Delta chief., 1883-05-16
Garfield Count, Carbona,c..

From the Rocky Mountain News.
A Neirs reporter met Prof. B. c. Wheeler
at the Alvord, who had just arrived from
recent visit to the carbonate camp in Garfield
county. 1t will he remembered by the readers
of the Ne,rs that Prof Wheeler has cham.
pioned that section of Colorado for the past
three years, and has stated, that when deycl-
oped, L would be an empire in Itself During
the conversation which followed the profes-
sOr stated that Mt the present time the snow,
in the new camp is not less than four feet
tecp in any place, and every day numbers
are arriving who are worn out from the ne
cessity of packing blankets and provisions on
snow-shoes, and are compelled to go out
again.
The situation of the carbonate beds are at
the cxtremc head of the south fork Of the
White river, at an altitude Of 900 feet, and
possibly just at the point where the camp is
located it may be l0,5O0 feet The country
seems to be general uphcayal, which is
first noticeable about two miles from the
Grand river, and near which are the first in.
dications of carbonatcs, which have an eN.
tent so far rs known of fifteen by thirty
miles, ranging northwest and southeast
Garfield county will figure among the best
producing counties in the State, speaking in
a miueralogical way. Fifteen miles south of
the mineral belt lies the coal and iron belt,
which is simply immense, and the abundance
Of timber is sufficient for any and all practi-
cal purposes.
The ore is the genuine lead carbonate, easily
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ten to forty ounces in silver In Lcndvillc
the professor had three assays made from n
location ten miles from Carbonate which re-
turned, respectively %, 3S and ~ ounces of
silver per ton.
"Where is this point?" inquired the scribe.
81 wouldn't tell you for thousand dollars"
replied the professor. 81 wouldn't tell all
that have learned about that country dur
ing the last two years for a good deal ! am
friend to the country and have championed
it for a year or two, but some way one
seemed attracted, and did not seem to consider
my theory in favorable light, so that for n
year or so, haven't said much about IL. !
wish the boom had not come this season. ms
it will interfere materially with my intentions
But we will witness as great rush as any
since the palmiest days Of Lcadville, and |
think greater one. As the snow disappears
in places when the float is found, prospect.
ing will be vigorously pushed, and carbonatcs
will be found as they appear near the surface
and are in what is known as the upper silu-
rian formation, or dolomitic rock, the same
as that found at Lcadvlle, the ore lies in
iissure veins in the limestone. | have spent
some time in looking the country over, and
was in there at the time Father Meckcr was
killed. ] have spent considerable money and
have unboundcd faith In the prospect and
think ! know what am talking about.
There is not much choice us to which route
one should take TO get there. Either by Red
Cliff or Aspen is the more popular route. At
the mouth of Roaring Forks are hot springs
which will rival the world for medicinal
qualities. know'of man who was brought
there in n wagon, suffering with the rhcuma.
tism so that his joints were swollen terribly
One week after he was brought there he was
up walking about and MS well as ever he was
in his life. And think those springs will
cure the most obstinate ease of rheumatism
in few days"
Prof Wheeler will return TO the camp
again in two or three days. He cmphatically
states thut 1t is Of no use for any one to W.
dcrtake to go IN there before the first of Jinc
and that quite probably this will be too soon.