The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-03-29
NORTH PARK.


olnce writing the LEADER last we
have been visited with quite good fall
of snow. 1t now lies upon the ground
fully three feet deep. This depth re-
tards business somewhat, still large
number of our citi zens are busily en-
ploYed erecting houses for the spring
boom, while the miners experience little
or no difficulty from the falling of the
beautiful" No prospecting can be
done, of course, but all the important
mines are being worked without trou-
BILE.
Teller is the chief center of opera
tions for the North Park mines, and
bids fair to take prominent position
among the larger cities of Colorado.
Teller is named after our distinguished
United States senator, II. NJ. Teller, and
is situated upon the beautiful stream
known as Jack creek.
Over two hundred houses dot the
town site now, with ample room for the
building of thousands. The altitude
of Teller is about 5000 feet above the
sea; still we are visited by no severe
wind storms, which is fully appreciated
after one has lived few years on the
open plains at an altitude of only about
6,000 feet. The water supply of Teller
is second to none in the world. 1t
flows in abundance from innumerable
springs in and about the town, while
Jack creek flows alongside, the waters
of which ARE as pure as the rain de-
scending direct from the clouds. TO
the inhabitants of the plains it must
certainly be a rich treat to leave the
alkalies and take one cool and refresh
ing drink from Jack creek OF the many
springs thaC bubble from the mountain
ranges.
Wood, abounds too. in large quantl-
ties about Teller, in the shape of dead
trees, while an abundance of thriving
pines remain to supply the wants of
populous region for many years. Large
veins of coal are found also on the
Michigan, about fifteen miles from
Teller, which are thought to equal, If
not excel, the Rock Springs coal of
Wyoming. All things considered, the
hand of nature has formed few locali-
ties where more has been done for the
comfort, wealth and prosperity of the
human inhabitants of the earth than can
be found in the little town of Teller.
The mines present the same encour-
aging prospect as expressed In the
writer's last letter to the LEADER.
The New Ell Dorado mine looks bet
ter with each days work, and it has
become.a common thing for the miners
to take out ore carrying native silver,
ruby and silver glance. The depth of
the shaft is now 45 feet, with vein of
23 inches in width. From present indi-
cations this mine is rightfully judged
the best mining property in the camp.
The Annie, situated on the south
fork of Jack creek, and only few hun
dred yards from the New Ell Dorado,
continues to improve, and very rich
grade of galena ore is taken out. If
the vein continues to improve.in quality
of rock as it has during the past two
months, it will thereby prove one of the
richest bonanzas in the camp. The
width of the lode is over five feet.
The Gaslight is still being worked
by the regular force Of miners with the
most satisfactory results. Nothing
yet has been discovered in the working
of this mine that would cast shadow
of doubt over the weakest heart as to the
permanency Of the lode; on the con-
trary, every indication goes to
strengthen the conclusion that it is
true fissure vein. This lode has been
more extensively worked than any
other in the camp, and of course every
development is looked to with interest.
The Sulphuret, owned by parties re-
siding in Cheyenne, has not been
worked any during the winter, but the
writer is informed that a full force of
men will be put at work early in the
spring, and the working will be watched
with interest, as this claim is regarded
as one Of the best in the camp.
The North Park & Vandalia mining
and smelling company seem to be doing
the most of their work with ''chin
music" or at least are trying to do it.
In the writer's last letter he stated that
work had been commenced on the Legal
Tender, Dolly Warden, Empire, Massi.
Ion and Pennsylvania by this company.
This good beginning seems to have
made bad ending, for it was not long
before work was shut down on all but
the Legal Tender, and now they say that
they don't know whether they will be
able to pay for what has already been
done. So the conclusion must be
formed that this company made "heap
talk" when they caused it to be re-
ported that $35, 900 of stock had been
sold. Some of the miners here have
come to the conclusion that there was
too much talk and they sold their inter-
est for ten cents on the dollar. The
writer saw an article in some paper
saying that there were one hundred
menin the camp and that the Vandalia,
&C., employed half of them This
statement was a little better than the
one published in a Fort Collins paper,
in which it said that this company had
one hundred. men at work in their
mines, when, in fact, they did not have
a single soul. Such misstatements in
jures any camp by deceiving men into
the camp in search of work, and when
not found go away cursing the camp
and country. North Park wants no