The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-08-09

WHITE Pine, CoLoRADo
July u, lSs2.
En-. Perhaps during the heat
ed term your readers might be interested
i'm reading line from the Rockies" where
one can experience the novelty of eating
snow from one hand and plucking wild
flowers with the other.
White Pine and Tomichi, both new min
ing camps, are situate about thirty-five to
forty miles northeast of Gunnison, between
Monumental Peak, which rises l4,0O0 feet
above sea level, and Granite Mountains. At
present there are about 2,000 men mining
and prospecting in the two camps. The
sides of both mountains, for miles, are hon
ey-combed with prospect holes, shafts and
tunnels in search of the precious metal.
Galena, native, with silver, copper, iron and
gold have been found. As yet but few mines
have changed hands, and are being devel-
oped, but ali such as have been developed
show paying mineral, and some of them are
away up mines already.
The regions of White Pine and Tomichi
are within the circle of ten miles which
Prof. Hayden turned ''the hub" of the min
eral belt. and predicted that more precious
metal could be discovered within this circle
than had ever been discovered in any mines
on the globe. He saw fine specimens OF
mineral from these two camps ON his way
to the National Mineral Exhibition, which
opens August lst among which was lump
of galena, containing pay silver and weigh
ing 1,s00 pounds; another of almost pure
iron, weighing 600 pounds-the iron being
a piece of float taken off the top Of the
mountains near the lead. Among the holes
that have lately come into notoriety by de-
velopment are the Sleeping Pet, Lewiston,
North Star, Constock, Mollie Lee, Hia-
watha, Defiance, Little Butcher. Scranton
Group, Strawberry, and many others.
Dead Mans Guleh,'' near white Pine,
takes its name from the discovery of the
skeletons of three men found there suppos-
ed TO have been killed by Indians years ago
while prospecting. The irons of their wagon
were also found in the same gulch
Just think of going to bed on the 20th OF
July with feet so cold that yon have 10 rub
them together to get them warm. Fortu-
nately for the writer of this, his room mate
proved to be very kind old gentleman, a
brother of Gen. Tuttle. of Iowa. who had
been toasting his feet by the cook stove at
the boarding house. and kindly put his
warm understanding up to our cold
ones.
The Hot Springs between Gunnison and
White Pine are worthy of note, as well a. oi
a visit from any one vising the Gunnison
country. The government claims all springs
in these mountains of mineral nature, and
thus prevents monopoly of them by any
one person, and all can come and bathe If
they wish. There are quite & number o!
these springs within the space of perhaps
an acre and half. the water boiling up as
large bubbles, and steam rising just as
though they were immense kettles ever a
fire. \ ham can be boiled at these springs
in very short time. What nice place to
Doll Ola eggs rom Kansas? They have
them at the hotels III Colorado.
The Elgin House built Of pine logs, is the
only hotel at the lower hot springs. Cheap
sheds have been erected out in front OF the
hotel for bath houses, where the hot water
is conducted from the springs into large bath
tubs, and where the visitor can, for the sum
of fifty cents, enjoy the luxury of a hot
bath, provided the precaution is taken to re-
duce the temperature by adding cold water.
We met number of persons at the springs
who claimed to have been cured of rheuma.
tism by bathing in the water. rheumatism
seems to be quite prevalent in the higher al
ti.udes, especially among the miners.
MAG