, 1879-01-15
SILVER CLIFF.
The Silver Deposits Of Custer
County, Colorado.
Some of the Richest Mines, and
Their Owners.

s!dcrcd. no metaltohl district has ever
hefore oncncd with such productive rcsults ns
thc new mines Of Custer County. Silver Cliff,
with tta nstunisbfnEly rich thtoritle,ofsilYer
ores, stands the most magical In growth a.
town now Incorporated, and most rirt1 IN nlctnJ-
Tic product of MI nf The tntntnv camps of the
world. Tho frat l,uding erected Mt the TIM
wa, commenced on tho tirst day Of last Sep
sclnber,-four months Ai1cc. The Arst carload
Of chloridc-siivcr orc was shipped by Wagons
from tho Ractnc-I'oy Mine IN tho 18th of
September, not four months htnce. The Town
Of Silver Gilt :,ns 1,100 la1srs abtl $500 tHpu-
iason. one rcducton-works, one thcatrr. two
school-houscs, anti Is working twcnty-sevcn
n1,nrs. TIL. ore shippctl and millcd I,as been
wurth $jO.OM. Three thousand claina haze
been made, and murc Will be ltHatctl uckt spring.
RiLvER CLIFF
was named frpm tin boftl Fnek cliff nj horn
sisver ore upon which tug first 1niHcs were To-
IN Custer County. Coloradu. lttsswepty.cIeht
mi1cs southwest Of Cnnyon Eftv mid the r,ttl-
rnal at that place. II IL tltty.:"o miles west Of
!'aeh'" md the AtehIson, T"peka q Santa F.
ltaflrolh. Daily stagch toi,n,rt With both places.
Thu roads nrc super1atfvetY good. smooth .arI,
a,l amonE tho most magnificent scenery IN tho
whole country. Tho Gl!if Il nix miles wcs. at
l!ostta. three from Fila, an'' on the skiftiny
twelve miles northeast Of the great Hanrre do
Christie Range, Mud one mile fu,rttwest ot
Ronnd Mountain, which IA an isnlatctl pyramid.
Il has upon It's ct,nc-1ikc crust sotnr illry horn,
silver mining claims. From its summit illc en-
tire range Of tic Sangrc ,e E!,rlsn is In sight.
commencing With Mt. LtncDln on tile nusth, aud
ending with tnc. spanitl, Peaks on the south.
Sierra li'anen {'rhtte Mountainl. ti,itA feet, ts
plainly in view, AMI Is the highest of all the
rrand mountains Of Colorado. 'tllerc arc sryer.
nj peaks upwards Of 1l,NQ0 feet attitude. Iikc'k
penl sta1,'ls ont ho!liYf md alone aortlswnrti,
and tho GrecnAorn Mouftatr rise to the soutl,-
east. Old Baby OF th''t group Is 12.Sio fcct
RostrA Mlx1xa CAMP
Is ono mostly of lsslirtc yens,--this Is, creyces
commencing at or ncar the surfncr, asul extend
Ing downward towards cartiI's centre, Invariably
growing richer with depth gained On the
other hand, commencing two anil n fourth miles
north and west of ltusltn, md cxterIfnY to.
wards leadvlIe, taxing in Silver Gun, the
ineans TINT the wholu oclt, upwards OF thirty
miles tn length by four to ttrrn IN width, s urc,
md Ia tnlnel rs coaf instead Of following ,illnd
ell vein or erevice downwards between parallel
walss ol rock. Tnero ts 10 other region ~ tho
fRcc OF tho Garth q rleh with nult.tullInous
veiHs Of orc OF precious ,nctas a. Rostta and
vicinity. Again, no other region yet discovered
o , ea5n 1no,t, + a. . rh sys9 a1d @ s;ss IL T.
mining clalm a!Iout lsositu the rein located
upon Is hut ono out, Of froIn live to sffy
which cross the fa,re gtf!ntl: anta not nrs: some
depth Is ehtatEru, as bti feet and UPWARDS. with
cross-uttings to atlc-t} }ncs, nnt long drIts Oil
the vclHs ntu nlade, Is Rl|v Inlnc4lwtcr aware Ut
tI,u untold wealth hoiowns. It tH'us time to
develop these cteviccs. TO cllt truss v"ins, cllsn
ncya, and pockets, nna thus ench inine.nwncr
ia.h n II bis rroun,i. Ell Claim. us ] aiowcd i oy
Tic laws of t!le United Mates, Il l;tt,xlou frct
or lpx acres ihIs + ainGr on vein. OF denos:
r.; Tac ,,, nl,cady y aa@ las!le r.; c'am {wItst'
aiS,a, HoutI Africa, i'ohHrankI!n, l1ss'ris's 10.
nnnza The main claiAT uwne.' by Edmund Z.
nassieA three ml1cs 99rih Of los'.a>. tic Del
Monte, Twsn,y.t,x' rof5ata, t;S'sIa.haa' l;eayen'
.el,, Achoolaetl, nappanat,nN:k, Gool llupc,
Dri Nnrte, Victoria, 1anl other mines stand
among tha richest cEogttas Of The world, set ITO
great d.nth has bcepf kaancl upon c!tlrr of
cut 1b0 feet nurA a1d south upon
l,lrir sralnt ut u tlhutt I'll 15u feet, they
would cut sunth the '.Isscnty.slx vcln nud OH.
crs; north they would, cut several veins, and
thus sllDw ono al tho bgst mining clatma OF tic
mineral. world. THIS this Messrs. Melvin mud
tlocrkc will doubtless do a..ntt,cr, yclr. The
| Tccumselt {elu Ut chloride Q! silver ore o,,
tiane Rhlgt. owned bt II. I. Austin d Co, I.
beyond question ono nf The most consptruopsly
| rich ctcyccs In our oW1,or lny 0tttcr country.
1t II now bonded by fur Ut tho brightest min
IND experts'aMi opcratuss In tho thttoa Htates,
| ThEy are laoslney Curth an1 Mr.. a'tver, Of ttt
and Mr. Boyer, Of Northern Colorado. Las,
month, prusHcctor Edward Eggicstope, Of Ko
sita. secused tho rl4tns Of 10o0xSQo feel on this
rich Tcrtl1nacl cruyiec. E. /. Crawfpru, uf INT
ha'f of tho PLATA Dura rlattn frolt, Mr. 'Erglc
stanr. and William I3nrria ard II. E. Austin
nursha1cd onc-halt Ut tl'e Scott. .sidons. clasi.
linil! these ncw intls aru being dcyclopcd. Tht
south Africa, ~, tho ViFoinla grounl, IN II vcft
Of lnr'-silycr, having co1irsc parallel with thu
Iirginla lode. 1t Inns exceedingly rich pockets
Ut chloride Of silver nrt.
4 T1lh HEN FRANKLIN
! mine, purchased uuo yeur uEu by ThurmInd
ataxwrll L. Fustcr, Of kansap lily, fur a. l0.E}
from KInxcy, Dctwlc!er IL UItAnn, the dlseoy
ctcra. stands a: ~ fcot depth tho most yalua
hle niEing claim in Colorado. has slni.lt
working shaft Ono hundred and twenty thou.
satd dollars were rceuntsy offered and rrfuHct
for this property. it lIaa n,ade moucy contis,
uousty slnre purchased. Ihesu ores nfu rarbn
mates Ut lead n11d Cslcna- AZ present tl,cy urt
n'i,lIng ores which trng si.lu0 to tho Ion e
atiai pounds. It Is CatcMa viii, II cuat Of silver
glance. Xlnr nn1 tollurtde. ase associated viii
II, a Whiln has been ereeted on the st,att t4lump
and car:traeks laid. An excellent bear.iip;
Mr.. ar!l Mrs. ". II. Wiutrrs, who cau,o her
from, kansas 5ew mouths since. Air. Thur
n'und, who ntunau"a the. Rcn Franklin
Rnd Is onc'tlfra owner, keeps everything
connected with tho property In .ulniIratls
ahapc. i 's p..fng. btg, an1 growing hwiftl,
richer Will. depth. nIay we'll class thus US The
Kansas CITY bonanza. 1t ,nakca Its uwncrt
| All!N'AhHea 1T tut HllHHk HHFtu. ! ne FtutrH
t,,tuc, with Kfalt t{ tvct southeast ot tho brt
franklin. has MI lnncaHa chimney Of tho idcn
ttcal quartz. ihlckly toatet with oxide Ut lead
that exhibited tlls untcrup u tllo Hen Franls,
,fhls Is OWNED by Edward E.gIcstonc. Il hus
five parallel veins On tho clHlIn. The couuir,
roek ~ thu immediate ylc,nitv Ut tho lle,
Franklln FL l}incro, and Federal 'ninss Il
sso''tss, being the :a',.a Us the Conttuek lu.lu
country rnk III Nevada. Tits particular 10
guilty u 3.0D feet sntith by wcst ti tlr famed
!iasslrk fsalanza, the latter l1aylng y direct
course towarAs TIL. .gtoam'. Eggtr4toue Inn
nj! but 80 feet tFar Heel lt"tc cattn ground
Inine md thu len Frunklf,,. TIM rluim.
are Jaes"ns,lie, !c"n. Security, Gul.! Roam
TraIc. William Wa, land hua the l.ls.'o Kannit
ctoaalog the Coin Ridge. There nrc alnosl
thousands ot exceedingly rteis prospects III TIL,
vicinity which ran hc purchased wholly or u,
SECURING large iascrcats during this wiutcr
Will spraBg, aud ita great rush Ut gapllal
mines hero will brina biz money, uecausr oper
attrs In 'nincs knowing their values are c.'sNlllc
hack when tic snow leaycs. Hundreds OF Yirt
1nrn Aul agcnts for eorpDratious are residing
near tic foothills this winter unxtously uwatt
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