The National tribune., 1883-08-09

yer during the Encampment, and had become
SO enthusiastic that she determined to come
home and with the resources at hand do all she
could to delight and ho lor the men who had
fought their couptry's battles.
AT Leadvile are the famous Fryer, Carbon
ate, Breeze, Iron. and other hills. whose int
| rier is honey-c0mbed with shafts. Levels drifts
and stops,-refnin5ers of the fabulous yield IN
three years of 10000. 000,-whie it is aeknowI-
edged that all that has been done * SIMPLY the
entering wedge Of the great developemeut be-
gun Closely about and beyond Ieadville for
200 miles, northwest and southwest, are these
inexhaustabls stores Of wealth. In almost
every guiCh and upon each mountain side are
these wondrous mines. some of which are only
grub stakes while others are operated BY the
most complete and powerful machinery that the
needs of mining have set in operation. Espe
| cially on the south Park railroad route, to and
through GuHison, rich mines have been dis
! covered at every stage OF progress.
Ascending to the Alpine Tunnel that Won
derfui piece of engineering, and the highest
| tunnel III the world, one finds at Alpine, st.
| Elmo, Hancock, on tins side Of the range and
/ for 100 miles on the other evidences of the
| greatest activity. Along the vast, uplifting
mountains. their bald heals thousands OF feet
/ above timber isie penetrating INTO the ciesfcst
and intenseSt blue, are seen the yGwuiug caves
/ where tae solitary miner CONES often TO the
! front to gaze upon the tram, as il winds around
! connecting link with the busy actitI ty of his
! Old social surroundings, many thousands Of
1 miles away.
/ Often these entries cave in before bed rock
/ is struck. aud the poor fellow who rolls within
! hurled to the rock below. The very day we
/ passed along. one OF these gopher claims gave
/ way the sandy debris falling upon the track
and carrying the unfortunate mluef 10 instant
death.
+ royr.s ~ 4 COIN srrsrr
1 II was u Leadviiie that. throu n the eoar-
+ tcsy Of Mr. Taylor. tas superintendent of tse
I Silver Corr Mining Combl1af ln ald Mr. s.
< i Minor the superintendent 20 fAe mine. uss-
I rcsfutifIves 81 IHE AATf8EAL TETErNE we're
+ extended privilege ard relrfesy. i1 being
shown throueh tie ulaes which g sery dl.l-
. eult o obtain, 81 trey uFa elnsst o. al casual
E visitors. Ltrh m uter 10 ths p1rty Of fear
two of Eham Ecre ladies. Was given a miners
suit Of brown canvas, wifh aat tu match. and
seating themselves iu tie little iron ears which
are used for elevsfiug ores fr'm Che mine aud
/ afford ssats Tor two people, they were givea a
candle apiece. the puiieys began 10 reyOiye,
and duckiug theiF heads low. to keep them
from being knocked OF by Ehe oyer-arching
beams, down, down they went to the depth Of
1000 feet below. The descent was strangely
thrilling aud enjoyable. despite the reminder
OF the superintendent thar the descent was
attended with great risk. only few days be-
! lore one u tue tAiltF5 Ule1hlit- anu pftti pl-
Eating q man against a rock iity feet below.
Reaehing the bottom of the shalt, each one
holding his lighted candle with his right arm
dropped aud the candle held so thar the flame
rested in the palm of the hand as twas turned
forward the party swiftly followed the guide
to the subtegranean depths below. Silver and
gold mining differs from iron and coal mining
from the fact that in the former the veins are
irregular and scattering aud much va5seT in
depth and extent. SO that while in coal and
ore mining straight shaft is followed, IN silver
and gold mining the course is zig-zag and the
descent sudden the mining avenues presenting
ali the Irregularities and pitfalls of a natural
cave. As the ores are removed the excavations
are heavily timbered to prevent the settling OF
| the earth above, which, IN spite of all precau-
tons, often comes crashing down, working
desolation and death In It's path.
One of the tortueus and peTilous channels
through which our party CROPPED its way, strl&-
ing their heads now aud then, In spite of al
precautions, IS they went STOPPING and grOplns
along, followed to where the men were push
ing q silver vein. Another visited was gold
each being mixed with baser metals, lead auG
iron, bat the mode OF extraction the same
The miners were hearty, sturdy-looking men
with that characteristic air OF independence
! which marks the genHs homo when his w0Fk
lies very close to the heart of mother nature
Interesting specimens We're procured from each
and pains were taken by the superintendent &
! point out the pecgliariries of the strata thS
gold bearing stTaEa running in a broad blul
vein in that particular mine. the OpP0rtunit y
was one Of lifetime, and Mr. Minor was again
. and again assured of the high appreciation 01
the party Of his kindness, whose results must
be reckoned as q part Of liberal education
The works outside were recently destroyed By
FIRE, aud are yet but partially restored, with
two new and immense bumpers for the deposit
/ Of debris as il comes fr0an the mines. which
later goes through the plaeer-w washing process
? Among the extensive mining interests 81
j Leadviiie Is that of the Ohio Mining Company
with which Colonel George ". Gregg, of Circle
vile, O., is connected. This company controls
the Emwctt mine. the Mary Murphy. anc
others equally celebrated, the right 70 which il
Is present asserting at the point OF the bayO-
} net. These proprietary contests sometime.
! lend to serious results. bat in this case TIA,
! company claim the power to guard their rights
without needless bl0odshed.
LIFE At LEADvILLE
From q moral standpoint, Leadvilla is IN
: doubted the toughest place IN the mountains
The gambling dens are fuu ali night and th'
proprietors exercise their love Of the unique by