The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-06-02
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/ Some three weeks ago Judge Ben
nett, the Attorney for the ID. & R. c..
r. r., was coming out of Denver on
the train in company with VIM. C.
Miller, treasurer of the Standard
Mining Co., of this place, and IN con-
versation with Judge Bennett Mr.. NJ.
suggested the idea ofrunnlng the road
4 from Crested Butte up Coal Creek to
Ruby. The suggestion was favora-
BILE one to the judge, and when he ar
rived in Gunnison he invited Mr..
Miller to accompany him over the pro-
posed route. He was very much
pleased with the route from Crested
Butte to this point, as the Coal Creek
canon shows a natural grade along the
route, the elevation being only about
a thousand feet in distance of eight
miles. Judge Bennett Immediately
conferred with other officials of the
road and the result was that D. & r.
G. r. r. surveying outfit, under Mr..
,Mehan, has been here during the
past week running the proposed
line. tits understood that within a
week a contract will be let for the
grading and construction between here
and Crested Butte, as John Cummings,
contractor, is at work grading between
Gunnison and Crested Butte, and by
the time the iron is laid to Guhnison
the grade will be completed to this
point, so that within thirty days from
the time the iron horse enters Gunni-
son we may expect to hear the joyful
sound of that Z" individual" coming
ling with the whistling of numerous saw
mills and stamp mills, etc., that now
reminds one of a New England manu-
featuring town at the hours of seven,
twelve, one and six.
Heretofore it has been thought that
the babyroad would make its terminus
at Crested Butte, for awhile any way,
but Judge Bennett having curiosity
to know for what purpose the South
Park road was making such rapid
strides up the Ohio creek valley to
reach this point, soon discovered that
the immense veins Of Anthracite coal
which the PILOT had been preaching
about for the last year were all here,
and that the South Park knew what it
was doing in coming here. Judge
Bennett took in the situation in a
business manner, and hence the order
for the road to be constructed to this
point as soon as possible.
Coming up Coal creek the road will
pass over the immense vein of bogg
iron that lies between here and Crested
Butte, and it is rumored that they will
attempt to utilize it. We don't see
why it can't be done. With both
hard and soft coal at their command,
and with the fine timber for building
purposes right on the ground, there is
no reason to doubt but what the entire
road from Crested Butte to this point
will be lined with iron furnaces ,srnelt-
ing works, saw mills and the like be-
fore another twelve months. This
country has not been half explored
yet and the story OF its richness has
not been half told. With the ingress
Of the railroads there will be.plenty Of
people who will come here who would
not otherwise come, and when they
| get here the chances for investing will
be so inviting that they cannot help it.
Suffice it to say that all ye pilgrims
who came herein covered wagons can
sell off your mules and horses tOr you
can go home on the cars next fall be-
fore the snow flies.
The St. Louis Mising Wo,71 is the
latest addition to mining journals. 1t is
gotten up in pamphlet form and gives
fair promise Of becoming an import
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