttla or no bofter than their cr1Ide methnd 81
arricuiture when oomunra1 with fhe imnrovcd
Mods of tho Intelligent aud onterprising Amcri.
can far,nor. Roaii2iur ills faot. the minara ars
@ adoptnr mothoda t'o 'ItS rost t of roiaut,u ] md
! exnnrjei1ce which, nrn lostjnei to mnto Tia
miniup ani reduoinr Of rold and silver
| ALMpgr Al cpnTafS
In THAR c1a+entor "a tho MINING and 1vor,nr ~
|
The mining camps Of Colorado nov prosout =
scono of activity tkat was noyor boforo k,owr'
II nlmnat evory locHItv ,ynora ,yoyl IL onne ~
tia yiold Of payne ORD hua 1ecrjy. II not f,v'' '
doubicI dnr;nT the mat fow n,antha. The "a.
duction-works Of tho Ter1itory. n,ininr DIV and
ni9ht. cannot anoommoiiata ona. Ihri IF Tia iie-
mnnd. mnfIe unon their oannnitv. Almost everu
train that Leaves this city oon7oya orc East to b
more. or SONS noifts still farther remote. much
noin1 aornss ihe ocsnn to Gnrmany and Walna
Sfnra rofnc,inn,wori.a ore rnnii,v ~ hac"m;ro
necessary aud ,1 movements have been inanga.
tro,,ort H.. @oG Tarro, - 1nnr ,ao ~
nI, n,un ean,tof e 1aa sm ~, ay r'n ~ sa; III
;mnroncr worI,nw hovo rccaniiv bnnn rc,'nono1
Ita aa .is.," ,;1,a iu
fItaaa o, tlsa 4us ana.a' 'u' o''
PiUatnu'u ri uuso s4loit Nv, w niii.e ~ oooonlo'
1a' 1oPofts los.un1 .us uaston.o t''noees VI
!, ta .onthwaaisr, Hs nnr,O ~ Il. rorrtorv
~ IN s"s SOU sousnmeesaln Polsioh g. tno lot!tosy,
nhso 's eauasu ~ ~ E5oae tnrol. atePs havo oaeh
sa sa1un ips sne rapaa nevnaonn9ns OF tno country
ta s;s an M eoutao o. @ Gon.
Eli "; !oIs uteosy ~ sno aae6' anu sney
W. 10 a;ni nuuu t,,,sn Mis t aew meehs M Mor5 -
neang laluay lusnoa 1gswafo on tnG 1ousn ia1A XII:
ao".u e., aasn as4 4se4 @ H. "1
pusn an connirv w 1 aa
Eaeat ea7 " sIe % snu JUL ;un lbs y ataauy
cosnieu % lra e Sses 40 ~ ,3on
atohR ,neo fo ,ng rnnard; 10 liz spn re-
nAiT guy III en;a nara6,.ro,,s n1 r,oar,a
~ r a.. ~, -,;1,';ts. ,,ronnrt
.' hao oslnE ~ .HMu H. " ia,us T.. 4.
ioty .s;,,, auo. NO a,o1at1a ianJa .m1 ibna ni
p;n ~ fortna Tilt tta ,ahor snd 1ees csntta1