The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-06-23
OUR RAwLrNs LETTER.
Western Wyoming and Northwestern Colo
RADIO Mining-Other Matters
Of Interest.
RAwLINs, June 81. 1873.

RAwLTNs, June 81, 1873.
To the Editor Of The Leader:
Since summer fairly set in Rawlins
has assumed a live appearance, and
business generally is prospecting. Work
on the mines, both north and south Of
this place, has been commenced and is
being pushed forward with more than
ordinary energy. At Seminole there
will be more real developments this
season than W Hon. James France
has bought the mill which was built by
the Vulcan Seminole mining company
at Ferris district, and will at an early
day the same to Seminole, and
start up on ore from the Mammoth
Lode. This lode is not really opened
yet so as to know what 1t is worth, but
IL the body holds out as the lode pros
poets and shows near the surface, it
will prove a rich bonanza to the
owners.
Pattee, Casey, Brown and Ludlum,
representing the Silver Mountain and
Seminole mining companies, are now
here and are doing some loud talk as to
the work they propose to do.
About a month ago a party Of us
started on a trip south, and returned
home a week since, having travelled
four hundred and fifty miles on horse
back. We visited the Snake river set
Element in Wyoming; also Bear river.
Hayden and Hahn's Peak mines in
Routt county, Colorado. On Snake
river we found the feed excellent and
stock very fat. The settlers there have
planted largely, and with the exception
of wheat, will raise plenty Of grain and
vegetables with which to supply them
selves and the miners.
Between Snake and Bear rivers there
is comparatively little stock but plenty
of good feed and locations for stock
raising; also choice land for agricultural
purposes.
AT present the streams are all up
and over the banks. Every little
stream will swim a horse, and they are
very difficult and dangerous to cross.
On account of the current being SO
rapid q horse is very liable to be car
ried below the ford, and the banks are
so high that it would be impossible to
get out. The mode adopted by us on
this trip was to strip a horse naked,
except the long picket rope, and send
him across to sound the stream before
venturing in ourselves.
The Bear river valley is one of the
finest have yet seen, and will at no
distant day become one of the principal
fields for agriculture in Colorado. Mr..
Smart, Of Hayden, has been growing
his own produce and grain for feed for
the last five or six years, without irri-
CATION He thinks winter wheat, Of the
best quality, and with an abundant
yield, can be grown there without irri-
CATION. He is the postmaster at Hay
den, the county seat of Routt county,
and is a very intelligent and pleasant
gentleman. At Hayden We met Major
J. b. Thompson, formerly of Denver,
and brother-inelaw to Ex-Governor Nc
Cook, who is now county clerk and
recorder for Routt county.
From Hayden we went to the Hahn IS
Peak mining camp, stopping once at
the ranch of s. B. Reed, on Elk river,
where we were ~astonished to find the
large amount of planting and seeding,
which he has done. Mr.. Reed has a
fine place and being only seven miles
from Hahn's Peak, has a good market
for his produce.
In the mines, work is being pushed
vigorously and all feel confident of tax
ing out a good stake in dust for their
summers work. On the old Hahn'f
Peak property, more commonly known
as Poverty Bar" We found ]. b. Don.
aldson, Of Denver, as superintendent,
and prosecuting his work vigorously,
From the prospects he will certainly
take out a large amount of gold. HI
has not yet cleaned up. W. took two
pans Of the dirt on which he is working
: and from one we obtained thirty-ivs
I colors; from the other fifteen, all con
:, stituting good coarse gold.
On July I'd, the Hahn,s Peak Connpa
ny's property will be sold under an exc
cution in favor of Hon. James France
. after which it will probably pass int
t new hands. The property is certainl