The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-02-04
THE WORLDS WONDER.
Twenty-Four Hour Yield of the Robert L.
Lee, at s4,9s7.50 an Hour, s11s,5 o.

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Lee, at S4,93s.50 an Hour, S11S,5OO.
lLeadville Democrat, l6th.J
Never in the annals of mining history, in.
Guiding the legendary days Of California and
Australia gold gulch mining or the fabulous
stories told of old Mexico's silver mines, has
there been an equal of the Robert E Lee
mine in magnitude OF ore body and marvel
Gus value of the mineral.
The following statement furnished the
Democrat late last night by one OF the W
ers conveys more in gfures to startle the
world than would a chapter or a volume
written in the fashion of the Arabian Nights.
The statement is from the mine where the
returns were just made up and the figures
compiled:
From Monday noon to Tuesday noon, a
hours, 95 tons of ore were taken from the
Robert Z Lee mine, the aggregate value of
which is Sl1S 500.
the ore: 2 tons ran II, S39. S1-10 tons ran
4,993, s tons ran 1,234, So IONS ran 1883 and
8 tons ran $50 ounces to the ton.
As matter of general interest the Demo
crat gives a synopsis of the history of the
mine from parties familiar with it, and from
the writer's personal recollection:
The real discoverer was George w. Belt,
who with William Knight and James B
Dexter made q location in June, 1873 In
August of the same year the mine not iudi-
eating big things they sold to Irving How
bert, of Colorado Springs, for S., 900, on a
cash payment of 81, 600. with 90 DAYS time
for the other So. 900. This sale was made
through a Mr.. Rogers. But at the expira-
ton of this time Mr.. Howbert failed to
make final payment, whereupon the
property was sold again to H o. Woolcott
and Mr.. Sampson, of George town. on the
same terms and time. About this time
]. ii. Shakelford and Eddy Il James secured
an eighth interest each Tor 81 900, but from
whom can not be learned. The mine was
now in litigation, claimed by Irving How
bert and Wolcott & Sampson, rich mineral
being discovered in February, 1879 Here
Mr.. Lot. Rovdenbusb, of New York, came
into the mines history, bonding on May 10.
from both sides for $3.50 900 appropriated by
mutual agreement S135 600 to the Howbert
party and Sis 600 to Wolcott.
Mr.. Rovdenbush then sold to Mr. James NJ.
Selover a fiv, -eigh'hs of the property for
100000 on a forfeit OF 5000 0 Selover
also failed to make connection, but paid the
forfeit. Then again Rovdenbush bought
the Wolcott party out, paying. it is thought,
something like, $3.50 600, and finally joined
with the Howbert party. !. e., Irving How
bert, James M. Sigafus, B. +. Cromwell, and
the Rogers interest. now owned by Hon J.
Y. Marshall. who with Colonel Humphreys
and Homer Pennock are the present owners.
The individual interests are not gwen be-
cause they could not be ascertained short
Of a careful examination of the county rec
ords 1t is believed, however. they are
practically equal, which will suffice for all
curiosity. And when a reasonable and safe
valuation Il 4 1000, 900 is placed upon the
property a. its actual worth, the public can
see they are comfortably fixed, and moreover
to aDemocrat reporter they the owners) ex-
pressed themselves perfectly satisfied, To
quote an old adage or maxim, sit never rains
but it pours," with the application that each
Of these gentlemen have numerous other
mining interests in Leadville from which
they have expectations. Nor have they any
idea OF leaving the camp.