The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-02-26
Colorado Letter.

Rosita. Custer County, Colorado, FED
22d 1878. -Astonishingly and unparalleled
rich as were the hornsilver ores discovered
at and around Silver Cliff in September
and later months and again in the vicinity
of Game Ridge near Rosita, the discover
les of true carbonates of lead during the
last twenty days, two and half miles
northwest of the Cliff and FIVE miles south
east on the massive foothills, outriVal all
other precious metal bearing ores ever be-
fore discovered.
Mineralogists, biologists and metallur
gists who came by scores and examined
This metaloid belt last fall, uniformly, said
this, that rich as were the chloride OF sill
yer ores already exposed and mined, that
in this vicinity were bodies of chloride and
carbonate ores which would pour volume
of silver bullion into the money marts of
the nation sufficient to counterbalance all
the demands of Asiatic trade.
SILVER CLIFF AND RosITA
by the last few days explorations, outranks
in body and richness of carbonate ores
all other so far known mining regions. No
such rush for ground with room for all
was ever before known, as has occurred
here. Not one discovery only but scores
10 radius of two miles show the same
astonishing richness. These carbonates are
not confined to narrow veins but show an
unlimited supply over a large tract Of
country.
TWO THOUSAND
capitalists and miners iostling one by the
other made an assault on the new find dur
ing last week yet all who went and allgwho
are still going find mining ground npon
which to locate claim stake.
The average assays and mill returns at
ten feet depth SO far have been 1873 ounces
of silver to the ton, and one man takes. out
four to seven tons a day. 1t is also in
such form of carbonates that it does not
endanger health to handle it as do the
dusty, lead poisoning ores at Leadville.
| THE FIRST LOCATION
on this belt of carbonates was made by
| MIR. Sherman Carpenter, of Texas, last
| August. The second was the Belle of
Silver Cliff Claim, made by Prospector
| Edward Eggleston, Aug. 25th. These were
near the Ula and Canon City road. 1t is
now claimed that s., 000,00 to $6,000,000
can be raised monthly 10 this new field at
profit OF from so to IS per cent. Among
the others who secured rich claims are j o.
seph Scheduled and William Schoolfeld,
sheriff of Custer county, A. B. Ainman,J !.
lie. Ross, W. w. Voress, 6. w. Voress,
Sid p. Haines, j. W. Prisk, Allen & Rus
sell, Carl Wulstein, Geo, p lettering, Bell
& Rodgers, Roth & Mann, E. c. Crawford,
| Il. +. Austin, Judge j. c. Davis, Herman
Beckurts, editor DenUer Tribune, Camp
bell & Co., the Rev. Temple, Mabel Gray,
King of the Mountain, Fanny Davenport,
Bennett May, Ano Muyo, and several 9th
are claimed and have been worked by Ed
ward Eggleston for himself and eastern
hackers who pay the expense of working,
have half aud mr. Egg lesion oue-half OF
each claim. This old prospector has
travelled and explored and studied this
region for thirteen years and knows every
outcrop of gold and silver ores tor miles
around him. Taken altogether the chlo
ride and carbonate fields of Southern Col
orado outriVsi all other mining ever before
known.
i So many are seeking the best route t
take 10 reach Custer county that your cor.
respondent says that the most interesting
route to astraDger is to secure tickets, nov
greatly reduced in price, to Canon City, q
miles from here, UiG the Kansas Paci6t
railroad, Tor that is the only route b.
J, which yoa col 1cne through Denver, tn,
state capital. The ride thence to Csnol
. City is along the lower side of the grant
mountain ranges, where mountains ant
iplains unite. You pass through Castl
| Rock, Colorado Syringe, by and nea
Pixies Peak, through the two cities o
: Pueblo and for "A miles just on the edge O
the ArkaDsas river. The railroad ends a
, Canon City; thence to Rosits it is eigh
hours ride by stage, for four dollars. Th
3 new conner will find expenses lighter a
/, RosIta. 1t overlooks the cliff, all groun,
around her is mineral and all is the sam
between the two places. Parties WHO hav
= but little money, in fact all who wish t
e make much out of little, should reacl
Q here, well, the sooner the better, and joi
g some experienced prospector who will fin
while they dig at rich ores. Fl. Fl. 81.