The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-11
THE RICH SAN JUAN MINES.
WONDERFUL DIsOOVEBIEs IN THE
PAST THREE YEARS.


New York Capitalists DEVELOPING the Re-
,ources of the ;.ichcst Corner Of Colorado
A Country oil Exceeding GRANDEUR.
SAN JUAN MINES. Sa"uache, Col, March
15.-Gcographically we arc situated In the eA-
trcme southwestern corner OF Colorado, ana
what ate known IA tho famous San Juan mines
include the districts OF the summit, Alahosa'
and saugre dcposits-all gold-topcther with inc
Lake, Aminas, La Plata, and Unctpagre-hli Eli
yer. -
An tic silver country was discovered III NV
bu, owing to tho occupation Of the couhtr! of
the Ute Indians, the fret explorers were ur'Nen
or and IL IL only since the Indians were placed
upon their reservation that tho miners nave
been allowed 20 return and develop the fiches
of tho country. This has been period Of only
three ycafJ.
The gold discoveries nre OF moro recent date.
IL vas not until the 70 before last that gold
WAS known to exist In paving quantity In the
summit and Alamosa districts ,,,,...,..
Mr. w. n. Van Gteseu, formerly OF Nuwnukee'
came here early with ore or two cxperts In ptns-
pecting md aasaying, and the, result y Is neen
most marvellous, Ihronsn Mr; van u.eyyo SON, ;
and other captulist' came out To take look,
aud tho result Is most gratifying both to these
gentle men ana all others Interested In the coul.
try. 1hciO are not Her lly mountains OF gold
here, az some too enthusiastic writers claim,
but there il enough To NV ulhicTlaU4 uliilln-
ish the national debt II 80 nuplied, Hud nat TOO
In a very short time. Mr. Crook and other par
ties of New York ere now putting IN extensive
and costly work Tor the handling OF the ores.
Tue machinery nut IN last season ~ these
lamc gentlemen WIS or only ordinary catafitN,
and more for the purpose of thoroughly testing
the ores than ANYTHING Gle. The result WAS ~
course s0ti,f ctorf, atd 10 one knows tNicui
how much they took out, a. they arc tetlceht
upon the subject brt We know that every ton
turaed out way up into the thousands, and
they are now hu,iug Dor themselves aud their
friends all he TrJI erty iLcy can LET hold OF.
rHr GOLD COUNTRY.
Del More. situated not far from tho head
wat Rs q the river lho trande del Norfe, Is tho
hcedquartct. tor the - H. county,. IniS - now
"A lively mining camp ana crowds ~ people bent
uprn other occupations than mining are hurry
ing tnsre.
routes. Nv he Kansas Paci ic II ilrold u ID N
YER thence t. Cunpr cav, distant one hundred
and thirty miles by the marrow gourge Denver
Concord coaches Il the hest make take YOU INT,
the : II Luis valley aud through - uache e
Del Nortc. the last q distance OF one nundrec
ana forty mile easily done in two DAYS. h,
other route IA hV tho Atchi4On, Topeka art
Santa NJ u .ilroad from kHnsls city In aluios
all ait line to Z mon CITY, thence by stage a- lie
Tor.
SaruacNc {. the cutnitinr md starting poin
Tor all the silver country, nd ~ a vllcc which
although n'M syin wla' nAuer thAi pei Nor,,
Ia ruuaider"d flc % tv..l e &c tu tho nlitiil
eoun'r' gag d"> ere" oi .in,rs WIN t"ei
donkeys i,t'h u may ie Son setting out 10
their f6aucciN tWuua. To give Won approx
mute idea 90 tie ic ! 70 Of ihcsr mines vi
name one or two from oncu dirltl {. wit
oflri"i aes9y' irom ia" n'int 10 Denver a
authority.
Inne.s OF New York cl),. with ctcViCe .
twenty tees. and % va, sire h 90 from twelve &
thifty tucncs. rams for tho nfst-cl - ore oyc
teGs6, tccoui. cl. - over 500 and third elias
tC0 TO the tom. Tho Sus0uchgnn', owned cy
companv. trines at the mills u avefrse Of g.
for all the ore taken out. lhi- lat mine has
rreyicc OF bout six fee lana "a ay streak O
light inches OF sahd ga'ena and gray coppei
This Is considered n tig paving mine These al
only two Of a hundi th could mentor
IQullly good In the same district.
10000 TO TIE TON.
In the Ia l lata district the Comstock Lode
30 named from the great Nevada Bonnuza. an
owned by IAN Frnncisco company- heads th
list. This mine e rries streak Of COL quart
sssaying oyci S?c,o0 g. the tom nd IN the sam
rrevce streak oi SILVER laying over Sllt'
This IA only one 81 tne hundred OF two IN tia
district
In Lake district wa mention the Hotel
kiss Lode, owned nv Crook Go. OF New forl
FMS mine. with a creyiCe Of forty feet, and ar
streak Of four feet. runs in gold from 500 I
t2,'U and ~ SILVER, from Sin to $50. Cor
l. dc, in the g ne district, Yields from 500 I
t4J0O o the ton; the ing Casino. from $40 I
bf the mines In this district.
The Uncip grc cisrir' IS PERHAPS attractln
more attention just now til IL either ~ ia
others, on account OF its ecressihllliy an
charming climate. The town OF OuraY, SO name
the head Of the Uncapagre rver aud In the mo-
DELIGHTFUL spot In {. dorado. IL has vegetatio
Of Almost tropical growth. and an altitude
only CISCO feet. narrow valley opcus to th
west, and tho most preOl ttnD- mountains G
the whole Rocky Mountain range loom W O
either side, exceeding IA Grandeur rnNthing th
writer has seen m either the Alps, Pyrenees.
Lower Andes. The ucapW're river .bounds
1peckled trout tie r.puntains with muuutai
sheep, deer, bean, and other smaller game, ala
variety Of game binds, while a hundred Ia
springs shoot out all along the river bank f'
miles all this m addition to the ricn seams
silver sttesking ever hill tni ledge.
WONDERFUL HtCuNESs.
heavy company from Buff 10 is operstu
here, and this year viii put In very exten~i'
works for the reduction of the ores. Ihr,
other firms and individuals are now on the WI
20 this point. Among some of the Leaf
mines mines here ma, nay be mention9ps the slE
and another owned 10y Bicycle called Il
Forty-acre lof. The last Is Il wonder IN /
way and literally covers seven claims, I
owned by one mani forty acres of ground, fro
any point Of which you may take up ore fro
the surface with pick. tho ore running fro
three to FIVE hundred dollars. he Sovcn-thir
lode, owned hy Quinn richardson, carries rul
silver In great abundance. and is account cd oil
OF the richest things IN the whole Of the san Jui
Ali kinds OF mechanics are wanted In all o
camIs, and at good wages. Capitalists wi
money to assist In developing the country
course IRE wanted. Young men with a fe
Thousand doll RS are wanted In every town
all branches 81 mercantile pursuits. Sagu tch
Del Nortc, Lake City, Eureka, Silyerton, Oura
and Amina, rks ar all open to inc buslne
iman. At an these Joints are Post Offices, wi
tTi weekly mail. Coaches run as far rs Lal
Civ from SiGuache, and during the oomiI
summer the lines will be extended to Amin
Forks and the Uncdp gre valley.
All this silver country IL on The Pacific sloI
yet the gold country, only few miles distnI
Is on the Atlantic shed. All Of MS here ta
much pleasure In answering inquiries In Teluti,
TO the country and Letters addressed To d
baguiohe Chronicle, or to the Postma StefB
any Of these points, are most cheeruliy q
swered.
"Old Reliable"
From ne HdrU0yd Courdnt
The Sharp's Rife Company OF Bride
port, Conn, dOrmer,y of Hartfordl has dept