, 1875-01-30
WEALTH OF WYOMING.
There Is Gold, Silver, Clnnabar, aud
Copper, aud Cnly q Lack
OF Capital.
Successful Enterprises Begun
in q Small Way.
a Golden Future for the Hills En-
circliug the Laramie Plains.

Speefat ccrrtsrsndtnes Of Th' Ehieags Trtbu.s.
BLACK Hills, Wyo., Jan. 22.--Do tbs precious
metals exist in paying quantities In Wyoning5
This question haa been frequently ssked since
Gen. CueteT's Expedition returned from Tho
8iAok fills, but tie puble's curiosity has not
been satisfied by auy definite answer.
3lAny xeem To confounl tho whole Of the
Black Hills country with The pArtc,,-
kr section visited BY Gen. Cus-
a., aud consider tbs existence
Mf gold and riiror dependent upon ttcir e1ist-
Ancs within TINT particular locality. As nnlll-
h1e definite uaa determined relative 10 tho .uin-
>ral wealth Of that section, the public Ia gone1-
ally disposed to doubt the presoucc Of valuable
ninsral lspos4ta In Any part Of tho Dlacs Hills,
which traverse tue uhois Of Central Wyoming
from north to sontb.
hAro been resident ef Wyoming
or the eroater nars Of tbs time aincs
1866 n~d during tho greator part Of ta.n year
which Ii drawing 70 clnsa, / hsye beeu pros
apoctiug &ad working i'll tbs mines Of Wyoming.
And fxtteF nayaclf tA1s am ablo to Ray ho1ne-
thing positive concerning tho mineral wealth Of
tho Territory, Including the Black Hills. During
ths aninroer vas a1nployol ia the
Lasr-cnANcE EIxISa bIxTA1cT.
On Douglaa Creek, Atbany County, Wye. T.,
about latituso Al deg 10 1a,o., a1aa longitude ioG
dog. 80 min. Tho nllnea Of tttia district aro
paaeers, although thero era indications Of rich
eold-leAriog lotsn ~ ucA. They hass beeu
woihed msro or Inns Hinco t8s5 by individuals,
wtth @xrieuh results. Two men tDok cut 500 Of
Eold IN tho wesAH in tho zs,aia stream Of Doug
4An Greek, about tHu yt'ats ago, a1r1 two either.
psxsiss hxvo n,saed about ak wce!ss yoassg for
tao Past I've yeSsa, averaging shout
IS a day TO tie naau. oihers l,ayo
~otlsel On tEa ,nuiu steam With rca,itta ri from
f1.5D to &:u per >ax. Hhst work thcuo {artie.
did va. dope ue.,er disadvantages. ~ they hkd
1uofo uater tfiau solG&ed individual e;Toss cuuhl
manage suec:eatnlfy. THY ws.s unabta to tcn-
Etrtlct largo Gnn4os, Which roauire III outlay of
Thousands Of dollars before 80 man, conts could
he taken out, md 50 Ghnpe!ed intp
Tie love4s stagen Of rxter. 1tmay ts usattsr
of sutprthe to cid miners 70 know TINT they
rasdn any pa! st sil, working At most NOS nero
than fex weeks JeaFl3, And beginning annw,
esch year. works eniy to bs swept avay or cor
oeca,lon,liy thsy vurksd the aide-gnlrher, wlaefe
u,os bad ias1tnessat wstcr, and whers the allu.
ttl Geps4ita ese not 10 rich aa that Of tie main
EffaEl hhH f'So7eo 10 he.
Ds>e asteation ot ore of ths psstias who took
&go to4,s of gold FROM ths fA1,au5 "Cpnfoticrats
aujrh" in AoniAna {21f. Jutlstu. of Nov York;,
rsa damn tc thss tilstr:l last ,oar, by specimens
sfosrh,g Douglas crssH, aud upon 4isit-
lns tilc district hs examined tho
sliav;el derossts OF the wiley, and was
delighted viii tie p1ospoc.s. Tho rosuls
Ens Tho Organization Of the EeH York d Wy
csaing plaoes sud Qstarss Mining Company
and its location Of claim near the source Of
the maia stream. Tho Company began work lnat
year, but owing to souao misunderstanding dta
not roaua1s opefation4 this season, and, In con.
se4uence lis ellinl, embracing so1ne Of tho hest
ground on the ctcek iB atEl unopened. HoWoy-
u. 1t mAy Ia safely rolled upon TINT tue
rune viii bo opaned next ooason, a. Col.
i. ". Domney, hiGhly-accomplsl.od LAWYER
and gentleman, who haa the prosperity OF tie
Territory at heart, Antl il iudcfntigabs III bis ef
forts for the development of her resources. hns
lasn chosen President Of the Company, aud In
determined to onan tho mine AZ ECON AZ poAtible.
TIE HcHiI COMPANY.
Ths Nsv York T. Wyoming Company failing to
sesnno work last spring. and through, ths
fundamentally Of Col. Downey. whoso
faith in tiie Hchness OF Tie district re-
rn4lnol unshxkan, the Homo Aiming Company,
City, wAs organized laas May, and cumncncel
work imsncdih.ely h located Immediately be-
low the c'kim OF tbs No" York 4 Wyoming Com
pany, Oh GROUND thAt prospscted neazly ~ we'll:
Under tic suPornapdsnco OF All experienced
niner Nr. J. kobiuacn Of NeyAda, 1t has
constructed q 4-foo. bod Ftck Aulaa 81
feet, long. aud placed lts claim IN
condition to ooEomcnce taking out gold earls
timber alotg ths asteAul, hut tue lumber has to
bs sAnea by hand, slss the CUT for tho lnma
haa to DO ran3e through point Of solid rock.
Ao"eEor, tha expense Ut opening did not great
noet csrtai uly repay, ~ tho glouud 1t tho head
Of the 1.uine pFopscts well IN coafso
gold Oh decomposcd-g1anito bedrock. OWN.
20 this Rnow On tue mountains and tbs frcozinE
work WAS suspended until next aeasou, when ra-
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