The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1882-06-29

OF each group Ii I'VE million dollars.
The shares now are selling for g eaeh.
The company hes up to this date ex-
pended over nine hundred thousand
dollars on the mines. They have
been built and running shout ten days
when l was their. = twenty stamp mill.
which cost over one hundred thou
sand dollars. I have been In mills
over the West, but this Is the finest
and most perfect mill I ever saw, and
l understand II Is the finest arranged
one In the United States. The mill
has sixteen pans, and the engine is
one hundred and sixty horse power.
They have also in course of erection q
fine smeltsr.
Nov, TO give you some idea Of what
1 saw at the mines. On the dump
are tons Of rich ore, which are said 70
be worth several million dollars laying
there exposed. to be worked. What
they have on the dump Il 90 rich that
armed guards are kept there day and
night. to keep thieves from carrying
the same away In sacks. They have
arrested several already for stealing
ore they keep each door Of the mine
locked. The ore commences at the
top of the ground, and then pitches
east gradually. The nrst point We
visited was the Bridal Chamber. We
descended . perpendicular ladder,
fifty feet, and from where we stood
at the bottom. up twenty-four feet
was solid silver ore. Sixteen feet OF
this vein runs go ounces and up.
The remaining eight feet Of the vein
Is horn silver and runs from twelve
to fourteen thousand dollars to the
ton. The vein or deposit extends three
Quarters of q mile north and south,
and they have followed the vein In
the ground 200 feet, and still they
find as rich ore a. above. While
was ut the different mines, would
take q piece Of ore from any portion
Of the vein and hold 1t over my candle
and by its heat melt out the silver.
brought q piece away that will a.
say about twenty thousand dollar,
per ton. From the Bridal Chamber
We visited different tunnels, and
struck the same vein in many places
along the mountain, and found It all
about the same richness and while
there, l had the queer sensation
that I was between two walls Of sill
yer.
As this Is one Of the richest mines
In the U. s., felt honored tC
be permitted to view the grand sight
and wish here to acknowledge thanks
to the Gen'l Manager Of the mines
Mr.. ID. H. Jackson, for the kindness
and courtesy he showed me, and FL
the information he gave me. He used
every effort to make my visit pleasant.
While l was in the stamp mills, l
was permitted to view silver by the
tub full. This was nine hundred fine
and ready for the retort. then to be
moulded into bricks.
The water to run the mill, comes
form lake three miles away. II
is elevated by machinery $50 feet
high.
Now I don't wish to excite the
readers Of the JOURNAL, but as there
are 20 many in Salina who are try.
ing their fortune by investing In
mines, II they could strike such
a mine rs this, they would be happy
I have besitated heretofore In my
letters, to write much about mines
knowing well Salina was excited on
that subject. and didn't wish to add
to that excitement; but thought
would write in this only what have
seen, feeling also desire to say
something about such q wonderful
mine, as this will i'm less than q year
he noted rs the richest mine in the
u. s., IL not in the world.
I ask any Of the mining men Of Sa.
lima to sit down and figure up how
many millions Of dollars are in q vein
twenty-fOur feet thick. III OF 1t run
ming two hundred and seventy ounces
to ton and up, and feet averaging
from twelve to fourteen thousand dol
lars to ton this three quarters Of q
mile long and two hundred feet deep,
and no telling how much deeper.
They have several kinds of ore "a
lena plenty, but the most Of II IL soft
and requires but little blast
ing-can be worked with n pick. A
portion Is sand carbonate with free
silver.
While writing about mines will say
that have for the last year or two
about Salins and Western
Kansas with great interest, every
move to prospect for coal and as
have seen each attempt fail. II called
to my mind the remarks Of the late
Prof. Nudge, made to rne while ON .
X. p. train several years ago. We were
talking about finding coal In Western
Kansas. He said that they never
would find any body Of It west Of To-
peka or Manhattan-I forget which
point, but think the former-and
Every effort would be . failure. He
aid the vein that In worked In the
EASTERN part Of the State was 30 deep
Town by the time it reached beyond
Topeka, It could not be worked, and
hat was the only vein to strike a
here was none on top Of II.
The following Salinaites I have met
ince my last letter: Milliard Lowe
was working for the A. T. 4 ST r.
r. at Ell Paso, Texas.
Henry Miller. I met in Albuquerque.
He Is now keeping q store In . mining
amp, and says he Is doing we'll. Sue
ess. Henry
John Robinson il I'm business at
'ocorrO. have the pleasurs OF seeing
lis smiling countenance every trip
60 south.
| had the pleasure Of taking . ride
m the Southern Pacific r. r. with
dr. Stagg and wife. son-in-iaw and
laughter Of Mrs. Clinton. They were
n their way to Oregon. Mr.. stagg
as fine position in the Auditors Of
re Of the Oregon Navigation Co.