The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-10-31
SILVER
What a co.oradan Thinks. oil the Prospects
al a New Mining Camp.
Correspondence of The Leader.
DENVER, Col, Oct. 80.

Correspondence of The Leader.
DENVER, COL, Oct. 80.
TO The Editor Of The Leader:
Pending the ''panning out'' OF the
new diggings but newly discovered and
made known to the public, of this
vicinity in particular. Thought l would
give you some points relating to the
same. Iallude to Silver Cliffs, or more
properly speaking, Cliff, as there is
only one Of them, and, like Sarah's
baby in Maryatt's novel of "Midship-
man Easy" a very small one. There
are but half a dozen of these miner
claims which show any pay; have no
defined lodes and no wall rock. The
Cliff mine, one hears 80 much about,
was sold for S25, 900? l don't believe
a word of it, however, and it had been
bonded for quadruple that amount.
The Robinson mine is another ''cele-
brated case" In the new town itself,
town lots and claims are bought and
sold with reckless haste, such as would
induce the stranger in the land who
had sojourned in the region of the
Nevads's in the early days of specula-
ton to hold on to his purse strings
until further developments ensued, and
not get nipped in the bud early.
Lumber is worth $50 delivered to
purchasers on the ground; the article
being scarce. Miners who are at work
are being paid at the rate of SO per day.
They board themselves, and generally
speaking, sleep on their bottoms. There
is no hotel there and every man brings
his own blankets. Ten dollars a week
is the average price for your hash. and
cheap enough at that.
Here you can learn nothing abso-
lutely reliable pertaining to this Ell
Dorado icy from the newspapers.
The Times gushes over sour New Dis
coveries and the Mineral Wealth of the
Centennial State.n The Tribune ditto,
only of q more subdued mouse color,
follows suit. These journalistic ven-
turers are presumed TO be ostensibly
in the interests of Southern Colorado
and its further and future development.
They publish all they can get relating
to these mines; but this morning the
Tribune, in a measure, takes water in
an editorial upon the subject. George
town, Central and Golden also have
their correspondents upon the Cliff.
The returned miners' who rendez-
vous at the Planters and the Red Lion,
think variously, but all seem to be
going back, cecept those rho hare sold
out. In the meantime a constant
stream of miners, gamblers, bummers
and general utility men are constantly
leaving for the new town in question.
1t may prove another Leadville. 1t
can never be half as sickly.
To get to the desired place you leave
Denver for Pueblo and Canon City,
reaching the latter place via the Dem
yer & Rio Grande railroad in the early
part Of the night. A good supper and
u sleep will refresh you to that extent
that you will be ready for the stage in
the morning after q still better meal
for breakfast than you had for supper.
At 8 p. M, after n ride Of thirty miles,
IL you are lucky, the stage company
will drop you at tile Cliff, where you
must ''pan out for yourself. More
anon. CLEw GARNET.
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