, 1881-05-17
TOPEKA AND MINING.
The Interests OF the Capital City OF
IkunHaN In The Minofal-l'lelds Of the
Far Went.

Tie Interests of the Capital City OF
IkunHas In The Minofal-l'lelds Of the
Far Went.
Sr<etat Correspondence ot Tie Cateoeo Trbuas.
TorEKA, Kas., Mny 1o.-To appreciate the
Interest tnken In and the excitement Incl
dcnt to the mining business III tho New
West, one need not travel farther than TO
peka, which Is fast becoming a centro for
operations III this line. Large suns OF money
aro being invested hero daily and skilled
prospectors sent out to locate claims, or to
purchase desirable leals that have already
been surfacc-worked and thrown upon
the market. The business las been In
operation here for tho past eighteen
months, gradually increasing in Importance
until 1t has become tho chief industry Of the
Capital City of Kansas, Will, the possible
exception Of Denver, there Is 10 city In the
West whore 60 much Is being lone III 10
eating, buying, selling, and Improving mines
as Iii Topeka Hundreds of the richest
mines In Colorado and the adjacent Ter
rttortcs aro ownc1 here, mnny OF them
being highly developed, and already pay
Ing handsome dividends. The city
boasts Of small Stock Exchange, where
special quotations arc received by
telegraph, and where MI tho mining Journals
ure filed fur reference. A competent assay.
Ing tirm is located here, md specimen ores
arc received almost daily from soTno of the
mines. The following summary OF tho miu-
ing enterprises OF Topeka will show tho
manner Of conducting the business, and af-
ford n general idea Of the property in the
various localities mentioned:
THE La r14ATA
Gold s. Silver Mining Company wns organ
lied In November, 1851, will, capital stock
Of 81, ,50O, ,o00.-the shares being plnced ut $40
each, for tho convenience of small Investors.
III order to begin developing their mines at
once, tho Directors hive placed upon the
market &C, 900 shares Of the treasury-stock OF
tho company ut the price Of $3.50 per
share, for tho purpose of buying i'm
proved machinery and creating NIL
Immediate working capital. Subscriptions
tn this stock aro flowing In rapidly, aud work
will be commenced ut m early date. Tho
property consists OF seven gold and silver
mining claims, of ten acres each, IN La Plata
Gounty Colorado IlcIi l,''nesal saaavs 5eElon
which show from $40 to $500 per ton from. orc
taken otlya few feet IRON the surface, thus In
dlcatlng nj. increased ylol1 ns greater aepth
i, rsSchsa &c Goy Eams oa =
don't: y. S. Thomas, Secretary; and Judge
j. W. Day. Treasurer.
TIE ELK MOUNTAIN
Consoiiaateu Go y ~ o''sGr 4t"g 1xsn ho 1opany anpt
yask was SsaE paeed Ss as 81 s III a sras eet
ssa enGll pl ne capta, stocK 49, y "
vesteu ~ ulihes at e eafE h!lEn soi
S oI sk, ,rnnrtv m1 consista III of e,"vo,,
ptom'snf!nnG loaGs a1'd ~ ~ nns maeseS1 y ~ iwo ,So
other wetl;kl,olwn m'nes, S'1 IT, snGe1et on ~ H1
nGA1 OF Mnslhg!on i.o.ct', nnt. nK 9SIn%t 9nIa9et
AlK 49,, sn,n.a ~ ~, ncriano.i
These l!!nes wsfe @ seseteu W ai 91pcsisnGea
prospector i'll ts6 g, "1tT e tol, Moiu In M, no,,
tLy WAa Jpu.t ~ a,nn III, nna ~ isaf 4 WY
,u,i%nre ,vara wnrt;inr flsere. Nnf unfft IS7jt
Was tho iountain-hcaI Of this vast: deposit
soulful ff,r, resulting tn tho discoy-
siiycs. Which aro now being successfully
wnrkn1. tljo company recently sotl a largo
u,lnili!ty OF orc at Pueblo, milling 22ssi ounces
of silver and 81 D. Eold. per ton. Col. A; =.