Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-07-27

What u Eureka Miner Saw OF That
Fart Of Colorado.
James McBurney, who left Tenn Pahute,
Nye County, last February. accompanied
by Dave Service, and went on . prospect
ing trip into the southwest corner Of Col
orado, came into Eureka Tuesday night on
bis return, and gives some interest notes
Of the country and of some Eurekans
whom he met in his travels. The place Of
the mining excitement that he and Service
headed for horseback Ia what is known ~
Red Mountains, in the northern part Of San
Juan County. There was quite u rush
into the district, miners and prospectors
coming in all the time. When he left
there were from 1900 to $500 men On the
ground. He says the formation Of the
country Is sandstone and that he saw
nothing like lodges or veins, as We use
those terms, but the ore occurs in pockets
and spots. 1t is massive galena, carrying
| pyrites OF iron. 1t IL good in quality. but
the quantity found so far has been small
and uncertain. The mountains are high
where the mines are and difficult Of access.
Freight is packed mp altogether on ''bur
ros." 1t struck him as funny to see .
load OF hay coming into camp on the
backs Of . train of donkeys. Miners there
get 81 . day, the only place. he believes,
in Colorado where they get Is much.
The few miners that have gone there have
the preference in employment. % this
State has q reputation for furnishing
skilled mining labor. The snow in the
Winter IL very deep. although the weather
10 not extremely cold. For . long time
1Aat Wintar %ha apn~ lar IN tho 0pnnnd
five feet deep. Silverton, the county seat
OF San Juan County, IL miles south Of Red
Mountains, is the northern terminus In
that country Of the Denver 4 Bio Grande
Narrow-G Gauge Railroad, and is the depot
from which supplies are obtained and
through which travel goes. It Is now q
lively place. The country generally is fine
in Its farming and stock-raising resources,
which enables mining that would not pay
10 these parts to be probably carried on
there. As 1t is, he thinks this country IL
away ahead Of that for miners. On his
way out through Nevada and Utah he did
not see any mining Of importance going
on. his road being mostly through small
Mormon settlements. On his way back he
stopped . while In Taylor District. White
Pine County. which, he says. il . lively
little camp. with q fine prospect. he re-
tuIHou blOuo, OBVo OSIvlCo bt6ylu6 ~ tu0
Red Mountains until Fall. He saw Josh
Anderson at the mines, apparently full OF
business. Josh says he wants to make .
cleanup this Summer and come
to Nevada and 60 X mining in
Tenn Pahute, where he has some inter-
ests. Alderson's family is living in Rico,
. Town Of about 1000 inhabitants, in
Dolores County. which adjoins San Juan.
about 80 miles from the mines. Mr.. Nc
Burney saw E. P. Lemsn, who used to be
in the teamipg business here. He is keep
ing a livery stable at Rico. Dave Lem
mon, an old timer Of this place, who left
Current Greek, is farming and raising
stock on the Mancas River and making
money.
Mr.. Porter, who used to superintend
the X. K. mine on Ruby Hill, has chsrge
Of the smelling works OF Durango. The
works have . capacity Of reducing 80 tons
per day, but are idle at present. Durango
is on the railroad, in a fine grazing and
agricultural country. Some ore is shipped
q considerable distance to Pueblo for re-
duction at $40 per ton freight.
Mr.. McBurney thinks there is no com
parison between this country and that
which he has been examining for the last
three months. Miners CAD do better right
here, he is satisfied, than they can there.