, 1891-04-19

or not this particular vein pinches out so
Tar as the fame of the camp is concerned.
There is enough ore in sight and on the
dumps Of a dOzeu claims to justify the i'm
mediate erection OF n stamp mill. One
will be started in within a week BY way OF
Rawlins. This of course will be a help TO
the district, but the stamps are few and OF
light weight. What is needed is a big
custom mill Owners Of the Leylathan,
which Is the only claim IN the camp that
has as yet anywhere near obtained the
importance Of a mine. seriously contem
plates putting up a mill OF their own
That would be great, good luck to the en-
tire district, should the plan be carried
out. With a shaft already sunk to a
depth OF 100 feet, work On the LeViathan
would be pushed and some Of the knotty
problems Of the camp would be solved.
After visiting Gold Hill any one at all
versed In mining, especially IN the
practical work Of the development OF a
mine, has had a good mental quid to
chew IN. There is gold there beyond
question and a good deal of It. The
chances are about even. though that
there is more silver than gold aud per-
haps there may turn out to be copper in
greater abundance chan either ofthe other
minerals.
IT Is A POOR MANS CAMP.
Right now Gold Hill is a poor mans
camp. Those VINO own claims can afford
to refuse to sell for any sum that anybody
would feel justified in paving Tor a mere
prospect. There have been some sales
made already. Undoubtedly the only
thing that Influenced the owners TO part
with claims was the demands incident 10
dire necessity and the urgency for making
a raise for 4 grub stake. The ground is
too rich to permit the indiscriminate stak-
ing of Of claims l,5O0x6OO or even 300
fee, on the possibility of finding something
afterwards. The hardy boys who have
endured this terrible winter propose to pin
everybody down TO a strict compliance to
the mining laws. Unless a man has
found a lead a location notice don't go
and the ground is apt to be jumped or Gu
croached upon by the one who Is lucky
enough to find some evidence sufficient to
base a title to mineral land on.
II will pay any man to develop his own
claim If it is worth anything at all. The
ore is free-milling and will yield a good
return. Where the lead is followed down,
enough pay rock oughtto be taken out
without the use of machinery to supper
the owner while at work and furnish
capital for further and systematic develop
ment. Some predict that water will
handicap work in the shafts when the
snow begins to melt. Such tears may be
realized, but it is quite probable that many
OF the shafts will stay dry to a consider
able depth. Even should the water get
III, that would be no excuse for selling
out, because after the assessment work is
I,rn tha .r.Tu.a ,a.Il L.. al ssn -.
winter when preparations could be made
miner could make good wages by working
in the gulches, which are known to be full
of gold.
FROM A PROTECTIVE STANDPOINT.
Now to the practical part of all this ex-
element. ln the immediate vicinity of
the present, Gold Hill group of claims
most of the ground has been taken up.
But only a comparatively small section has
as vet been thoroughly prospected. All
the adjacent country will be gone over.
with as good prospects for new strikes as
any vet made. Townsites have already
been surveyed, but it Is a debateable
question as to which, il any of them, will
be the nucleus Tor a settlement of any con
siderable size. For the present Gold Hill,
as 1t is called. is most likely to be the
camp which will be the headquarters of
the new corners.
Gold Hill lies in the chain OF mountains
called the Medicine Bow range, which,
beginning with Elk mountain, trends
away IN a southerly direction towards the
Colorado line. Its exact location is town
ship l6 north, range so west. and it lies
about two and a half miles south of the
fourth standard parallel, north. Just
behind the bill looms up the snowy range
which towers 900 to 800 feet above it.
The higher range serves as a sort of
barrier to the camp on all sides save the
western slope. There are natural roads
leading into the district along the water
ways that flow from the northern and
southern sides.
RAwLINs Is TIL ROUTE.
OF all routes to Gold Hill that from
Rawllns is the best by all odds. 1t is a
big trading point, All trains on the
Union Pacific stop there. The stores are
well stocked. Good accommodations are
provided for travellers. RawlIns is the
capitol OF Carbon county in which Gold
Hill is located. This is an important
thing since those having business to do
with county officials such as recording
claims, etc. must 20 there. Citizens of
Rawlins have taken held of the matter IN
dead earnest to maintain a first-class stage
line. Six-horse Concord coaches have
began running between Rawlins and
Saratoga. They will make three trips a
week until the rush begins when, if the
traffic j~ustiies or demands 1t, a daily
stage will be run. As to the reliability Of
th eRankin Brothers, proprietors of the
stage line. no references are needed.
jim Rankin, the head of the firm,
used to be sheriff OF the county and served
several terms in that capacity. He made
a reputation for himself by hunting down
train robbers and is as reliable as be is
brave.
Money was raised by the Rawlins PEG.
pie to put the road through to Saratoga
in good condition aud keep it so. They
have guaranteed freight rates on ma
chlnery and supplies into the camp that
are remarkably low. Ii the frelehters
lose money on these contracts the differ
ence will be made up out of a fund raised
for that purpose. That looks as though
RawlIns meant business. don't it? There
Is the best Of evidence that they propose
to get the trade of this camp and hold it,
too.
The distance from Rawlins to Saratoga
is thirty-six miles and quick time will be
made, The stage line from there on will
be run by Charley Ferguson, whose pluck
IN keeping open the road during the win
ter has earned for him the admiration and
confidence of all the men In camp. He
will run on alternate DAYS with the Rawlins
line 1t is now a ride OF twcnty-eipht
miles from Saratoga over a Vood road to
the edge Of the timber. The rest of the