The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-05
GOLD IN auNNIsoN.
The Rich Mining Regions OF Colorado -
How 10 Get There-A PROJECTORS
Outfit

The Rich Mining Regions Of Colorado
Outfit
Special Cor o: the Globe Democrat
MEXIco $40, Feb. 25.-In view of the !
immense immigration that i sure to
Hood the mining districts of Colorado
the coming season, few items fFOn one
who spent The last season there may be
of some interest.
We will suppose we are starting from
the Future Great" we proceed TO Kan
sas City, thence to Denver, and take the
Denver South Park & PacItic railroad
to the thriving little city of Buena Wis
Ia, which is beautifully located on the
Arkansas river, forty miles below Lead
vile; stage from thence TO Alpine,
mining town of some fifty or sixty houses
or cabins, several stores and two no
tells, and the usual supply oi saloons,
nestled in the Rockies, and situated
on beautiful stream called Chalk
creek. Alpine Is only eighteen or
twenty miles from Buena Vista. Or, if
one is fond of staging, they can proceed
by way Of Pueblo and Canyon City,
taking stage at Canyon City. In the
morning we proceed to CcnteTVille, 4
post Office and station On the road. Here
we leave the Lcadville road and take the
hack or blackboard for Alpine. The
aforementioned route is preferable, hav-
ing less staging, and there being little or
no difference in the cost. At Alpine we
are getting into the mining district pro
per
Just opposite, and Just 1000 feet above
is the celebrated Tilden mine, which at
the beginning of the season was bond
ed for $4,000, and afterwards sold for
the sum of $220,0J0. The mine Is con
s;aered a very excellent one. Up GTisly
| GuIch, six miles from Alpine are situ-
ated the Britlenstine mines, which in
| October were bonded for 100000, since
| which tine they are looking splendidly,
and the salo in all probability viii be
cOnsummated; and in the same vicinity
are many oilssr fine claims, the Murphys,
/ Livingston, Continental and others too
I numerous to mention. But VIC Will
proceed 10 the wonder land,-thc
( "Gunnison Country At Alpine, ii one
is so fortunate as 10 obtain a conveyance
! or saddle-horse, we proceed on our jour
ney rejoicing; il not, We do the neXl
best thing, j. e., look up tue master of a
burro train, have him pack an animal
with our baggage, and proceed On foot
to the top Of the range, Il distance of ten
/ miles: but before the distance is accom-
plished we will think it stwenty miles, es
pecialiy ii we aTeSlot accustomed To high
attitudes or climbing mountains. But
with energy and perseverance the top Of
the range is at last reached, ana the
grand and majestic scenery that meets
our view more than compensaies for al
toll and hardship. In front of Us lies
the Pacific slope behind Us the Allan
tic. At our feet. 30 the northwest lies
Taylor's Fork, II magnificent basin, sur
. VHur,flp1 hy halsaft rods Of Iapnks q
their heads III majesty to the skies. tt
the right is the College group of moun
tainS, EutrO, Princeton, Harvard ana
| Yale, all above 14,0C0 feet high. forming
the highest group of the Rocky noun
tains. To the left is the continuation o.
the main or Saguache range, not SO high
but still reaching far above the timber
line. After taking in the magnificent
scenery to our full satisfaction, we con
tinue our way down the Pacific slope
We now have the Gunnison country in
view, a good portion of which we can
| see spread out before us.
About SIX or seven miles farther down
is The thriving town of Virginia City,
| which, the coming season, is bound tc
| boom" Virginia City is an enteTpris
ing town, has seycnty-fiye or eighty
/ houses, several stores, Cne smeiter, and
probably will have several more before
/ the end of the coming season. The town
is situated near the junction OF the three
forks of Willow creek, and ut the end OF
the Alpine and Virginia City toll road
Said road WAC built last summer, and Is
the easiest and best route from the Ar
I kansas valley snd South Park, and, in
fact, all points on the east of the main
range into the Gunnison country.
/ Two and half miles below Virginia
! HillertOn, which also has large smell
( er. Now in regard to the mines of the
camp: The Gold Cup mine, two miles
I south of Virginia, was sold Il short time
since by Messrs. Hall Is Hurd (the dis
! coverers) for S21j,0O0. 1t produces ore
/ OF high grade and large quantities OF
/ il, showing fine specimens uf fine gold,
/ running largely in chlorides and giving
/ II good amount of rich galena ore. No
mine ut LeadYille has ever paid better
J from the grass roots" than this, and but
very few as we'll. The average of the
I ore sold and mllled last season run
| about $50 per ton above expenses In
I the immediate vicinity are many
I other good claims, the Spotted Tail,
/ the Silver Cup, Little Gold Cup, the
/ Tin Cup, and many others. About one
( mile west On, West Gold Hin, are locat-
/ ed the Carbonate King and Queen, the
/ Josephine and the Carb, Prince, all
/ good claims, especially the King, which
/ shows an immense body of ore twenty
! feet into the hill by twelve or thirteen
I feet deep. In fact, there is ore on all
I sides; the work has no; penetrated
! through il yet On the south end OF
Gold Hill are many good claims. and
( this locality is likely TO equal any part
I of the camp in richness ana number OF
al. IL
{ gray copper, Silver King, Wisconsin,
: the Amy and the Napoleon, being among
/ the most promising. All the foregoing
mines are located in tho lin Cup min
( ing district. Continuing our Journey
some four or FIVE miles TO the south or
southwest, we fad ourselves In the
/ Quartz creek mining district. The Fair
: vIeg- was sold early last season for $49,-
( coo, the silver Islet for S20, 600 both
very fine mines, and The price paid not
one-fOuTth their real value The Horri-
/ bic, the Terrible, the Old Dominion, the
/ Hemisphere and many otheFS all prom
Use well. Pitkin Is the metropolis OF
this camp. Quitc au excitement pre-
/ II Is thought that IL win he a railroad
point tor the Denver, South Park &
P;Lcific railroad. The company are now
+. putting a tunnel through the main range
on South Chalk creek, above Alpine and
the railroad is to be finished 10 Gsnni
son City the coming fail
At Piikin YOU VIII meet Col. c. c.
) Puffsr, very genial gentleman Of large
I mining experience and an assayer who
tells the pT0si5sct0-s Of the mines
Quartz creek eupiies INTO tl.e Tomitca,
! the valley Of which IS quite fine farm.
( ing aud grazing section. Quite large
number OF good grade cattle are raised
in this valley, and IN aq;seaTaace They
would do credit TO II issSurI Bat &c vii
return 10 Virginia City About forty
miles northwest of here iSilc Justly eel
ebrated Ruby camp. winch contains sanae
of the best mines in Colorado. the Foresi
Queen, Ruby King, Lead Chief. and
Sfhers 100 numerous 10 mention. Some
distance from these have been discover
cd the Silver Queen. 6ylysnlte, Evenina
Star, c. O. d. and Others. A number Of
the above mines haze changed hands al