, 1876-01-25
TIE CENTENNIAL MINE.

"ThcFc's Millions In It''-A Specimen
HricK-A Fuli amt Glowing Account
~ tho Recent Goid-Djacover!cs nenr
Laramie, Wyoming Territory.
0naha Rte Jan. 10
Tho readers Of tbo I}ee. through brief tolo-
gram, hare Alrohdy been made Awhre Of the ro~
cent valuable gold-dIaoovorIsa nsar Laramie,
Wyoming, At tho "Contonnlsi 1fino." Yostcr-
day Afternoon, Superintendent Clark, Of Tho
Union Pacific Railroad, rooeiysd by expsesa from
Col. DoxncI ono Of tho disaove eress aud ownoss
Of tho mine, specimen brick Of gold, valued at
over 421G0 In currency. To-day wo Ind the
pleasure Of viewing thia brick 1T tho Office Of
Superintendent Clark. Il ls about tnchca long.
inches wldo, and inch thick, and bears the
stamps OF The mint At Denver, whore II MAS as-
sayed. It nas produced from GRO which aaaaycd
e4B, ,781.34 in gold aud 327l.49 in s,lyer, to tho
ton, making total value, to the tom Of $47 051.-
So. MANY Of cur prominent citizens have vowed
First National bank. aud in a few days forward.
| cd to New York for bualness pusposoA
Col. DoToeJ Ia endohvorthg to dovolop Tho
| miuo As soon as possible. The discoveries Aro
creating great sxcItemeut. and, voro It not for
| tho dsop SNOW, hundreds OF men would bo ont
psospeotlng In that vicinity, encouraged BY tho
results OF tdo Centennial" Col. Douney has
been groatly a4siascd In Lila enterprise By h!a
brother, who Is Rursoyor Of W!do experience,
Col. DornoY's latter to supt. Clark, giyou bo-
low, which accompanied the brick anl seyeral
specimons of orc. will bo road with deop in
terest all ovot tho country.
LAAAHIE CEr1, n. r., JAn. ie, 1a76-S. u. H. Clark,
Es9., General Superintendent. u. r. n. R.-9ln: III
coiopltsnco With your ro9ucst through NJ shankapt
Win rt1esenoe 70 Tue " gen'ennsl told 1ilno narc
facts:
This Centennial Gold Ana Is located on Tho enssern
tween tho north and Tic south fork Of tho Lto Lar-
mia niset, % mica duo wost from L1ramio City,
link In the main chain Of tho Rocky Mountains, or
sierfsa Msdrcs, and ie In Tho mineral bolt running
f,ss sssa Ss nfa ats s sssss
j. s
tbeae mountains Il wctl known to contsu rlacer.gold
About IL miles westward from Tho Centennial, On
rich psceIs hayo boon discovered. and Va hare dur.
Ing mora than year, been sngagel In openug them
on large M seale according to tha most tmt'toved
cap!ts and other dranbacks succeeded In getting our
ground Into ptoPes sesEs to wars1ne ~ IN sapsct!ng
rod. Our ch1nt expense A ptoparnX for ach.mptng,
has beon the construction Of 3-foot, bedrock aumo
Rich pacera Indicate he existence Of iodes Of gold
bearing roct, but The Centennial IL the Ara lode Of
say ~ Or , m H. ohGs
queu,ly thsLr rsuo remains unknown. That other
cited 5y the fsc hat rch Snoas rock nsy 10 found
scattered orer tho whole uurtace Of tho mountain.
asposs rash ioes ot is.
tudo yadlate. This lodu was found moro than ytar
s.sge se1 ussa .ss pt i
over $3.50 POI ton 81 2o0o pounds, whilo some Of the
rock a.ssysd ind no s.ve iess snan $500
with the country tock; and, It tho depth Of 10 fee i
was discovered that tho shaft bad been sunk on aldo
broken from tic fu41A l01D. but In what
dirsctor II bad moved, tsn,.nsd - uniosed prob:
pns ss 9 s Ts s,os2 s
of the shaft Of discovery and On thu lnh u that n
aas. s 'n pas ~s ws e b
rocks Tho vein lisa SOLID body Of godbearng quartz
completely aung creree ranging IN Width from 70
from votueai plane. At point oppoalte the dls:
eo,ory shaft Ne i.de opening iuo that shatt and
from tho main u!do 1t thls cvet and moved about
20 that tbc hanang rock Of this ode aboys uet.
fracture clearly daauad. lere wo began isSiug ous
ore. and In the opening Alrs.dy snsds 1o1 tons Of
quarts mill. which Is nom l. operation. aud from
Which 70 aats !ust received the nE.t return; Thu
teen aays. We crushed ioo tons Of orc, Il . totsl
s a IL poss H. %as ths
lode wa erushed without asserting, as w1
desirea 70 .sos5tsn r, 1ust What u - sssraso
sccerdns sss.r Il tic Ined tatas @ Dssaea
Of 10 ;isd y. ioo .ans ot aEs, u sss:71. Adding
ss s;n s. ,ss til
Ct Z tsrsss sses .aFsna s S
rreyion. ouayip opening tho nina and procuring tle
,n These figures appear Wild, but figures tell the
Desiring 10 fad tls lodo On ovor ]oycl 70. eoproa.
ian;e in woEtlng. M x9 1soso anones .unnel m hos
rsdy ncnslons4 In ordrt to ths iods 1ol fset b.
low tho surface. In running this tunnel dLanoe d
ioo fse. hrss spnrs Of the main lols wets out on u
direction .,of The, main ioao. II q >in tht
inches, saa dl. .ith poeaiiss tad of qusrts
Experts .ro of ts opiaiou that, vhcn tbs main LODI
il tapped on this LEVEL Il will 10 touul to carry tht
o but as 10 Fs soa
to prsciado 10 i idos Il il l.vns andersoas an;
in.i %tnsy. Tho f.ct 4 that ths rock i q unusns
nnsau.l.d % III son.insns. rIof. jsoos +. J.
nshtEWsr. AissTer In charge OF tho ln!ut OF tht
q fsp.e,msns ssksn from dierant paris It lbs spur
1Mn: md s19cs W 6o!o~taa results: 0olh, 7,se,:
nfss r. ,i;sar tSa Of ' 3 ~ pounds Of os'
poanda Of s,wotth s27l.tD tn aon total t4iooi il
eoln .slne PsE ton ot ago pounds par certificate o
ineose herewith oerahcats Of ..ssy, .nd forward
hy e1ptesa gold brick which Is part ot tho result
ln conclusion. ea.st respectfully 10 ~ that ii.
t.iaensss q great mineral derostsa In tho Modicu
Within the walls oi lo Thousand ioass that cut lhoa
mountain to syefy direction millions Of untold wcAltt
.sa aad hasa .s.y 1Gs e
ooA tbs ttosaurohouso opcn tAn Golfers will yelt