The Fremont County record., 1882-09-02

We are pleased to note the perseverance
and increasing hope of the late prospcctors
| who have made the recent mineral discov-
cries so near Canon. And if their efforts !
should result in the developing of the
richest mines in the world, no one in Colo
RADIO would be mare reioiced over the event
than would we of the RECORD. To make
this assertion publicly is scarcely necessary
as any rational person must know that
where ones business, ones home, ones
family and ones entire interests are, there
| is the place to which one is partial. That,
! the particular spot on earth where he would
desire prosperity to continue and increase
He will not only wish that this may be the
case with his own community where he has
cast his lot and has his all, but he will ma
turally make every honest endeavor to bring
about Just such desirable state of affi,irs
He will spend time and money for the
furtherance of this important object and
will leave no stone untarifed that would
assist in rendering prosperous and flourish
ing his state in general, and his own vicini-
| ~ III lutft are ltN people
who view matters in the same light: as can
be illustrated by referring our rcaders-to the
Republican party in our state at the pre-
sent time and their constant wrangling and
quarrcling among themselves: still they are
all united in Il common cause, all working
for the same end; victory for their party.
They have different ideas of policy, but the
final object remains the same; their desires
are one, in the main. So may we differ
with other citizens as to the means of Sc
curing the greatest good for our city-but
we are mutual in our desires for the result
We have unbounded faith in Fremont coun-
ty and its wealth of resources. We believe
that Canon City has passed its dullest times
and that its future will steadily improve
henceforth. The wish, of course, is partly
father to the thought but we have other
substantial and reliable evidences which
space torbids cnumcrating. We give
few of the leading ones, coal in abun-
dance, building stone in any quantity and
the best quality, lime cement, paint, the
| best agricultural land in the universe, every
prospect for oil and in addition to these and
many other advantages we have a delight
full healthy climate which is rapidly max
| ing our town the health resort of the state.
In consideration of all this we feel that
Canon City has bright future even if it
does not become a mining centre. In re-
| gard to the latter no one can predict ut
present. The fact that a number of old
Coloradoans have grown sangune in this
direction, makes us hope that very soon we
can compete with any other portion of the
state in this industry rs well as others above
named. We have been asked repeatedly
our opinion of the mineral recently Disco
yered near Canon, but as we are not a Judge
of ores we are not prepared to estimate the
value of piece of mineral and have on
every occasion declared our ignorance in
these matters. The assays have been sat
sf;ictory, and if the mill run is correspond
ingly good we will throw up our hat and
say; 'It is enough The RECORD gets libcr-
al patronage from the people OF Fremont
county and if they did not feel that the
RECORD was in turn benefitting their in
tcrests and devoting its columns for the good
of its readers we feel confident that their
support would cease We want no better
evidence that our fellow citizens have con-
fidcnce in us than the substantial proof we
are constantly receiving, and as their success
is ours also, it is altogether improbable tat
we would lay straw in their way, us such
proceedings would directly Interfere with
our own welfare. Therefore We would re-
peat that the principal object of the RECORD
is to benefit our county, expecting to receive
due remuneration in return
The following we clip from the Chief.
tain and heartily congratulate Mr.. Garfield
on the encouragement such returns must
give.
Yesterday the reporter had Il sight ofa
specimen from the new strike OF mineral
near Canon City, made by Isaac Canfield and
Others. 1t is a soft decomposed stuff, contain
ing plenty of copper and iron pyrites. The
specimen assayed two hundred and sixty
seven ounces to the ton, in silver The charac-
ter OF thevein has not yet declared itself, but
it is quite evident, even from this accidental
ly rich piece, that it will be good mine"
There is no family in Canon whom we
think are more deserving of this worlds
goods than Mr. Canlields, as he has been one
ofour most indetatigablc prospcctors for oil
and minerals and has invested thousands of
dollars in his undertakings. May the bonan-
"a in prospective rapidly become one in re-
ality, and the hearts Of our worthy friends be
made glad by their newly acquired wealth.
Philadelphia Letter.
Especial Correspondence OF the REcoRDI
PHILADELPHIA, August 26, 1882.
PENNSYLVANIA POLITICS.
The great State Of Pennsylvania is Just
now attracting an unusual share of material