The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-04

camp was astonlshed by the report
that the mine had struck the most
remarkable body Of chloride of
silver ever known in the camp.
Very soon after this ore-body was struck,
Sllo,OOO were taken out in twenty-four
hours at an expense of less than $500. The
receipts for one month, lessened bv the
breakage Of the machinery and consequent
delay. were more than $500. 600, and during
the first year over 81 900. 900 were divided
among the fortunate owners. While these
profits have been realized, the mine to-day
stands developed to great extent, and has
far greater amount of ore now in sight,
not among the probabilities, but among the
certalntles, blocked out and known to eX-
ist than has hitherto come from
it. To 60 through the mine and see
the vast pillars of ore left standing,
to examine the various drifts all run into
one, must convince any one that the Robert
t. Lee IS the "treasure-vault of Fryer Hill,
and that means the richest spot ever dis
covered in silver mining In the world. No
stock Is ever sold. Its present owners are
Senator Chatfees estate, Senator Jones OF
Nevada, Congressman Elkins of New
Mexico, and Delmonico of New York. Such
is the wonderful story of Leadville's famous
mines. The magic city of Silverland has an
assured future, producing Of precious metal
from 100000 to $40, 900, 900 annually
Leadville is also true of other parts Of Lake
county, and what is true of Lake county is
true of all the dozen counties that border
the Rocky mountains in its passage of 500
miles through the state Of Colorado. 1t is
simply impossible to sketch the rich mines
that have been opened in all these
counties. mineral belt, carrying one
or both of the precious metals and
some OF the baser, extends almost
across the entire state, following the north
erly and southerly course of the Rocky
Mountain, also appearing in the tanking
ranges and outlying foothills east and west
of the continental divide. Each season
proves this mineral region to be of greater
extent and value than was previously
known. Not less than 100000 locations of
various lodes, ledges and deposits have been
made in the various recorders offices of
OF Colorado, and the cry is, still they come.
The total output of gold and silver up to
1879 was S75, 1913 600 The latest census
report is not published yet, but there is no
doubt that within the last ten years the out
put has vastly exceeded this amount. This
can be gathered from the fact that the out
put has increased regularly every year; in
1875 it was s5, ,434 ,3S7; in 1876. So, 1911 ,907 !;
In 1877, E,2l6, 2S3; in 1878, 10,55S, ll6.
THE RICHES SCARCELY TOUCHED.
In one of my letters | ventured the pre-
diction that the precious metals in the
mountains of Colorado had scarcely been
touched. At this writing we are in the
midst OF an excitement, equal to that of
1859 and 1879, which proves that this pre-
dotion may yet be true. One Of the most
remarkable discoveries ever known in this
land of sensations has just been made.
copy from the leading papers Of Denver the
following extracts in the issue of July 6,
under the headlines of "a Hill of Gold, y
3 II w. 4
Astonish the World" millions of Dollars
in Sight on the Surface of the Ground "
Free Gold Dirt that Averages Over One
Hundred Thousand Dollars to the Ton."
1.-TWO Men Take Out Five Thousand Dollars
Daily" Follows this astonishing report,
which has since been verified: Tin
Cup (mining camp is at the
present lime in quiver of
excitement which has been made here, and
which was fully substantiated early this
morning in what, to all appearances looks
to be mountain Of gold. The fact remains
that the richest gold vein ever opened in the
world lies just six miles from this place, and
if the dip holds out it will cause an excite
ment that will put the early days of Cali
fornia and Pixies Peak to shame. Without
doubt Messrs. Mccormick q Lewis, the
owners, have SO far the richest thing on the
surface Of the earth, and if it holds out
Comstock lode of Virginia City. There
is disclosed, lying between two
lines, vein mass of ten feet in
thickness, The lower six feet being iron
manganese, the upper four feet of gold
bearing quartz, the quality being light in
color. porous and tree gold can be seen in
the form Of threads crossing the spaces in
the rock, and fakes of gold adhering to the
exposed surfaces of the rock. The lowest
aff far hos haoa tNr-
two ounces to the ton, and there are speoi
mems that will pan by pulveriziag in a
common mortar and washing at least
800, 900 to the ton. Two men are taking out
right now IS, 900 worth Of metal each day,
and they are in the hill only eighteen feet
from the surface. From the best informa-
tion attainable the four-foot gold streak is
worth 81, 900 a ton. If that streak extends
the length Of one claim, 1900 feet. on its
trend and one yard only on its dip, and
each cubic yard weighs, as usual, one ton,
there will be S563,000 worth of gold.
If that streak on its dip goes down into
the mountain ], 200 feet, it is worth $751;
479000. 1t is fair to state that from pres
ent appearances no find was ever made on
earth that equals this one" A later edition
of the paper, July 2lst, confirms these re-
ports md states that over four hundred
prospectors are on the ground, and that
forty men are daily leaving Denver for the
scene of the find, while from all over the
country men and outfits are f1ocking to Tin
Cup from every direction. The road to Tin
Cup presents the same scene of hurrying
humanity, prospectors, gamblers, pick
pockets, miners, as in the days of Leadville's
excitement. The find is again the result of
an accident. Two prospectors, Mo cormick
& Lewis, bought an old, abandoned prop
erty, the Wall lode, believing it contained
iron in sufficient quantities to pay; after
doing some work on the lode TO determine
what the value was, they came upon this
enormous vein Of gold, which puts them at
once among the richest men Of the world
Verify, Colorado with its gold and silver
surprises, is a perfect lottery. II sober men
at home are tempted by these glittering
prospects of easy wealth let them ponder
on this homely advice: No tenderfoot
should NEEDLE with things he does not un-
derstand. G. H.. s.
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