Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-19
CoLoEADo BONANZA.
Elk Senators Blaine. Chaffee and Tabor
Heavily Interested.
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LEADYILLB. Col. Dec. l6.-The miners
are greatly excited over an extensive
strike OF ore on Carbonate Hit Ii is OF
q grade valued at so per ton, and the
supply is one OF the largest yet found
1t il said that ex-Senators Chaf'ee, James
g. Blaine and Tabor, J. {. Wilson
and ID. II. MOfAtl are the persons inter
estsd ia The property.
WUen cx-Cnited states Senator Jerome
B. 4 1alee returned from the country yes
terday 70 New York he found awaiting
him telegram from Colorado which con
yeyed most gratifying statement OF
iacts. The telegram ioid him that tHe
Henrietta and Maid OF Erin mining prop.
critics, near Leadvilie. had been discovered
to be tae richest "hnds" ever known in
the history of Colorado. Mr.. Cbanee was
informed that a shaft had been sunk b.
tae depth OF "a feet i've days ago. and that
the yield was over $50 10 the ton, the prin-
cipal part OF which was lead. Last night,
reclining on sofa c0uyersing with Mr..
Uriah Painter, sat senator Chatfee puff
ing good cigar and as indifferent about
and unconscious OF the addition which his
interest in the Maid Of Erin and Henrietta
mines will add 10 his worldly possessions.
TO all appearances, as be could be.
The associated press telegram from
Leadville about the Henrietta and the
Maid Of Erin is correct so far as 1t goes"
remarked senator Chatfee, "but it don't
90 very far
80 hear" said Mr. Painter.
Yes" resumed Mr.. Cbaffee, - the md
is really bigger than described. l guess
the plants cover nearer eli mt or ten acres
than one or two. We bought them IN 1879.
and ] always felt that they would prove
to be good properties. A year ago our
men worked 81 feet distant rom the pres
emit discovery, and after gettingdOwn some
distance had to quit on account Of water.
lheu ! went w est from mere, and saw Mr..
Vi onatt, who is my partner in the proper
ties. We looked az them, and he agreed
70 try another place and go down deep.
The result is that now, "a feet down, we
are getting ore that nets us $50 tor, and
ind no bottom. ! guess there is great
body Of ore there"
Let me see" said MIR Painter with a
business-like knitting Of the brow as he
danced the point OF a new lead pencil
over the surface Of a memorandum scrap,
there are -, 800 square feet to the acre,
and five tons of ore to square foot OF
ground, or In that number OF square feet
" hlch equal one acre of ground 222, 800
tons of ore. The yield at $50 per ton net
must therefore be per acre S6675, 900. Did
you say there were twenty acres?'' asked
Mr.. Painter, evidently astOnish5d at the
enormous evidences Ofthe yield.
son, don't calcul late too much," said
Mr.. Cnaffee, "there's enough prejudice
row against Us silver fellows, and espe-
cially here in New York. / really don't
see what's got into the people"
Il believe you said eight or ten acres,'
put in reporter.
well, yes, that's something like it;
but the truth is we scarcely know our
selves how much there is. guess it will
prove as big as Comstock answay."
ITO what extent is Mr.. Blaine inter-
estedg'
"Umph, let me see. think, yes. Mr..
Blaine has a thirty-secOnd interest 10
each mine. Mr.. Moiatt, VINO Is Presi-
dent of the Denver and Rio Grande rail-
road, and myself own a little over one
half. about half of one property and four
sevenths OF the other. Tne other gentle
men WAC have proprietary rights are Gen.
Wilson, who has an equity interest. Mayor
Du Bots, of LeadvIlle, and ex-senator
Tabor"
Ex-senator Tabor attended the meet
Ing on the silver question at the Metro
pOlitan Hotel last night. He confirmed
ali that ex-senator Chatfee had sand, and
stated his own interest to be one-fourth.
always udu ialJn III Jnese mines, ana
bought them with Mr.. Moffatt, paying
S25.000 for tne Henrietta and S47, 600 Tor
The Maid of Erin. Moffatt and / let the
others IN later The present shaft, so my
superintendent, McCOurt, telegraphed
to-day, is now down thirty-nne feet. The
beauty OF the whole thing is that the ore
Is what we call second contact, always a
sign OF great and practically exhaustless
riches"
'Will you stock your properties%
mo. l believe in practical mining
and 1t is a sure thing that we will work
the viens simply for the ore develop.