Delta chief., 1883-03-21
Fed Mountain.

From the Duungp Southwest
Red Mountain district warrants the investment
that has been made there. and the discovery Of
large veins of rich silver bearing mineral is fact
beyond rerady.uiurc. II is nota report OF discov-
cry for the Investigation Of those interested The
mines are ihcrc TO speak for themselves and only
the attention Of those who are actually interested
IN the Legitimate business Of mining Is asked TO
the district, Under very difficult and disadvan-
taFoous circumstance. an enormous amount Of
development has been performed upon the mines.
Like the carly dAys Of Lcadviilc miners anipros
pccinrS are working day and night TO open up
their discoveries and uncover mines. When the
fact is taken into consideration that only local
capital and local means Of development has been
used to open up the district, greater proErcss has
been made than In LCadyille at the sane
age ancr the discovery Of cStsOrates there.
In every instance where work has been vigor-
ously prosecuted ON actual vein Of mineral.
tno matter what the value of surface minoral i,Go
result has been the development Of &. rsying
mine New and rich diseoserle, ere made on
Rcd Mountain almost every dR:, and with few
exceptions oArrcst work hS> been commenced
upon the discoveries.
In This new dsirici thcrc are already several
towns started, assd all Grc watched with great
degree Of Interest, hs many thousand dollars are
rs0IN investment Nlltll inc t'Si Town j. dc-
cidcd upon Up to the present time there are i've
towns, the names of which arr swcctyillc, Red
Mountain city, Red Mountain Town, Rogeryillc
and Park city. The course from silvcrion to
ouray Is nor,hwcstcrly and on this direct line Is
situated the Red Mountain district. From sill
ycrton to the Burro bridge, ON Mineral Creek, the
distance Is ak ard half miles TO Sweet
VILE. The distance from this latter place to Red
Mountain City Is oGe mile aud bal f. and the line
separating orry and San Juan counties Is about
onc.hnlf mile from Red Mountain City. From
this line Red Mountain Town is distant one mile
and half and is consequently In ouray county.
The two frsi towns, swecrille and Red Mountain
city, are in san Juan county, Rodgunillci IS one
half mil, ives, OF Red Mouptain Town, and Park
City Is three miles northwcstcrly from Rcd Noun
tain Town.
The reader will perceive that Red Mountain
city Is In san Juan county and that Red Noun.
tain Town is in uumy county. These are the two
principal towns of the respective counties in the
Red Mountain district
Park City is born 10 he In ouray county and as
near to the town of ouray as the extreme north.
westerly limits OF Rcd Mountain dstric, will per
init Il to be in or near to Rod Mountain. Park
City I, about nine miles and a halffrom the town
OF oumy, The most prominent town each county
has Is closes, to the dividing l.nc.
ofihenumorous and varied labors TO be perform.
cd in buildinga new mining town, and developing
surrounding mines thcmost necessary of all isihc
latter. This is being done ns speedily as the
means available will admit, and great quantity
Of mineral is daily shipped from the district,
When capital takesbold Of the prospects that may
be purchased for reasonable Sums OF money, and
thus enables the owners who have but meagcr
means 10 operate their properties with n greater
capacity of labor and machinery, and bci'crand
moe thorough system OF development. the ore
output will be largely Increased.
Red Mountain IS literally covered with miners
and prospcctors, and hundreds Of shafts and tun-
ncls are being driven Int, the mountain.