, 1880-03-06

rtc1i slyrr-lrt!s mud gol!lelt seams OF thu
l'ltkln district; tlia clllorLtlcs, hrttlo silver,
n,ui ;nlph!ire.s Of lsgby Comi, t,otl'lc, noar.
fca iF F5ks ea1aa S c1s ens. s rn yer
Dnlorcs, ,kokomo, curlonntcyll'c. DreckfIl-
ridge, md l}ucksktn; the great nrFentElslons
g1altnn bctls Of l'ennsylvantn nilcl., linrse-
i srn,s n 9s s mRpGr e.. II ,Ss SG Atksnss a sxs1
GIG md SIM .fnai rrgsohs, with tfo multi
tu,ic nf mInfng-rnmI,s ton numerous 10 name.
Will unite to tiake n gratNl totnl nt which
TIIE woili.D stf.I.L WONDER.
True, It requires botll muscle md money! 70
oa sxeSp M cgSr thSSe Xfca2 f q 'eo te sos 5 e s
beginning to arrive, .atltt, Wien the spring.
SUNS shai} ,nsu ,neltel tic SHOWS aud orcnt,l
the gatcs 0f the nlnl,I,tnils, tho valleys md
es oi spSss to % Sry Il aoneea oeeao G ~ seerea
from city, md hamlet, and farmhouse, all
In tho outside camps referred to, there are
I WIe 's,sss ve Ssen ss sss1opsa a s:Siony S Hi's g
psnyo tfloir great yaluc,--tlf which sool l
ahnli make especial mention; md will NOW
speak OF a few Ut tho typical mines of Lead.
early took The lea4 ~ THO 'nost ltmrortant re- r.
chilly. md Inns tli1ts far maintained Its pre-.
cnincnce,-tllougl, # mny be. fun. tho fact
Of its bclng tho best developed portion of t'1e
Ills are rnpidiy coming TO tlso front This is
4 gently, sloping cleya,son,. rising from tho
the Big Evans anu Little Stray-1Iorsc
sss S!fss s as nd "}fn pssspf sp from m'!s sr so e
so,!ti. It's separated from, wiat Is known
as Hppcr Fryer IIEl BY q slight valley or ,lc-
preston Or. tho. eastnrn s!tle. At tl!o
Gstei En- sope "nH ,to "i nes yoat sfc'c
tMIs M taiis Ciiniax, T bunkin, M MMate!,!ess, ai"l nd
tho famous Robert r. Lee, OF which hitter
Euyon full ncgo,tnt III a late letter. Ad]oln-
Ing tlloso Oh the west Is
TilE AtiE MINE,
owned BY t'a I AMis Mining Company; y, Pan IT. Thls
most entirely developed since Inst July. 1t
vas. purchased! Of tho locatcrs Inst Jnno by
THO lion; s. u. Eklns md his brother, Of santa
M NJ Md Sx st ba S s Sns T Il tS 5 oafys y imn for io
prosrcctcts' shafts! antt no plnnt,-i It's sup
posc!l value depending eln!ost entirely on rs
Proximity to tic Little Pittsb!irg md Little
Chct ,s psGpfries [1 rsa9er tit ast yy (ayy
leo, | met Mr.. Elkins, tho very pleasant ST.
pcrintcndcnt Of this ln[ile. WIN was g0lng to
1,eatlyillu with his fni1lily 10 takn charge nf
tlttoptoperty l1ayingaRls santal the THr ;,a
buildings for otllees, sllaft, anil orc houses
were bl,Ilt nlltl excellent machinery was
provided. All Of tho work was done In tho
9ss M II seer wtstyGgaE4 ss g Ek0s f. 1M
that nlreaay tho entire Investment, i'lcl'l1-
ing tic cost Of tho lline and tho improve
llcnts, lind been moro than twico repaid to
them. from tho net returns Of tho orc
Ihayc been greatly p]eased with
THE UNDERGROUND WORKINGS
OF this ming. The 1nIneEal deposit lies J., a
nearly horizontal position; and Mr.. Elkins,
contrury to tho usual custom, by which tho
G1s i ayrs trnwS;; 4Ea th la cr N s sct Wits s
y,iilk hts shafts through tl.c mineral, md
!tns slriftcd his working loycis a,,l galleries
bolow It, tlmherlng them III tho most sub
sa'tal shrd' aner my aynE us ,h 1rswt9yS Ss
throngl, which the orc ii ioat1ch into tlle
cars, anil conveyed to tic ll0sti9g Shafts. LII
this way these feycls arc kept c'can and FREQ
occurs TO tl,c l,antlling Of tho orc. 1 speak
especially Of this plan because 1t Is exceptions
al md worthy of Imitation.
The next lNEnG to the west Of tic Annie Is
THE cELEnssATEp I1TrLE rffTsBuno,
whose ott-repeateit history is llks tale Of
tl.e bonnllza millionaire, Lieut.: Coy. Tabor.
Tho story Of .how thu proprietor Of tic
lls.le eroecry III California uulcll "grnl,-
stakett,. the two Gartnan shoclnnkcrs, lslsclo
axes, sl!ovcly, and n Jlis Of whisky, IND aot
tired when they reached tho summit OF Fryer
1lill, and 50 refused to 80 nny further, but
commenced sinking shaft there, without
and and = struck tho Little riitlsSurg Viii its
enormous wcaltl, Of Int1lcrNl,--hls been MI
0ft.tuid tate. Gny. Tabor, Senator Cllaffce,
ard others bought out tho lucky Gernla'ls ut
nss s we persao enss9s t o wat S3s Ss Tlf fanr s
hive realized from 1t, They cuuSOll-