The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-04-11
AND STILL
Further Development of the Red
Rover-sIs.o 900 Per Ton.

Rover-sIs.oOO Per Ton.
AS the editor entered Col. Shows Of
ice yesterday afternoon on a little mat
ter OF business, he observed a gathering
of well known miners inside the rail
ing, and all intently listening to III.
w. Kelly, who was relating the facts
concerning a large button which he
held in his hand. When he observed
tue writer, Mr.. Kelly said: Here is
another button from Red Rover rock,
that 10 far richer than what L told you
Of the other day. Look at this button"
The button was as large in diameter
us u half dollar, aud very thick, having
been poured into an iIsn mould or some.
thing Of That character.
"What IS the weight of the buttonr"
We asked.
1.-TWO ounces; it was just weighed on
Col. Shows letter scales"
"And what was the weight Of the ore
from which 1t Gamer"
'Only tour ounces"
To say hat establishment character
lied our gaze is putting it correctly, and
Mr.. Kelly observed it for he quickly
said:
"Here are three men, John Dial and
these two gentlemen, who have wit
messed the whole assay and they can
DO sworn as to the facts.
The three gentlemen severally stated
that Mr.. Kelly's statement was correct.
Come back to the assay office and
L will show you the ore and the whole
thing" said Mr.. Kelly, and he led the
way to the assay office in the rear Of
Col. Shows building.
"Now here is some of the ore; this
pile you see is desulphurized; 80 is that.
II all came from Red Rover ore. Now
l just took four ounces of this pulver-
lzed aud ~desulphuriZed ore, and assayed
it. Here is the result. Now suppose
you just figure it up roughly and see
what it will run to the ton," continued
Mr.. Kelly.
A brief calculation showed that it ran
over SIS, 1000.
"Mind, l am not counting the gold in
1t. There is Il good percentage of gold,
probably several hundred dollars to the
ton, in this ore"
Now here are several cupels contain.
ing small buttons. We just put a pinch
III each and see the result"
The result was a button as big as q
pea in each cupel.
"How much of a vein is there Of this
ore, Mr.. KellyP"
There are several thousand feet Of
1t. Besides our claims, Smiley ant
others have claims, and it goes right
through the Cloey Etty claim, of the
Table Mountain mining company. How
far beyond it extends, 1 don't know
but the width"
1.-THE vein is eight feet wide on ar
average"
"Mr. Kelly, l suppose you know
said the writer, ''that some doubt has
been expressed as to the correctness Of
the statements regarding the Red Rover
claim.n
"Of course I have, and l am not sur.
prised. But the facts speak for them
selves. Here is the ore; here are ths
furnace and the acids; here are the
witnesses. And what object coulc
there be in my falsifYingp Nobody
would buy the lead unless they had il
examined and assays made. Besides
we don't want to sell. We have offer.
now but the Red Rover is not in tht
market. And then don't you see tina
if we misrepresent things it would re-
act on usP Why should we deceive
when we can't possibly gain anything
by it?"
We gave it up, and confessed that We
couldn't see why anybody should mis-
represent, because of the damage Of
reaction.
Mr.. Kelly expects to return to the
mines to-day and prepare to get a large
quantity ready for shipment to Color.
ado.
The facts are stated just as we found
them. The gentlemen concerned aIe
well known and bear good regulations.
1T. Marks Church Parish Meeting
An adjourned meeting of the parish
will be held this evening. Tuesday,, al