Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-09-19
Gold and Silver Mining i'm Wyoming
Territory.

Wyoming Correspondence Boston Pilotl
Thinking perhaps something in re-
gard to the gold and silver mines Of
Wyoming Territory might interest
your readers, write you from Raw
lins Carbon County, which is situated
in about the centre OF the mining,
and perhaps the best grazing portion
of the Territory. To the northwest
is the Sweet River Mining District,
the oldest in the Territory. This
mine was remarkably promising until
the summer OF 1872, when the Indi-
ans made general raid, massacre
ing the miners. who were peacefully
following their vocation. Since then,
Camps Brown and Stambaugh have
been established by the Government,
which tends to give feeling OF Sc
ourity to the prospector, and now the
district begins to show signs OF its
former activity. Last summer there
were some rich placer diggings dis
covered six miles north from Camp
Brown. The next oldest district is
in the Ferris Range in Carbon County,
fifty miles northeast from Rawlins.
In 1869. George Ferris, after whom
the district is named, and a few ad-
venturous followers. prospected in
what Is now called Ferris Range, and
found evidences Of silver. gold. and
various other minerals ON all sides;
several very promising lodes were
discovered. The Ferris, Coleman.
Matilda Jane, Buff City, French Spy,
California, and Bullion lodes we're all
worked to certain extent, and show
ed every prospect Of paying well. but
the miners who had them in charge
we're either inexperienced or without
capital, and in time they were all
abandoned, until three years ago Cap
tain John McCasey, one OF the Oldest
and most experienced mining engi-
neers Of the West, took held OF 1t,
and worked 1t until his funds gave
out. In November last, a stock COM
pany under the name of Seminole
Gold and Silver Mining Company
mot in any way connected with the
Silver Mountain Mining Company
was Incorporated Under the laws OF
Wyoming; J. r. Brown, of Maine,
was elected President, and Captain
McCasey. Superintendent Of the
mines. A large force of men were
put to work early this spring, and
last week, at depth OF SO feet In the
California shaft, some OF OF the finest
specimens OF quartz ever seen ia this
Territory were taken out. The max
imum result from ore before this vein
was struck was s1O4O to the ton, and
the minimum $25.5s to the ton. Last
week your correspondent became af-
fected with the excitement, which is
epidemic here at present, and went
out with party OF four to see the
mines. We found the. Bullion and
California shafts located in a canon
walled in by mountains, covered in
places by heavy timber, and nearly
1000 feet in height, and flowing
through the gulch is beautiful little
mountain stream, aptly named Silver
Greek, which will furnish ample wa
ter power to run the stamp MILL
which the company intend to erect
soon.
We found Captain McCasey and
his jolly assistant, Mr.. Ike Sudan,
comfortably ensconced in their log
cabin, and received hearty welcome
from them. We made hearty sup
per Of venison, baked beans, bread
and coffee, and rolled out of our buf-
falo robes the next morning with a
feeling OF exhilaration which the
splendid atmosphere OF these noun
tains is sure to give one. After get
ting outside of more venison and
coffee, we climbed four or FIVE hun
dred feet up the side Of the mountain
to the California shaft, and, with a
glimmering candle in our hand, were
lowered into the darkness through a
shaft whose walls are one mass OF
gold and silver, sending back refiec-
tions from our dim candle like a
thousand stars. The company have
undoubtedly struck big bonanza,
and are jubilant, as they have per-
feet right to be. They have purcha-
sed the latest improved mining ma
chinery, including steam drill, hois-
ting engine, Rand's electromagnetic
battery, for blasting. and are now
prepared to rush things.
We were unable to spend the time
to visit the Seminole mining district,
sixteen miles to the northeast, where
the Seminole Co. have an extensive
mine, which they believe to be even
ahead Of the:California-
There are number Of placer Dig
gings In various portions OF the Ter
ritory; number OF men from this
place have been working In the Rock
Creek diggings, east OF here, but
were obliged to quit, and come in
last week for the lack of water. They
brought in enough dust to net them
fair wages.
| The mineral wealth OF Wyoming is
unsurpassed by that OF any other
portion OF the Union. The frequent
raids OF "them red devils" on the var
ious mining camps In the Territory
has greatly retarded the develop
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