Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-05-11
A SECOND LEADyILLE.
a New Mining Camp in Colorado that
viii Have Twenty Thousand Peo-
pie in Few Weeks
From the St. Louis Republi,

From the St. Louis Republican.
Mr.. Joseph Mulhal, just returned
from Colorado, speaks of new mining
camp just opened, which, in spite Of
all obstacles. is bound to become an
other Leadville in point of growth and
notorlety. 1t Is the town of Carbonate,
situated In Garfield county, Colo, in
the midst or the Ute reservation, which
was opened up to the whites for settle
ment and occupation only last year.
The new city, now scarcely known to
the outside world, wss laid out on the
oth day of last month, and now contains
three or four cabins, the domiciles of
four or i've men who have been at
work all winter. 1t is said to contain a
pure lead of carbonates without walls
on either side, and running from so to
5o2 ounces of silver, with 3S to AZ per
cent, of lead to the ton. The snow in
that region Is now from four to ten feet
deep for eighteen miles in all oirec-
tons. and the only way to get to the
new FL Dorado Is on snow shoes, and
blankets and provisions have to be car
ried over the crust in this way. And
yet since the opening of the mines one
thousand people have been waiting to
go there, and already 347 lots have
been sold at from $50 to $3.50 apiece
cash.
Mr.. Mulhali, with Mr.. John soneer.
OF Denver, went to within eighteen
miles of The spot, being stopped by the
snow st the Soda springs or Rearing
fork, where are the finest hot springs
N tho world Tlox,
people already located about the
springs, where they had erected bath.
ing tents, showing the incipient stages
of a great watering place-yet to be
putfed into notice-for the benefit of
suffering invalids. Mr.. Songer provided
himself with shoeshoes-a long, slender
shoe, not as wide as that in use by the
Canadians and Indians of the east in the
early days-witn which he started over
the snow-Crust for Carbonate camp. but
Mr. Mulhall would not accompany
him with this cEmbrous means of loco
motion. To people not used to snow
shoes, their weight and unwieldiness,
requiring straddle of the legs, would
soon produce fatigue and an Inability
toproceed, and the wearer would break
down under the encumbrance. Mr..
Muthall stayed eight days at the Soda
Springs, and will return there again in
a short time, when the trails will be
opened through the snow.
Mr.. Songer has since been heard
from. He travelled the distance on
snowshoes, carrying his blankets and
provisions. He found everybody at
Carbonate m5ving about ~ snowshoes,
winch are an essential part of the wear
ing apparel. He saw four or five
claims where work was going on bring
ing out rich samples. and he further
noticed number of men digging in
the snow trying TO find locations which
they had made the previous season.
Mr.. S)ngcr believes that in this new
mining district genuine carbonate of A.
paying grade will be found over very
extensive area, and he proposes to re.
turn and aid the army of prospecto1s
that will repair thither. No excite
ment, not excepting Leadville. has
more thoroughly aroused the citizens
of Colorado, and it is calculated at
least 90 coo people will visit the Colo
1ado fields Of G3rfeId county within
the year.
Mr.. Mulnall says that Carbonate
camp is 81 miles from Leadville, due
west, and twelve miles from old Fort
Defiance. 1t is Is miles from the
mouth of Eigle river, which empties
into Rooney fork. The site of these
carbonstes is 10, 500 feet above the sea
level. There is, in addition to the sill
Yer mines, a body of coal that faces
out on the cliffs for 50 miles. This
coal can be seen in thick layers, from
which large blocks have tumbled out.