Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-06
wyoming Mines.

Laramie Boomerang.
From present indications Wyoming
will enjoy 3 mining boom next season
that will eclipse all former efforts In
that direction, and it Is not improba-
BILE that at least half the districts
within our borders will be producing
bullion before the close of the year.
During the last few years the conten-
NAL state has absorbed the attention
of capitalists and prospectors. Our
minerel resources, however, are be-
ginning to be developed by the latter,
and are attracting the attention of the
former. This Is shown by the fact
that during the last year mills and
smelters have been pu. In, and CAPT
tslists have invested literally In sew
eral camps.
At Cummins City work on all the
leading mines Is being prosecuted.
Two stamp mills, running fifteen
s~tsmps-which number Is to be at
once increased to thirty-are running
ON full time, with profit to their own
ora and the proprietors Of the mines
whose ore Is used. Several transfers
some Of them of considerable mag
nitude-bave taken place in this camp
lately, and others are talked of. The
camp is now con Its feet"--is "paying
its way"-snd will boom In the spring
yea, verify, with q great boom. The
Jelm Mountain company, which owns
some Of the best properties In the dis.
triot. ID making arrangements to de-
velop Oh soon ~ the season opens, and
the Union company and numerous
individual mine owners, are doing
likewise. Placer mining on an extern
sive scale, at this point, ID also under
consideration.
The Douglas Greek placer miner,
owned by Spring Greek company, will
turn put lots Of the precious yellow
metal within q few months. The great
drawback heretofore to the succesaful
operation of these mines has been lack
of water. There will be nc such trou'
bic this year--this last heavy snow
storm insures that. Old timers say
there Is more snow In the mountain,
now than for many years before. Be.
fore closing down these mines last sea
son arrangements for using hydraulics
the coming II were made, and the
Spring Greek company cannot fail tc
realize handsomely on the money in
voBted In these properties,
Genuine Leadville ~carbonstes have
been discovered In the Seminole dis
tr,ct, In mines in which several Lara
mieit, are Interested, who predict
rush to that locality--as 500 az thu
snow disappesrs--that will equal thu
charge made on the Carbonate Cam
in its early days.
Tho Keystone mine, In the Cen
~tennisl district, is one OF tho bes
mines In the whole western country
and though not being worked q
present, will DO turning out bullion
In a few months. The gold Is there
and can be got out at q handsome
profit.
The North park mines, with tn,
aid Of smelters and machinery
which will surely be put in the com
Ing season--will add much to tn,
buslneBs interests and prosperity {
Laramie.
The Tie Siding copper m~ines--fron
which some of the finest specimens Q
pure copper aver seen have been takel
, Are now to be thoroughly tested q
to their worth. The original disoov
cry is now in the hands of a wealth,
Welsh company, who say they hav
1915, 900 to spend In developing it tn
indications ~warranting them in dom
: 1t. They are at present shipping or
to Chicago. 1t Is probable that
smelter will be put In at and early day
The new discoveries Of silver or
near Fort Fettermsn, In the northern
portion of this country, are attractin
/ considerable attention also. But III
tie has been done as yet, however, l
the way of development.
Q The districts herei lbefore mentione
Q are all tributary to Laramie, and ORA,
their supplies from this point,
Okher dttrlcts are coming TO tn
: front. Sweetwater county has numei
ols paying mines within her border,
q also UiLta ana Carbon. The smelte
r at H~artville, north Of Cheyenne,
Q turning out tons Of copper mat daily
and there Is already talk of enlargipl
: Wyoming has the mineral, and a
We need Is capital. When we get 4
" wen make as good q showing as CT
, mining region in the oountry--not o,
na,otipn Nolorado Navajo ~. Gale,