, 1880-05-01
OUNN1SON.
Richness Of the Newly Discovered sil.
VERIFIED in Colorado.
Ruby Camp and Its Mines: Forest Quasn, Lead
Chief. Bullion King, Elo.
Tho Town Of 0nnahon, and lis "Boom"-l Pros.
peeiist rlourlshlng Municipality.

hpffldt GofSs5phHdeHfe 0f Ihe EAtfdFa Tribune.
GuxstsoN. Colo, April 11.--sfuch has boon
fnttt md written uf tho "Gunnison Country"
yet but few people 20 far cast MS Chicngo, md
III faet but few pcoplo anywhere, know whcro tho
0unislson Vnt(uy proper Is, or what there ts
here. don't know rs ean gEvo mich light on
oitEor point, more especially tho lnttor. l nm
what Is termed horo "tcnt,or- foot" but svhin
hero hnvo not boon nstcop,-pcrhnps for want OF
proper placc to sleep, for Il blanket On tho
tluor Il considered n luxury. loft Chicago on
tho 18th Of FobruRry lust, md arrived In Denver
on tho sst. wl,crc fell In with Col. 4. j. Jacob
son. fOrmGry Attorney for tho Kansas PaulAo
itaffr,ad. lie had previously visited this
place, and advised me to como down
with him, MS he WIS coming to look
after property which l,o had previously rnr-
chnscd. had contemplated going to Lendyllle;
80 told him t, toss up copper, which would
decide mo. Tic tossed. but mover saw whother
won or lost. ns f1e ut onco sAt1
MUST 90 70 uuaN1soH.
nccorling u tho copper.
On tho morulng Of tho s4th wo started, via
tho Denver s. lilo 0ranlo 1'nilrond, on which
We Travelled tu its terminus Alanosn. We thon
hired priyHte conveyance, and started across
tho sali Luis rark, along tho base of tho sangro
10 Christie 1snngc, sixty miles, to BngtIncho, thon
commenced tho climb tn tho summit of tho
Backbone of the Continent, via Coohetopn FUSS,
thence down tho western slope, tho distance
from Alanosn hero being nbout 130 mics, north-
west. We came THU why as It was tho only route
by which we could comc with toan'. uunn'son
cRr bo rcached by much shorter route aa soon
as tho passes opot,. Which will bo very soon.
stngcs are atrcn'ly running frutn Clcora, via
snglinche. Anothor limo will soon bo put OH
frum l1uena Vistn, via Alpine Pass and pltkn,
which hitter route viii bu the uower and better
one.
Thls !'nnn'son, county Is In the vcsteFn tier,
Tho town Of (}unnsyu, which il thn o,,,,ty. scat
Is j0cntci nt tho u0niI,enro Of fhe f.l,mnison md
,s 3 ys x " ;sS $;sss%s* ;s;ss sss i
n es r. se xsssS sie, dstSs mi snss sa s
os ,hs rSaS ssr s are Nan n. e
yet III tholr nfailcy,@tne most M promsiug camp up
"e''s nuny c.up.
,,co,oa ob,,+ .h,,t' ,,,t,,'n a.,h,,,o.,.-
tha ,in apnt nr ~. rtf ss aa on
Fst iscnxofeta m tani " June oi tnst yGIr
nsato ws san ~ stahed a 'aS o mi
eactl el,,, n" enp!tal got II Inst summer. md ln
vuIuo OF thoir cinin1s: than tho Inlinn trouhiS
cane on, Which .lrovc tho 'i miners @ o,t Then tho
% sSN ee en- s W6S fs T. III II PPss ;{, q
s Il nGf' wtr aeI NO. I'M inc
fosm t w fct of ~ snaw ,acF ocpta oe IRON o'sat u
Ainunr thnst, ,it,vt,foncf1 ia
THE FORREST QUEEN.
sSt| t fSs 81. :'2 s't9 & an3 A., !Fsw s9okft @ st q
hs toprty baiiess ii It to t: bu tic S nosi VIZ
mnn1 nMy u ,1ra ever tiIscoynretl n Colorado.
Hto ono tfy, while limiting, beentnI. tirod, and
shtanwn ~ tneK trest. Ao uiscosnrcd. while
n"r M itss tha 4 projoetioa = II von q ruby ~
o;,n,,t = .sst oos ~ t. pTI , ~ tAtsy tty