The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-03-17
OUR MINES.
Brief Review of the Promising Min
ernI Interest OF Laramie county.

ernI Interest of Laramie County.
Never in its history has the future of
Laramie county appeared SO bright as
it does to-day, and what is true Of the
county is emphatically so of Cheyenne.
And one interest which is to initiate a
renewed prosperity is that of our mines,
which upon a very limited development
even, are proving a source of surprise
to the most sanguine.
The work in the Co~pperopolis, Hart
vile, Muskrat Canon and Whalen
Canon districts which has been steadi-
ly going on during the past winter, has
been far more extensive and satisfac-
tory in its results than the public gen.
orally are aware of or would expect.
During the whole OF the winter miners
from the Hills and those interested from
this section have been making prospects
and developing others already dlscov-
cred, with such favorable results that
all those interested and acquainted with
the actual state of things among the
mines are very highly elated over Il most
promising camp.
Among all claims, the Green Noun
tain Boy, the first Of the various dis.
coveries in that camp, has a most re.
markable record. The rock from the
grass roots down has proven paying ore
The rock has been hauled about 10
miles by teams to this city, and shipped
to Golden by rail for reduction.
Thus far sinceslast fall, the gross re-
ceipts from the ore sold have amounted
to S6,240, and after paying all expenses,
not only of taking out the ore and its
shipment, but of various improvements,
the company have a net profit of 49, 500,
with 500 tons of ore on the dump and
In sight. Among the improvements
made are a 75-foot tunnel, track and
and iron ore car, etc. Men are work.
ing taking out ore all the time now
although no shipments are making.
Three hundred feet of tunneling have
been done in two tunnels on the Cali.
fornia claim, and it is proving a sur
prisingly valuable property.
In the MuskIat canon lately, some OF
the finest ore bodies discovered yet have
been disclosed, and the work of devel.
opment in the Whalen canon substan-
tiates previously expressed favorable
opinions.
In course of a few weeks the mines
in these districts will be given an in
creased value by the presence of a new
smelter, which Will afford an opportu-
nifty Of turning the rich rock into its
valuable metals, and give a money
value to the various prospects and
mines The smelling machinery is
already purchased and will soon be on
the way from California, and will be
set up as Dol as possible. 1t has a
capacity of thirty tons, and is a very
good starter. Its proposed location is
made favorable outside the mineral sur
rounding it, by the presence of timber
from which to burn the necessary char
coal; and within ttirty.ive miles Of the
camp is a fine body of coal of as good
quality as the celebrated Rock Springs
coal. If all these facts do not offer a
rosy future to northern Laramie county,
but little dependence can be put upon
most hattering prospects.
But the story does not end here.
There has been a renewed activity of
late in the Granite canon district, and
recent discoveries there haye been of
the most promising kind, in which sew
eral Of u citizens are prominently in
terested; and while they say but little
about what they are doing, more than
in a general way, the fact remains that
a deal of work and figuring is going on
for the possession Of what must be
thought valuable claims in that district.
Recently, considerable prospecting has
been done in a new district adjoining
the Table Mountain district, and with
very promising results.
Work is progressing upon the Table
Mountain mining company's property
under contract, and the development
seems to be very satisfactory.
A discovery on Crow creek, about
wenty-Gv&miles from town, has been
the source of considerable citation among
those directly interested, but who have
kept the matter very quiet, while they
have been experimenting upon a very
peculiar gold bearing ore; which al
though exceedingly rich proved very
difficult to handle. Experiments have
resulted in a process which is equal to
the task, however.
Thus it is seen that Cheyenne is in
the midst of rich mineral region, vast
and undeveloped, which sooner or later
is bound to work a wonderful progress
sive influence upon our city.
n Denver den
Denver must have an exalted idea of