The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-12-24
tolorado's New Bonanzas- Mountains
OF Pure Silver.

-fN'A newly discovered mining dis
irici- west ~ the eastern face 81 the
Rocky range. The norihern-mosi i the
Llk Mountain district The next south
y the Gunnison. The next south If
chat j. the Lake district Then comes
the Anlmas. then the San Juan West
Of the Lake district "a The Uncompagre
district, and east Of the San Juan j. the
Summit district. The mineral ~ the
latter j. exclusively gold; that Of all the
others i principally silver, gold leads
being scattered here and there. II was
10 mining camps in these new mineral
I Enthusiastically miles. ninety miles, one
hundred and fifty. two hundred, and
two hundred and sevcnty-fire miles
away-that this procession Of wagons
loaded with supplies was moving.
" There Is silver enough in them
seven districts Of Colorado 20 pay the
national debt and not more than scratch
the deposit" said a blonde samson 10
me with his legs spread on blocks If ore
and his arms lifted above his head with
roasted gold and silver rock in his fist.
Sellers with his There's millions in
IL was beaten ont Of sight 1t was
I magnificent But the unquestionable
honesty and intelligence Of the speaker
took from his action and words all
IS boastfulness. He was no Sellers, but a
quartz miner grizzled with years Of ex-
I perience.
II have worked in the Comstock
lode. " roared another through his lions
name, "and say there j. a bigger
thing in the Jones Mountain than the
II H..,..a...a1- =
Ii was appropriate that / should al
this point use for a footsiool Of ease,
while this glacier Of silver 10 pay the
national debt was coming al me. a mass
If ore on the floor weighing one hun
dred pounds, brought from mine in
the Animas district. whose product
averages from $3.50 10 $4,000 atom. Then
listened and looked and used magni-
flying glass.
NV brain Vet feels the burden Of that
stunning afternoon in that chamber If
minerals and miners. ] will empty my
memory Of most Of H. load. and make
what should be long story very short
Evidence was placed before me that the
owner Of the mine in the Animas had
recently wagoned several tons Of his ore
vi ANla I'M NNl n al nAAA filtAA n. a us
lance of 500 miles. az a cost Of s5s a
ton. and there received $500 ton
for the ore. examined a sample
from huge ledge in the Eth Mountain
district. worth, according 10 the assay
made AZ Denver. two dollars q pound
roasted rock that was rough with gold
en- measles. or a soliditied sweat Of gold.
4 responsible miner in the room told
me that he walked on one lode in the
Inc0mpagre. true iis~ure vein 800
feet wide. for FIVE miles. which assaved
on the surface l2O ounces Of silver 10
the ton If rock, ! do not feel al liberty
10 Introduce the names Of any Of the
gentlemen present at this exposition Of
the mineral from the recently developed
lOdes in southwestern Colorado But
the man who made the following state
meni 70 me l. well known TO al the iron
and steel manufacturers in the United
States 70 be wholly trustworthy and We
racious Some time since. -" he said.
"a number Of gentlemen here associated
70 purchase the Silver Wing property
in the Animas district. consisting If
fourteen lOdes. visible on the surface
A tunnel was run into the mountain 10
intersect them. Before the first lode
wa reached a blind lode was struck
thirteen feet thick. A little further on
a second blind lode was struck Of like
thickness. These veins are Of gray
copper assayinc over s2tG Of silver -
the ton. The entire mountain i APP
parently a mass II rich silver ore
3 Capt Kline. Of ncompagre. who was
. h.. q. ..,.l1tafx
state that he stood ready TO contract
with any party who would put up smeli-
ing works at hi> mines 10 deliver them
daily 100 tons Of ore that should run over
S2Oo 20 the ton. As q measure Of these
valuations Of the new Colorado mineral,
remember that the ore Of the wonderful
Nevada mines. ont II which the super
intendent ofthe United States Mint saws
S4.N0.Oo0 a month is now taken, runs
only from fifty 10 sixty dollars a ton
4 selected specimen. Of course the very
best in the heap. Of gold ore from sun
shine was shown To me that Welded I'M
der the Denver assay al the rate Of
$3.50 900 to the ton.
wa assured by men who had exam
incd the region. including the seven
above named mineral districts. that the
entire area. over twenty thousand
square miles, was "gridironed" with
silver lodes ANY one of which. sir.
any one If which can pay our national
debt" The Quaker cavalry Major. in
saving this. looked as honest and earn
csi A. he did when he sat on his horse
in the fight AT Stone River.
Well. ] ~ course cannot know about
that. for | have not seen. But | know
Of the large movement of supplies and
miners To this region; and know that
the ores saw are Of astonishing rich
ness; and know from years Of &C
quaintance that some Of the men talk
Ell with are incapable Of lying and