, 1881-08-12
ALMA.
,hc I.1ctl Cold aud silver Secs
o. tons al C0lorndos'

AsAH, s,on, his elevated region might inter-
t,'s, e,,ny nv" Of your rcalers, Will )ot down tho
s1nsa1 sss',ons Of n few weeks among tho
ae.s;ns al,s;It md mines Of this section OF Colo
p9u''1TiTI ~ reacl, this place from Denver ''vo
s,a a~ ncnyer & South TarR lsa1lroad TO
W. a'.'1It M nIne,y.four miles, thence by stnEe
ka k1h ns' Fatrnlny to Alma, twelve miles.
nlo'aa .1snn,v coming lip tic Park Cailon
~ *,,s ann nrd At kcnoslla Summit tho IRON
.,anches all elevation Ut 10, l30 feet, the
n.ssst IT. roiut reached by any railroad In this
hsst1 .sa.,v TLc scenery from Kenoslia Sunt-
"atat, .ta hid I'M Is gral,d aud beautiful, and
~, ricw OF tho salth rark-N perfectly
u.1s,.,, or valley nifty miles long by teii
IA ,M :. , orcyt relief from tho wild nnd rug
ss.,e.,v lcft behind. Tho drive by stage
81 nm ~ Alma IA very enjoyable, Alma
W. .asstc1 o., tho Middle Fork Of tho Platte
W." s,d ,,as population oe about ZOO and is
~, s,i t,s, nhoyo The sea. Tho sccnocy at Alma
= ~, o,aud being Mt tho 1aAo OF Motint
asan. MR which has an altitude q H.AU
I cant fGss T1'fh Is to toS tow sas
Eah y. shn,n fho timber llh0 Gun by seen many vAl-
" mtocs. wherc Inrgo quantities OF ore aro
i,jS y Sptoiucei and sent down tho mol1ntain on
SICK train" .--......-.
TIE PLACER HltUuNuS
,tAlusaro quito extensive. and several com.
ttemssoy tsr,s last rear, understand, clenrcl an
sStfaSe of {ls per day to eactl hand stnployc1
III tho entire year; fayo ~ Ionnt TINS a' .MotS
nos Of 3s,ts dnsFs Vsov GPos''Ga From ~ 3Ip u
Entedmsrs, @ NJ q distance of twelve milcs, washed
s"Tn fron tbo rlcll gold veins OF Mount 1,iA-
tsl, North SAr Mountain. anu oLnsts T. i4sis his
1idajt1, aad quito n largo aMoiint OF ore IL pro-
seiaar, bnt Il requires larEo. caplsai nna ,',dso 2
anes good y,ng conIt;IIon; In, pa. T,aen ,ae[
xpEsed. Some Of tho Principal nayelopoa
N about hero aso the sloosg, SOVEREIGN,
aaais DelIy yardcr, and others Of l. Lesser ..3te;
~ Il ri n tho e TOP Of Me,int lincoln. it Isa
ind ulue. and tho owncra htivo drlrtcd into
Ia uountuIn 1,l01 feet, aild hAvo llno voln OF
~ ssss ee sis y'69s ss opseca @ ianfss as oess IL e
I'd DOLLY ynrlcn arG both rich md Well-dc..
ttlepta mines, with true assure veins wpll
nocied With guild aud silver. The former bus
Alma.
DGT THE BEST MINES
klch II has 1ccn my tuEttluo to uxnminn IN
Gpi Mining Company" of Now York, located
sssse SI@a ihro,sh III tho eourtesy of X
Rruc General Manager, and a large stock
Mler In The Company, | was 1nablG0 to sec
~ Obstacles 10 mls,il,E can ho overcome ~ y
t,ny consist OF four lolca located ns tho Lo-
a.pott Chicago, Columbia, and 1luokoyc,
W now .sM consolidated Into reet SnS c9I'ms I's
c ,ees es'* by Ia 900, reaea'ae sseass' from ON
2. P!stto ll,scr !o tho siintnit Of North siar
lassaa!ssln ~ .na tho yeln has been thorouRhiy
ales Of over one milc. Tho. Company hns
iitt tunnels and hyo saafta al! IN good paying
r.; m ahs ~, tunneIs hnve pierced the vein i,ls
tsa Clearly defined III overy shaft and tunnel,
~ aittes from two to four feet OF solid 1niu:.:
~. "a xertn iron slN TO sa]o per ton, ,!oarly atl
kM9oe! In about sixty feet, which produces
K1ay al silver. about eighty OUNCES to tho tan
@Ss ~ \ About half way up tho mountain on tho
.sns s fT Tes, fes o,c to a ts9" ~ sSo
st out the dccomposel orc by maud from the
kSot'als Veiu. 1t is clnLmed thnt -.
oyEn A MILLION DOLLARS
,ss. sn se1 a gut ln th!s way and It ia scarcely
%s KY 10 hundseA years saw the tntll-ru1 Of
=. \. sse o. tho Chicago lode, abo,tt huff why up
~ mseoatain, os which was M average Of $l7a por
H. ~ ,,N, esq H., saw plonty Of spepimens oIoro
s.,ss sau 70 !souO per ton, hut tho average mill
saus understand, rarely rlina ttndor si0O por
IN M ,iis aas Company has erected OH the river
ID sasaa Msa Turbine Lutte 0laut water.wteol OF
Esa s aItce1npressar capable OF running live
e,!es1ot =! power drills Tho Company already
Soa ~ egg 81 these drills III full operation on tho
H. fsasv loto driven by compressed ulr, g00 feet
fsrsd f draeta ~, mo air Is cotnprDssel. 1t Is con.
I'd NV s,sp ~ tae nountaln In four-tnuh gas pipe,
SITh ho'lach naI'lh plpc Into each tunnel and slAft
'>Aa connects With tho drills. -
DEttL1yu ny co,trnpasrp Am
tt nsx featr-. -, r.,,as...s T..
uni ia hHsa h'a'o -, " Guiotnao Mlnlng' ena "
sa!ug. Tho driii Il nSs,e Win AZ %s"ne t,e
~ ~, sstachea to DO run with either
., a.,. Or compressed air, Steam
d. sIT d. used where tho distance Ia short,
1; .; sss H. ssf fGoa % yentilanon; but the work.
sasS ssM ean y bo worked ut asy iistanco frota III
rsata a!a Of tho tunnel. wna siritrix wifi ti10
ssM s!m pEegress ma.so with this .irili. timad
Il fo4x.oiaasw, a iaw tour holes ono Inch IL dlamctot
liz mn.!' ,3xat inches Into tho solid rock put u
suls of tba ,lr N ,o H.. ny , hnnr @ tr3m a tao
W Ssosa dosn from tIio faeS nf lin t,,nnsi' Two
eMn aIo ucecssary to work tho tirill. md II
ia a. ssm. Ssve taken tho samo men two dHys 10 do
A ieot fHoIk W hAlld ,lrllliux, Tho drill Is now
sort. lilo = pbsrn wh,ro sno ar 4 conprcssed aad
d. .. o. ih!s part Of tho work, informed inc
~ .taa "a c0.nplrto SUCCESS. hntG II, IlriI)lu1
hf IL Saa'itauoh. i4.ul Tho Company Is now extend
hlasis sn9 sn qp tlle bill to Tho other shafts aud
tstpIfe u'u A y using LOU feet Of fout.inut
iyeH days "a s.lio Of nina I'm. a.d
~ VI y compressed nir. n1i.i ALA the npistiaa
~ r,Ine!!aa IN !as T. different SHUTS. Th,a branch 81
s!s Iasnecinoru ua9as u! !c o! ~ f., rK ", lSr r.
M of snssuth,s"Itu ~ ,,.s So ..:,.I Gu. lhe nas