, 1879-05-13
SAN JUAN.
Tho Principal 11infux Camps OF That Col
orhtlH County.

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t. pintn. IN tnm,s fo,,, rn,,nl,c. ,,srs h. ms w
bcon' rom la7l TO NC prcsent tt'nc' not lcss
than 7,020 mintn4 locations made Mud recorded.
More thnn ote-lalf Of tlcsc locations have beol,
,no,]s In wha, is NOW San ,fn.n t,ounty. nj vhtrh
sn't'1'" ~ ll'' e,al''',sc -'oats ~ u the
ioeatlons In lie San Jt}an country have been
made on 8tEver-hearifg Seins or lotlcs. Tho
nrIurioal mining camps of rhts county, COIN
tneneloe or Inc noa1n .a's' hse Us io.'o"s:
/, S1'nefnt Cis!s, "hese l!ere asc scofe or more
Of cabins, a,M during tho summer, or mining
Season, ono OF two sturcs, restnurauts, etc. In
vorr ,nre ..uo 'Ie VA. ,,,s,r ses
~ 'atEe ."c .es"'Iese'as' e's"'s .'',''eatlons
OF 'af0e bodies III 9rc. nut not scry hlgh RFaae.
ranging IRON 30 to 100 ouuces to tho toll, Tho
alt..udo oi Mineral City, ns glyan by l.isut.
,,saa"a.s ~. t,n.a.,az. 49, ~ s,,r.. ~, ".'s. ~.
head'~atera Of tue Uncompatlere Rlvcr' ahout
eight miles abose the Io"n OF onfay'
About three miles southeast fsom Mineral
CITY Iira Autmat CIV. a ntnjn,, Town of co,l-
.Mo-.h,s t,,,,sa..nnno to,.."a - H., t,,.,..
soet"oo "".s'"ft"nss, 1T ioeatco a. III" 'oess oi
the Anltnas htSef There arc IRON twenty to
thirty cabins here, with stnrcs, tayerrs. saloons,
etc, Thi. ts Tho heatlausrter, Ut quite nu,o.
,,or ~ r,1d .,rou, ,n,pf,,r co,,,nn,o, tho NO.,
'.,,.,. T. ,a.'''ss n... ~. .,,.'
important oi "h'en arc Tie al1nofhl toint Min
Ing Company, which owns upwards of forty
lt,cattons, lyIng mainly bctwcun this place and
Mipota1 CITY. This ComuanJ alao owns Iargo
eonrautrstor, uutt ut thin p!aro last year, capa-
ble of convert ati1g Iron, twenty 10 thirty tots
Of orc each tlay. Tl,c san Junn bullion Com.
many hns i:s osllc1 hero, untl commenced work
last lai1 on SOME OF its mines, A, wI ttls yruF
prosecute The work 0n mn extensive scalu. Tho
Nuw York g. San juan Mining Company h here
mud Is running the somuwliat notad Bonanza
arv also hr.e t!,e Grahasn Silver Mining Com
pany, % ,hs M Kansas i civ & san juan Gn,t and and
tiiIyer Mining Company, lhs Dsg Giant MiulnE
Company, null others w,ioso names I do not
nnr rcrali,-all ownlfg good mines, and active.
mines In tlis vctuity owuu,i by individuals.
This IL one OF the Oldest ramps III this country,
untl IL surrounded by u good many very PROM
jsilIs mlras, it has tl!a advantage Of good
wstUr. .tuw er anl plenty OF timber.
Bulow Aunns Forks, four miles, Ia tho llttla
iiulcls. This ~ c,,sy aud delightful spot sur-
rounded with tiua Erouth OF spruce, mid ID
aIso s,trrntinfet br some NJ Ic best nir,n. I'll
ihe countrr, 10 far US surfscc-indlcatnns show.
t!ruti1 Of mines raifcd or kNt,wn ts tho HEiydr
Wjrg l,roDcrtY liz between thls place and AM.
mas Furks. II is c,rrnltly rcuortru lint tIuss
n,i0cs lnyo RECENTLY Getli sold Ia u Hoiinnd
ro,nnnny for iarge s,,,n nf ,noney. H.
sta.n.l RI nv last inttsr. CINCINNATI tn,nnsny
ia sr,rtIutr extsI,siya rcdurttoti.works al snmr
Kid at Eureka.
Between fhIs p,ace and Animps Forks ore
1uttt number oi go,,ti niiIng locations fla.u
T2Nt ia flFlxIsf fkfYin EfH$