, 1881-05-13
A New and Very Rich Mining Dts"
trict in Colorado.
The Discovery of Precious Metal,
made Only About a Year Ago.
A Few OF the Best Of the Caims-The
Veins True Fissure. Veins.
Bonanza City, and How to Get There
Two Other Promising Mining Camps
in Saguaohe County.

NtEuo+ Lie. may ns-lh lNE lHfnGSE OF
April H. 1851. yoH Quote from the LeafivjIlo
DeIatcrut an article on "The Kerber Creek
| Mining District and Bonanza City. CoioradOt"
relative 10 tho mineral prospects Of tliat IT.
ca!lty. and yourself rcinnrk that "The state-
than sober reality"
|. PresumtnK that everybody Is Interested lit
the mineral resources OF the Rock Mountain
States and Territories, will Try and present
to your readers As real and practical II stnte-
inent Of the kerber Creek District, and the
county in which It Is situated, ns my ability
will admit OF. Everything pertaining to gold
mid silver mining sounds like tictlon to one
not accustomed to the practical workings and
tie surrnnnuings ut tint phase Of industry;
40, II tlle statements make boruer OH the
] fact.
In order to give clear understanding Of
TIE kerber Creek District, Its location alld
surroundings should bu referred to. l}y re-
ferr1ng 10 map Of Colorado 1t will be SEEN
that
BA0UAcnE COUNTY
| Is situated south OF Lcadvllle,-Chaffce
County lying between SagnAci,e County and
Lake County. In Which Leadville Is located.
The eastern boundary line OF Saguache
County runs along the summit Of the Sangre
oe Chflsto Nalge,-thf most beantlfulan tic
s1ah0cst range OF mountains In the United
omtes, anu probably IN the world. The aItl-
tude Of the range Is from l., 600 to 14,0O0 feet
above tho sea; and 1t is continuous range
OF majestic peaks, running from Poneha
rass, III CnaHee county, down Into Now
Mexico, aistance or l5o niles Lying at
uae oase OF talls ml9hty and majestic wall of
mohh1a'ii-peass Is me san Luis Valley,
ranging from lave miles wide ut tile head to
lity mi!es lower down. The valley stretches
u ue ooutt', anu Into New Mexico. 2o0Hites.
Saguache Range, the Cochotopu Hills, and
| the Snn Juan Mountains
This n in,1ep,i n ,nnst tcoutff,,t ,.of,o,. +to
rroator - .,,,Is, "u. ~ NV, s"tes, ~
tcKy Dotted WITH fasns or % T se s rs ~
| they arc termed. There is little rainfall II,
the valley, and the farmers depcnd ,,no,, tho
! little streams which inv ,lowu fsnu, tha
mountains With which to irrlgate the soil.
Wheat and oats are raised abunlantly; and
hay, the main crop, fs Iuxurtant a,,d rlch. Il
ossesses m,,cl, rnnr,, nutrimcnt thnn ~ 1lfIcois
nay TOT me good reason That there Is little
rain or dew to bleach It. Thero are thou
whom ,re Eastern people, but too con seryu-
tive 10 die for gold and silver. They nre bet
,nna~s 'e amu eel, .he,o a sen mlu ,oo teea LUZ
.n.1e's' "l," se1l tnelr hay lot sioo per ION,
than risk the uncertainty of finding bonnuza
among the rocks.
sAct,Aute
/. .,,o ,,,,,.,, .,t on.nn ~ r,
IS Is the coun1y'seat OF sAanache County, and
Is :, very snterpris'ng town Of 600 population.
Pass, through which Iarpa nnrt;on . NJ ~"
travel to the Gunnson went last t1m s,,,nmrr n, u
anu throasil which most OF the supplies 70
to the Ute Agency. The dwelling portion Ut
the town aud q portion OF the business lIo,,ses
ote built Of adobe f,rick, Rio Juuiin,a N aro - ),
eestvry hyRS. viii tlos ronfs: onJ n ;saCs 1T
"S sio1,rneP M IN thH ill., v oT n ns n,saNs e %Sre
tha strle Of nrcif,ert,tr3. @ t wus trans,i1ts,s
nf Ike vniev M Ms - III ovar @ s % Gn,I[e %iehEtn
ai,itue Of ths vniey vii il sGM IN ae" fa.f er o,;c mq
5sinessls1' Of Saguua npe re nhsgp e1srnrIIe @
rninn ~ sa5 IN rhata n. ts S.oGA o! gooaS
nj fha Il d,tfa,nt ranais ata ~" sia' siHttSs' ant