, 1879-02-10
,,,r,ense Mineral Wealth Of
'e' .he Centennial State
..,;,n of Some Misstatemont' as
e'''' "A silver Cliff and Rosita.
,,. c.rhonate-,tlnes OF I.eadvl''e the
lD' pat,.r'ayIng Mines OF tic Vest
, .,:,,snc. Of the Rush to That Neighbor-
W." h,od-Great Profits Of tho Ranch"
Business.
..<, frar. Triraif L1fsr .sa"' so' "'F' "''''

-u,. f,o,,. Feb. t.-Ws have bean hav.
Ls',,t.,, ueather for son1e time; the tlavs
te @ .n1 ,eeu, like sprtnE,-so mitch 60
fe M., tl,c dav men work out IN t]lclr shirt
fah ou'" ia l,,rp not had as cold weather hcfe
deeFes. ~ h,d IN cblcauo; md tho air Is 60
~ a.rsr tl,s,, eyen with, the thermometer 10
much or 49,, the co'd ts not fclt a. mich
degrees oelo" A.'' ctin,o, + nko thn stntc
u when 1t zero II, e.saAs, a., ha,,.vc .ha,,
H.t.,t MT tutusc home. Tie mines nre mex
.s,. nsts y "y mi tlc number yet hidden In tho
hausuoie A,r" ..,;nr for discoycry an,I dcyclo1,-
FOUNTAINS MILE h,s ria hn.,nc,, Of mtn,nr
m.nh innu1neran'e' .n' .,us.nn s" .,,, !. a.r.,a1
mi smeltiue Is yet In its tntahcv' a"d 's eas1Nu
an1 H. ' m.os dtttrlcts under great disadvantages,
% ~ 80 i:rrc,v. In the course OF lew years,
Jttp'so .'.. h,.,,,,c. scttlcd IN, rat]rouds arc
u'he COUNTY, O..u .., .,t,licnt trnnsnortatJnn II
built, anil cheap anu eu!he'cn. 1 ~ .,.u's
h.rtthtd. The yield and prohk from t'o h'!nes
.A i. M. st,,o will b. simply enormous. Tie
Of luz -, orc. will DO reduced to fnorc of
t1eAtmeut ~ ..i,.. .utI,h mr., un,, 1unkcft
.denct, nnd many n1s , "s.,, sa,.'n.. ~ In
upon u worthless VIII DO "oss" it''"''c' ~ '"'
s-n,,s.
""'-' xor uALr TIE nHAt. WEALTH
.,,.s,,n 49, =. ,,odcr.t,unl bv Eastern pcoplc,
rfthis Tte'op - ".us's ,a...o. ~. a.,'
,hough the reports ase ot'ea l"eof.est "''' so'-
orel either through ignorance or intention TO
s...,v.. Far instance: an article I read in
~as.~ ~ ..r,r co,rrrnirty HiIyer CHIT md Ro-
tD'sAsu Gtt.a ~, .,mc root mine. thcrr. hut.
W. H.. Inv, heard from several practical
tTom 'pas ,..,, ,,,.., tt,,, c,rr,.n,r,,.rt
mlns1 VINO 'a'c p.e', "a.'.' '""s .,"...
Greatly exaggerated TIC 1acte, h''.l hho"f t'at ue
xas tender-foot, with mouth wide open, ready
s'i". ~. ,onnrsrrc nn1 c,rcIca,ncas in calling
spo*s uss Euo' e" ~, 1890 ,,a.,ns IT, ~no.i,.
rfltcs and things ny wrong naMcs' JIG speaks
ot mines there producing orc tint runs slS0O
mr ton, yteht from the surfate. THAT statement,
wv ~ ,,,,s, ho ,,,n,o thnr ,,a,r ct.ar silver
ulnt' mat "ou'u 10 'no'o .''an IN. e'sa. 'Hssi,
which hare never KNOWN 20 % Inc casc'-hnu
mikes old miners laugh+ There nre only G1.OO0
euuee. in ton, and silver is worth
,aou. tlio TO sl',S per per ounce ,u,,, 49,, II Il
u eo'a l'.''e' Hs o'o WI 'ot .u.
kuy such amount, unless II 10 IN what Is called
,rocses, und theso pockets are not apt to hold
u,n, tons. Then these ,niacs pinch down, anil
nefs WIZ % 1caa s..san 'A. ,na w.. Nv. . ~ aay
etses pay Woskloe e3oehses'-'un"inR TIC mines
bady IN debt bcsore another pocket is Struck.
md often running cut entirely. Further, IL Is a
..n.knovn fnrt nn,ono miners. t,,at ucarlv ali
ssA5e"" .'s 4 .s.sa,s - s1osa,;oa, a,.as. a.
lhe'o being scarcely ata c4eept'on) "ines pro
duinR very hi9h.gsade ORC arc pockcts. and
r.ry uncertain in the amount and quality Of
+h.;r n-e.,
,,.rr.v,x, ,,,xrs
10
He .A',o pN,,S, ~ "nas
Foaa % cAhcu iow'e1"ae, ORG III hrco
quantities, Ike the caroonate-inlncs OF Lead.
sie md the galcnA-mtncs OF tho San-Juan and
r)k.Nnunta{n reriouK.
Tbs tuo iai.er .sr mt rct nueb dcvcfon.d
for w.nt Of proper facilities for cheap trallspor
stion md smelling. hit will hi nmonv ti,n hrst.
n,Sinr mines in ths Statu when ti,nsH faci,Itirs
~ nbt.inrd Fnr thr nryt fwn ~
ihr,e ,sars At ,e,st. .hc carnor,to.
rnInr. r on5v1,,a n,J y,,ritn Iii
IL ,hs h.,t,na1lnr m,ncs of H.; Wo.t
ont E,h nIc mi sbcg.i frn,n ann. ,,se LAW
tfp,n afty to lid tons ncr twrnty-fonr hn1trs2
aud 20 easliy smr,tr,I. Tint nrss rnnn1ng mi r.
a1 onnrr. ri siirrr n ,he fnn nav t~ ~
Mt,1 Inn thc hiphrTnhs fsH m ~ III M ~
ton| ore nf ihr fj.sre, 1tns tpI,c-, ~ AZ j.
n,1 nh,o,.h,, r., r. .i,,, "n",p & .nc osc 10
mm,e h..t;no y yu ~ INV nu" ,.na,, m cs"sve rn
rrsIy mope a,i. Io , ""eu n,n"m.,.a "v.I =. !" Eon-
Thsrc .,o t,,. .,a,oisn,. " , e1nese ~ e5Gt
work., ruuuinr nieht mi ~: i,,t III ,cv cn"nnt
t.ke r,re ~ ano!te,,, % ~" a. ,ws.s hnr,
Tbsrn srs tho"s,nI. - tm. ~ea s, saen,
H. .,n.is.-. ."ouss ,a,tts ~ tuns p,su up eIouna
srs h.ninn +. "Iy'is ~ s,, ,na t9eaents auu tcal1s
t,v hc.as.. ,"s ~ .,..r u'ss puae " .he suan
sr.rv ~. g. stt ls" nalncs ate oesn4 npeneu
IN .n.i,,'. ~ ~. ins1S ia nasiness enough now,
~ sMItlH1G vi uTe ptouuEcu Ill Lul9 camp. l0f