The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-03-18
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prospectors-the new silver mines on
Running Water. Leaving the former
place early on Saturday morning when
the Thermometer stood 1t ten de-
grees below zero, we passed through
Rawhide canon and having travelled
about ten miles, emerged from the hills
and entered upon a large plateau. ex-
tending ten miles or more In all direc-
lions. At the distance of about seven
miles we observed some little s'rising
ground" which upon approach proved
10 be n 'sbutte'' north OF the Running
Water, on which Mayor Addoms' tfor-
merry wulfgen'sl ranch is located. Ar
irving at the latter place, We were
greeted with aloud ''hallo'' from Fred
Schwartze. who was busy cutting stakes
for his mining claims. 4 large number
Of other cowboys" were also met
here. all engaged in stalking out claims
and talking mines. After ~partaking of
refreshments at Wulfgen's hotel. we
visited the mines with Nessrs. McHen-
ry and Schwartze. Ascending the steep
bluff we found an immense ledge. from
forty 10 sixty feet wide. extending
along the whole length OF the butte.
At many points we were shown by Nc
Henry outeropplng Of the ore. speci-
mems Of which your readers have seen
In the hands Of Mr.. Reel, who has gone
10 Cheyenne with a large quantity. On
the main ledge several locations have
been made by Messrs. Mcnenry and
Reel; the claims have been named:
the Rochelle lode, the Cheyenne Lode
and the Green Monster Lode. Ad-
joining these are the Mckee, Minna,
Laramie and the Schwartze lodes, To-
Gated in the name OF Schwartz and
Haas; the McHenry lode by johnson,
Hunter Il Co., the Daisy, by L. ii.
johnson; the Peanut and Popcorn,
by Hunter 4 Co.; the Plunger. by
Thos. Snow 81 Co; the Fannie, by Tut
tie & Co.. the Dolly Warden, by W. G.
Irvine 4 Co.; making n total Of fifteen
lodes, covering %, 800 feet, or more than
four miles In length. When It is
known that the ledge is found outcrop-
ping along the buttes for about half u
mile only, IL can be readily understood
that most OF these claims are located on
the outside where no mineral Is In
sight; but the hopeful ~prospectors claim
that they can stake the ledge in the
proper direction anywhere on the
prairie. IL they only dig for 1t,
which In truth may be SO. Aside from
the above mineral claims there have
been located two mill-sites by McHenry
and Reel; one mill-site by Schwartze
and Mckee, and another Z. II. John
SON. The water has also been taken up.
two miles and n half OF the creek, be-
ing claimed by Reel and McHenry, and
remainder OF the creek from its head to
the ranch, by johnson 4 Co., who have
also pre-empted three large springs,
three miles above, which springs fur
nish n large portion Of the fluid In Run
ming Water.
On Saturday afternoon the residents
Of this new camp met and organized n
town organization under the town site
law. and agreed To name the place ..yfc-
Henry City:u the following named gen.
tlemen appear ON the books as the in
generators: A. II. Reel. Us Mcuen.
nv. Fred Schwartre. John Mcfarland.
r III. Jobn.on. A. G. Iettle. III. V.
Beeson. /. IT. snow. ]. Hunton and
Chas. Wulfren. This completes the
labors Of the miners nm 10 date. and II
will be admitted that they have left nm
done nothipp that could have been
done. III there Is ANYTHING In sight or
out Of sight. e~xceptinp Addoms & Glow
er's cattle, that could have been claim
ed, taken up, pre-empted or borrowed,
the writer is not aware OF 1t. To make
sure Of the cattle, for the future, how
ever, Mr.. wulfgen, who has charge Of
them, has made arrangements to move
them to n new range on Indian creek,
about thirty miles north Of this place.
In regard to the prospects of the
mines here, we have the word Of an
old miner who accompanied us and who
has carefully inspected them, that they
are the largest md most vonderfnl