, 1880-01-28
rha Robert E. Lee, the Richest Silver
Mine In tho World.
In oulput oT slso, 1000 in Seventeen Hours With q
Forte oi Forty Hen.
u,s,o,y Of The Mlne-lls Location Only Year
and 4 Halt Ago.
rhrce Million Dollars Worth Of Ore Now
In Sight.

FRYER ki1l},-UNG ul$ lh5t NtGA NHo"ittAht1 ~
s1is,tOO as tho result Of the lator Of forty
wen for seventeen hours was So far beyond
t,e experience Of even Our grentest MINES
that Il |,ny attracted universal attention. anu
Lcru telcgrnpl,etl MI over tho land. This Is
said to be the largest nmOunt Of silver ever
raised In one tlny by my mine In the world.
We ure accustomed IL lienr In thIs camp
oF productions from some nf oitr chief mines
Averaging from $4,000 to $4,000 per tlny;
Int sucl, product rs this frOnt q colIiarn-
lively new md purtlally-,levelopct mine for
mn DAVIS work wns ulltlreu,llGtl Of, md could
only be nosslble with marvel0usly rich ore.
,Thu wonder Is greater Wien 1t Is known TINT
It was alI Aulstcd from two SHIFTS, a,ld will,
facilities, bosh nntler md above ground, fur
inferior to tlose possessed by lMany Of tho
,nincs Of t'ls district.
THE LIEF
II one OF tho youngest of our producing
mines; nnll, Ms Its history Illustrates the VI
c!ssltudcs and alternntons Of hope and dis
couugemeut through wl,lcl, hope climbs To
success, and the ycxatious legal cntanglc-
mrnts which environ 80 ,lln1,y mining enter
pr;srs, think It may be interesting tomany
renders Of TlrE TRIBUNE. Moreover, MS the
l,cc Is not owned by Il stock company, ntpd
tts property IL nut III the market, lcnrlot he
suspcctct Of nhy attempt 10 advertise 1t III
the interest Of tho owners. have bcen tn-
milIar with 1t for long time, and rclatc 1t
sluply ns Il inntter Of general interest.
In April, 1885, James N. SIgaflls lnnt'o
contract with George W. Belt, BY which l,o
"trub.saked " him as proprietor; tllat is
TO say, BELT was to 60 nut looking for min
eral clams,-SIgafns supplying fool and tho
necessary outilt, md Belt agreeing to divide
equally with him whatever he might fnrt,-
inately discover. A short ttnIo afterwards,
],elt took prospecting partner III the person
Of William Knight; md they, III searching
over tho nearer carbonate-ticds, loMtul u
fraction Of ground not previously claimed,
amounting to II little over five acres on
Fryer iii, and located 1t III July, 1879, ns the
Robert i. Let, md III their own lanies,-
leaving ont entirely that Of Mr.. Sigafus.
FIkYEts Hill
which Inns since become famous the world
over ny containing the wonderful carbonate
deposits In whtcl, the Little pittsblrg, Little
Chief, ChrysDIte, Aimee, n1,a other Erent
1incs nro locatet-wns then but partially
prOspcctel; and lis marvellous wealth WIS 50
llt.le known that MI old but not particularly
conscientious miner, called CliphOniously
"Chlcken Bill" thought II necessary 10 Sdlt
tho now famous Chrysoltc Mine, ly dump
Ing load of rich ore to the botto,u Of Its
Shaft, IN order to sell It for few hundred
dollars.
4 short time nflcr the locntion of the Lee
by BELT and knight, Mr.. Sigaf,is brought suit
against them to recover the half interest to
wl,[cl, he wns entitled under the grub-stake
c%ntEaet Belt + Kgt =, then dssds ons
thlf4 oI the nlime u Jnnles y: J1sS1eT.-tMe
consideration ee!Mg tl.at he should defend
.lao wsM!s u nsatuR, Mma nss, pay w e.s, eX,
hel,srs q hrocMtlng l,A.emt oi the 'ans. from
tne ttnisM IT SGtes NuscItt. I,i ~. inGJ ttsu
nSos .1 1ra 1,n +, the;r snft
In November, 18Th NIessrs. Knight Belt,
md Dexter United III bon,linr the il,lne to
Irving Iiawhnrt, Of Colorado Springs, aiiI ".
ii, Rogery, Of Chicago,
ron s7.ooo.-
r, ,,,,,,,, O. mn ,,ns MI II, ,,e,, mn, .bo
v;iS ts u ctcar ~ a ,erfct ~ ena nSncar,.i n i
ttIe traa ao r. III ,r"noriw @ xenri,t
I ie VII She 'n9u u. g prny ot,f.! eHtt,fp'ts tss
sic smIt viii viii ' Siefl,s. They ncconplislei tis
Dy giving lin ene-tlIf.! ! Of TT thn milne, ;i n.g!
WYE posspSsnt o1 j.. Ills i1i1 Mess!s: ,t,! iH!e
60, III eomuitlom TO procure INC patent With
At t3is tMs tilo mine was in the eruaest
condition, There we're Two very poorly I'm
neten e aai s!alis MpoM lhe elaai 0ne which
rnn r. W. fst that II t cea not ." lS o r,
Il1iea @ Mittl taelF s1il sS1ninlie aplMrntus OF M,nu,
lass nNl bucket. Ile oliler, ut so,ne dislnllco
tNn1, Wms nouIl ~ iEt "eupi ms unttuin
Mns ~ IRON CARRYING a rev ounces or sl,ver, ,
aitu tie Waier Erehtly tlouuleu the,l. I!lcre
M4s no saall-iiose,-lto cover ior tno heMt
Wsl!Gr Was GoaMltE on; anu tte Wnrk r WV M.H
pfactically nhainlollctt fof time. Tue plr-
inrsn !t, II T'r n;nt;u,r n, ,rnu..toI "
dey~jon Tia iniua by 18th tba sb,nft anil tirtft.
ii!g. ~ y 'o''' '''9 ''''''' ''''>~ >>''N'
Just before the time for the second pay-
mcnt arrlyei' ~ nunther c,o,lI nd arnse in pI lila
slime Of II lhwsliit an,{nst tia mine nv omn
Ijir.,n + ."a f"r A9'$''''' ~A' '".'e ~ '''o
n.,,.',,., r,,,, ,,,
oSL.'A!.f TIE A'SE'- ,....,
nE fu nr{na epm.rnet WITH n ,e; est In as na!ter N
Ind bsen left ont II filing the original loc,!.
uoll~certiitrate. Until tl!la new complication
Wns,csrared, ilewbert& u ltofers refused to pay
t1a na!ance, hut telttr:tl payment ns sool as
1l;is new suit wns dismissed.
tooon after, Nr: liew6ert sold portions OF
rs lliteFest u Mr. j. +; Humphrey and Alr.
Ben|nmIn Crewels Of Colorado Springs.
Mineral oi better quality was discovered; ;
hnt', soon after cross,sNlts were brought
Ii II CSt{ n RAM Ndlr