, 1879-04-27
SILVER CLIFF.
A Mining Town In Colorado

A Mining Town In Colorado.
A reporter met yesterday upon the street Mr.
Edward F. Clark, gentleman formerly interested
in the Wholesale tea trade in this city, aud now
orado: the second mining wonder OF these dars.
Mr. CLARK was one Of the first men who
porter applied to him for the latest and most re-
liable information concerning that rival Of Lead
vile. The new town. Mr.. Clark satd, was but
eight months old, and yet had all the parapheEnala
d church, and representatives Of all branches OF
business, and about j, 600 inhabitants.
Il was situated in the Vet Mountain Valley, and
known as tho .sbench !" land Of the valley, and
eenjooyed mild climate. Wes Mountain Valley
cultivation. The first mineral discoveries were
made t1 septem,ber Of 1sst yeas ana they wess
mining regions. The 'tRacine Boy" minc. whore
the find was made, began to pay at the roots of the
grass and had paid s'er sinse The Il TT IN MIL
$500 per ton. There We're now fifteen paving
mines in the town, and fully 2, 900 men working
upon az many prospect Claims;
en1 from that OF the Leadvf1le country. At the
latter Dlacc only caroonates we're found. while at
Silver Cliff carbonates horn silver, srgent1ferous
galena, gray copper, and q small amount Of
gold were found. All Of these metals we're enft-
centy abundant In the ore to make smelling
profitable the yield being rom 500 to Sooo ,,,I per
alone had attracted the attention Of the miners.
Carbonates were then first discovered. and now
the interest in them was not secondary to that in
horn-xilyer. In TACT, the catbonates attracted
more attention than the other metals did when
first found. There were as yet no smelling works
in operation at Silver Cliff, though three such
enterprises we're In process OF construction.
As to the s2ecnlations @ .,'' M5 CLARK CLARK sEa@ sa5d
to S. 600 each. according to their location and in
dcations. a lively speculation was being carried
in town.ots the most desirable ones selling for
as high as ST, 900. The first rich strike In carbo-
mates WIS made about one month ago at the depth
Of eighty feet In a mine named the Rambler"
a body Of mineral averaging ss5 TO the ton was
capitalists interested in the place, though many
were now turning their covetons eyes toward
1t with the idea Of investing The most PROMINENT ,
fornia and DeadW00d fame. He TAS investing
heavily. Since the 18th day OF Marcn Silver C11
had grown at the rate OF 100 aonls per day ana Tue
influx bad not Jet shown any signs qf abat1ng
bost Of the newcomers were spectators, ana their
objects investment. The new town "as fast De.
coming recognized as the r1vai OF Leaaelne, Ano
many who found the latter place too much over
crowded were turning to the clih for Investment
Tac surrounding country was very rich IN miner-
ais aud 1herefrom t vas o5 many supp15em 1nat
extending through the State. taking III Leadflile
and other notable points Scientific men Ind 80
stated.
the euterprisne founder Ut mining and agricultural
coonics IN coioratio returned few days ago from
SIiyc: CHI, The tt,wn was laid out Inst septem-
be shortly ater the sst discovery q oo e0l9r
1:o1nne BROUGHT several boxes Of samples from the
yarious mines. which assay a1l the way from forty
to Ito ounces to the ton. a party of capitalists
.yorss within the next ninety days A forty stamp
mill Is in successful operation and two others Of
not quite so large capacity are on the way. Silver
ciiTs IL twenty-cf7ht miles from Canon City and
6fty from Pueblo. The Wet Mountain Valley Is
POSSESSED Of almost marvellous agricultural re-
sources the wheat product being as high Us eighty