New-York tribune., 1879-04-14
NEW DISCOVERIES EVERY DAY.

NEW DISCOVERIES EVERY DAY
FOUR RICH HILLs-FOETUNEs MADE AND N PROS
PECT-OUTLoOK FOR The FUTUGE-A NEW RE-
GION TO EXPLORE.
IRON Az OCC tSIOStL CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNE
| LEADvIILE, Col, April S.--1he rush to Lcadyile
continues undated. Even the far oil New England
States have sent their representatives. while from
the nearer Eastern States, between the Hudson and
Mississippi Rivers, and from the extreme South. the
tide of immigration has been immense All the rail-
way lines, with their stage connections crowded
daily with excited miners and anXiou, capitalists,
! the majority of whom come TO Lcadye to stay.
During the past month the population of this city
has been increased al the rate of 500 a week, and
| from present indications this number will be
larger as rs the snow is gone and Spring fairly
opens. The roads leading into Lcadvllc are now in
a terrible condition. and in consequence the rates
charged for freight are ruiuously high, aud great
difficulty is experienced IN securing transportation
! for sufficient goods to supply the daily demand of
such rapidly growing town as Lcadvc. mill
! ion pounds of freight were shipped to Leadyille
| from Colorado Springs alone during the past week.
! The time consumed by most of the freight lines is
| from seven TO twelve days, and il not unfrequent
! happens that load after load of freight is dump
ont by the roadside. to lie for days al a time.
! The Black Hills have been nearly depopulated
/ since the LeaGylle fever set in. and experienced
/ miners from Utah, Nevada and California are
| Hooking TO the carbonate fields by hundreds. The
| mountains for miles around the camp
thckly covered with prOspector-, and miners col
onIes may be found in every direction. New mines
/ are being opened up every day in the week, and
not 4 few Of those discovered within the past ten
days promise as sure and safe returns as any that
have been opened since the carbonate excitement
first set in. Eastern capitalists have invested
1 4. s.l,G
have been paid for some of the more promising To-
cations
FOUR RICH HILLS.
The best paying mines thus far operated lie upon
four hills or mountains, called Fryer, Carbonate,
Iron. and Long ana Derry These hills stretch in
line along the eastern limits of the town for dis
tauce of about six miles. Fryer Hill lies at the
northern end of the line, and Long and Derry
at the southern. Upon the first named hill are
found the Little Pttsburg, New Discovery,
Little Chief Dives, Chrysote Carboniferous, and
yulture. the best known because the first discOv-
cred and mp to this time the best paying because
the best worked. The first four named belong TO
the CONSOLIDATED Mining Company" of which
Nessrs Taber and ex-senator Chatfee are the prin-
cpll partners. These mines yield larger output
of ore than any other four in the district, and are
regarded as the most valuable. Immediately Joining
the Consolidated Compauy's mines, and embraced
IN the same bclt are the CarboniferOns ChrysOite.
Vultuc. Eaton, Pandora and FaITyiew, all yielding
high Grade ore, and owned By Borden, Taber q Co.
One of these latter mines, the Nuture, is perhaps
the easiest worked and therefore the best paying
mine IN the combination, II Lot III the belt. lew
mon h- .o this property was regarded as utterly
valuclrs., but during the past month lts Weld has
bc.u enormous Not less than SJ-,OpO | am in
formed wa. placed to the credit OF the mine in
bank during the past thirty days, aud all the pro-
cc,i- of thc work of only four mon.
Their, are numerous utacr claims on Fryer I'LL, !
some of which pay good returns 40 their owners but
those already named are among the most yanarle
and best known. About mila 10 the south ot the |
L1ul, PA ioHulg rru, ahn separated lhcTrlioH 'y
a small mountain creek called stray Horse GuIch |
is Carbonate iii, upon winch 2rr 10 be found some
iur paying mines, the more prominent on ~hch !
ar, fLr Crescent, the Carbonate, Little Giant |
ftua Rough aud Ready, Morning star, Evening !
Star and the Shamrock. lneIe are a score or more
of al her clams also to be found on this hl some of
which will no doubt turn out rich rs their develop
mcut goes The tiIs' named mine, the Crescent,
was sold last week to NcW-lork investors for the |
modest sum Of 100000 cash. and is regarded by |
many Xpcrts rs beng ycly cheap at these !
fgnres. The Carbonate, Little Giant and hina |
ar. all good mines, ard Ylcld large quantities |
OF high grade ore. Ex-Governor Routt owns the !
Morning Star, but yet no high grade ore has been
taken out, although the INDICATIONS are very good
hratcd Iron Ill., upon which are some OF the best !
and most promising mines IN the entire carbonate |
belt The stevens Iron Mine is regarded by expe-
rienccd miners as being lmin nsciy valuable tho !
core in sight" being estmaied at millions OF dol
lars. This is the most systematically worked Hlne
In the camp, but the operations are confined more
to its development than 10 a large production OF
ore Adjoining the Iron Nine are tie Iron Hat,
BulrS-Eye, Hidden Treasure Star OF the West and
several Others of lesser note. The first three are
"paying mines" from which good quantities Ot rich
mineral are daily taken.
ORE AT IHREE DOLLARS POUND.
still further to the south and about two miles
distant is Long ana Derry HILL called III honor OF
the two men who were fortunate enough TO discover
a.rltF
10 600 feet above the level of the This hill is
situated y,ry near the heart of California Gulcb.
and i, separated from the adjoining hills
or Iu.ui,t am, by Iowa Gulch ON the north ana
EmpIrc Gulch on the south. IL Is steep pfeclpi-
t,ll ,ncurtoiu tie top OF which u far above TIM
her line. ihr only paving mines on TINS mn are
tLrJ u Daua, the l'orphyry, and the FAINT Hope,
undiscovered and located by hos>r-|png anu Dgriy,
and owned and worked by them ore has bttn
taken from thc-c mn's tHal soiG i"r i"r % = pouui
>I,,.lr load huuLu4 a. hirh ~ Sb,oo' More Yl the
mills Iu thus section deJl u TINS oi te grade DelhS
loo h,gh for then. When sod ~ all, II Is shipped
IL, SCI, 10 Omaha, st. LOUIS or Chicago. There
arcoihcr claims nearthe Long ana Derry gronP,sono
of HI.ch VIII li"Nr ~ I''ii ~ ~ ~ 'ha fi'''o
them are the W NMr-AWak', Last 'nahc', AlohIo-
stake, and several offers
THr FUTURE or LEADvuLE.
have made personal inspection oI all the mines
above named, ia company with mining expert OF
many wears experience, and am of the opinion that
rich dcpo,its of mineral will be found in those that
are undcycloped that Will surprise the country. l
have been through nearly ali the prominent mines
in the camp and find those on the four hills already
named TO be- the most promising. not only for imine-
date results but for peImancncy. While there are
scores of intelligent. experienced miners-men who
have spent the better portions of their lives IN
mining g-camps-who express the opinion That
IcadVIlie has seen ITS best DAYS" there are
hundreds OF Others, equally intelligent and eX-
n.Ii,nced. who are as firm in their convictions
That the camp Is only IN ls swhddlIng gcloihes,
:" IN sneak. and that before six months more hayo