The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-16

storm in June or July; where the country is |
ever less barren; where the climate is mild |
and pl asant, and where the chances for a
man with little means are much better.
The southern portion of Colorado, east of ,
the mountains, am told is in appearance
very much such country this. AT Ten |
yer, nm further told, rains are sometimes |
not seen for year, ana in one instance for |
four years Sudden gusts of wind arise and |
hurl clouds Of dust and gravel into the open |
doors and rattle them against the |
window panes. And yet, Denver is consd- |
cred pleasant place TO live. 1t is beauti- |
full city--the pride of the west, and pre-
sumo is regarded by those who live there rs
the dearest spot on earth.
Now about wood and water for mining !
purposes. In this immediate camp it is true |
we have but little, but wood enough for a
few mills, and more not far distant, and sutli-
cient water for each small mill, and to be
had AT depth of from % to So feet as is evi.
denced by the wells we now have at that
depth, and the water by-the-way is of excel
lent quality. A ten stamp mill will require
but Il, 900 gallons for the first day, the water
can be used again, and 5000 gallons per day
allowance for evaporation and waste Is con-
sdered ample. If more should be needed an
artesian well could be sunk. But when the
camp is SO far developed as to require many
mills, no time will be lost IN building rail-
read twenty-five miles to the ella river, over
plain as level as n floor, where nm ample
supply of water can be had, and wood in
abundance from the mountains above can be
i!oated down the river
There are miners here from all the mining
regions of the Union, with an experience of
from five to fifteen years, and they have i'm
plicit faith in the future of this camp and in
the quantity ard quality of its ores. Although
of low grade they are said to average higher
in the better mines than the famous Com
stock, and large corporations prefer low
grade wide veins to high grade narrow ones.
Most of the hills and mountains have one
or more veins running through them and the
groupings of some show hight OF fifty feet
and width of thirty to forty. | know of
some assays made of mines here that ran so,
CO. 100 and 2l2 ounces silver, to the ton, and
have been told of Others that ran as high as
$500 and 5000 ounces, but they must have
been very carefully selected specimens.
Another, / am told, has milled 81 ounces TO
the ton.
Still this is not considered poor mans
camp. There are others nesr by where the
general average is high and where wood
and water is in abundance, but the veins are
| narrower.
Now word about the camp itself aside
from the mines. 1t is nestled in narrow
valley in the foot hills of the Pyramid range
of mountains shut in on all sides except tue
northeast, with a gradual slope in that di-
rection for mile, to plain below, with q
width di ectly across to the Burro mountains
| g h,t a,>.oraptlu NOT
than two. This plain extends to tie south
east for many miles, to the north for from
TWENTY-FIVE to forty miles, and to the south
west still greater distance, and nearly all
enclosed by mountain ranges apparently ris-
ing, in most all instances, abruptly from the
plain below. Most of the north arm If this
plain is good land and by means of artesian
wells could be made very valuable. The
view presented from the Burro mountains
looking westward over the plain and in this
direction is the grandest on the route. In the
camp there are about twonty ouestory adobe
buildings, and one one-and .a-half story. The
latter presents very good appearance and is
large and well constructed Some of the
others are quite large, but usually small
Some have single roofs and some have not
Min has no carpet no floor down
vet: waiting for the railroad. There are still
thre other buildings-wooden onos--one
story box houses. There is one store here
with a small stock ut low prices; two small
hotels and boarding. house, with d0y-board
at each at SO per week; two bar-rooms, tive
ASSAY offices, postOtlice and telegraph of
fee and blacksmith shop and carpenter
shop. The other buildings are occupied
either as offices Of mining companies or a:
dwellings. Owing to temporary suspension
of work on some of the mines there are moi
more than fifty persons here at present. There
are two Observation-Disclosures should Y. We
are waiting for the railroad before removing
the capital here, putting up our public build
ings and laying out our parks
Upon the whole, as have said in all my
private letters, would not advise any one tc
come here for the present, except to invest
in mines. Those who think they would like
to prospect can find othy; litld in this sec
ton not yet fully occupi'd, but IN his imme'
diate camp everything IS taken would say
however, prospecting Is very hard work, moi
any too safe away from here, ard the chances
ofsuccess very uncertain.
Whether this will be much of town or
city cunnot say, but it would seem its mines
ought to make Il place Of considerable inn
portanco. Much depends upon the point o
crossing of the Atchison, Topeka Il Santa IL
} and the Southern Pacific railroads. If it il
here there will be no question about the fu
ture of this camp. Ifiti not here it is ex
pected it will be close by, and if so
in my opinion, at that point a second Lead
vile will spring up with this advantage in it
fayor-it will be commercial and distribut
ing point as we'll as mining camp. Their
are seven other mining districts tributary t
: this.
One survey of the Southern Pacific rail
road ran one and one-half miles north o
here on the plain to the front, another twr
miles north, and another seven miles south
The Atohison, Topeka & Santa Fe survey,
am told also ran seven miles south. Train
on the latter road are expected to run int
Socorro, on the Rio Grand, by the 4th da,
! of July next, and they are now building tb,
road as rapid as possible this way from
Guaymas Guaymas will undoubtedly be
: large city.
The Southern Pacific railroad is now run
ming its trains thrty-miles this side of Tue
son: will be ten miles further this way, t
San Pedro, by the 18th of this month, ant
has some grading done this side, from which
point on the grading will be very easy
, Tucson is 170 miles west of here, and thu
railroad reached there the Goth of las
March. 1t is expected here by Nov. Is
next. =,
intended saying further back that to tn,
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