, 1880-07-06
4 TRIANGULAR BONANZA.
The Mines OF Southwestern coi-
orado, on the Borders Of
Three States.
San Francisco and the Enst Bidding
for tho supremacy In That
District,
Deupn1as on neuntu'n rsatE-Soue ef The Dilntnl'
lia Connected with Nsw Mining
. DSlrstt.
srfttai Corrtspon1snet NJ The Chicago Tribune.

srftaf Correspondence N The Chicago Tribune.
.T.Au,,orr CRY. Co!0., juno 2s.-rhare re-
Gently died In Snn Francisco q lNnii ilalned
Moss, widely known fruln the Missouri to
tic 1'ncilic, Ills tlstory3 II ule could get MI
nuthenttc account thereut, would rend like a
yeritablc romance. Wl,cru l,e cnlne from
originally, lio one IN this part OF tic country
seeu,s TO know tteiilitly. Think. from whit
l lsuyo learned from .lfferent sources, lle
cu1nc frout Western Now York; but this IL ut
hest cti,,Jecturu. Tic lived for years will tho
Mojnyc, 1'lutr, and ute tribes Of Indians,
talI;cd their lnnguhge tl,,entIy, null was
looked Up 10 by these children Ut tic forest
for years ns II hc!nipna.' ilsst saw lin III
" 1'aupcr alley." Sn,l frunclseo. i, 1877. AT
TINT time l.e was broke. bit nevertheless pos
scssei tho ja,iMty mir Which ever 'tlsti'l-
gulsl,rl him. liz WIS described to ZIG Mt tho
tl,u us II ,uan wl,u hull spent untold
millions Of MONEY, which lie had ,nado
ist fortunate .,niming enterprises. 1lo
Ind in n moment 0t generosity
r!ycu buotblack $1,000 iii golu
fuv shining tts bt,ots y; he Ind spent hun
,ltc,ts Ut dollars 1T n single dinner for lis
frlcntls"; "l,u thought notiIl1,g Of spending
$40 u, n single nights flnlt"." 1lrsu were
st,t.c uf Ills clnti,iH to distinction. 1 need
hur.l,y siy tilcv were cSagEerntiuns, us III.
deed nre MI tile Calfornin stnrirs If ltke nat
urr. hut he lul undoubtedly lla.l some
,uonry in his t,,pc, aud Il gnt,,l deal nj cx1c-
,irnce. liz was III Ills time uncqmaled us Il
,ho,.utuls.,nal,, autl his experience niNnnE
eul acquaintance With the tllferent 1mlian
trsbcs gave lin advantages rs II prpspeetcr
nut pt,ssessed'by atly nliler wllt.t Mnn On tho
Continent. AlNl liz tuck Tito fntlGst ntlvnn.
aage o. % t' a1a,ss ,t s'' y s
cicnt for tho pslrposcs u lttls article TO 'pal
cate H. ill.,: eSi'sef nss py ' t,sa s's l"sn''' W,tn
r1u,,,.cIn rAlu,prr.
ca, 1,,,,o,ano na,,ttotist -,vl,n ,,nor 7ross,
eH'' f'.'.t'seo e"p''!'s wv @ "pun a."s'
representations rEattlahs lilo eS'sle!ico
nf rich guld.dGrasits iii tl,ls locality,
was illuuccl 10 advance capital to pros
poet uso country, Moss brought with
him A. Root. m oltl California miner. Ttcy
!e.. oa ,sa e"e ~, so,,,,t ~ s,,.,;,s, ~; 1,a.
remained In tho camp ever Slice. aioss
started several proslecters ut work, built Il
few substantial houses, sprut money like
wntcr. ntMi srcurcti xvoi tenl Of proporty
here for ILLS principal: 1t Is estimated that
le expanded llere, As 'larrott's representa-
live upwards OF st0o,o 600 In prospecting, con-
structinp ditcI.cs, aud bu,lni, supplies. But
eytl duys cnine In SUI Francisco: business
iu lin estock-nlarket-tl,ut weathercock OF all
a,u"r,,r1s. a. r ~, tho pnctiic f,onst-,xnnc.l md
s.ui. hn1n,, VI thu @ mi of ,rosni,r,ty parrot M
hy degrees 4avu up Mtany,of tts contemplated
enterprises, here; Our Q pio;!eur retur!9ti u
Sun Frnngisco "a 1S,9' wiiere ny J. siala s,a,it
City. a,nl tlnally left lere in lsiy. having cnl;;
ilnet q tlle tiisraSe which 1Ina'ly terminated
his llie hist yprl',g. ,. -
But others lad heard Of Parrot Clty. IN. IN.
4epehaeit prtse,GIs s eG'ae " G HozGS: S pns
'4SErytll1g stilt,.Hlvnt,1llss 'Ai':tf,a Y ,tY'tn.
THIS w'!s II ,pn!lty hlessng " utsHsise. l,.
torced 70 sesk tartlief, tiiey pe}aelIhtea iittn
tllc 'nott1llalhs from illiiu TO tWrIve miles
IRON UP tnwl,. @ aEn !oca'eo ""at wall "a'
aounN"'y pEu'e ~ w
14th H'shL .S sions:,!uoshS
of the treesurpn ~ tlIIs ylet!lty.
Farrell Gy II twes'y n'Ss troin ~, nni'nas ,r,s
Gis tsr%,s @ @ fe1 ~ HI .'G ryr Y tf, ~ rwc ps
hallway. u u III t1!e extreme southwestern