, 1891-03-29
WANTS
A Denver Man Who Has Heard a
Little About Gold Hill.
He Wants More News and it is
CheerfulIy Given Him.
The Camp, Its Surroundings and
Apparent Prospects.

The following letter has been received
from a gentleman who is evidently a
member of the board Of trade of Denver
as the letter comes from the secretary's
office:
TIC the Editor OF The Leader.
"Will you please read the enclosed clip
and if you know anything of the district
and what point to reach by rail the near
est. BY 'dIgRinRs | presume placer is
meant. Any information from you will
be thankfully appreciated.
Yours respectfully,
j. W. OREAR, care Board OF Trade.
The clipping referred to is an editorial
paragraph from the Rocky Mountain
NeUs and reads as follows:
The Gold Hill 'diggings' continues to
be the theme of excited discussion in the
Wyoming press and in all mining circles.
Stage lines are being arranged for from
various points along the railroad and a
big rush is looked for as soon as the snow
banks disappear.
Mr.. Orear's letter Is not the first one
received from Colorado. TIE LEADER
can give the information sought aud feels
some pride in being able to give some re-
liable information; of having a personal
knowledge OF the camp; OF being the only
newspaper that has ever sent a represent.
alive to investigate the mines. On March
this paper contained a long article de-
scribIng the situation at the camp at that
time, and the most reliable map of that
part OF the country that has ever been
published. One thousand extra copies
were printed, but not a copy remains to
be sent to Mr.. Orear. On March IL an
other letter with the map, was published,
but all the extra copies printed were sold
and orders were received which could not
be filed. THE LEADER expects TO send
a correspondent to Gold Hill again soon
and an interesting letter will be the result.
For the present Mr.. Orear' questions will
be answered in as few words as possible
and few remarks made suggestive of
the future possibilities of Wyoming.
As regards the nearest railroad point,
or in this instance the only one from which
stages leave at present. read the advertis-
ing columns Of this paper. In all proba-
bility four other stage lines will be in op-
GRAFTON before many moths, They will be
from Rawlins, Carbon, Rock Greek and
Laramie.
No placer mines have yet been opened
at Gold Hill but there will bein the spring.
Placer lake is surrounded by rich
quartz leads and most of the rich speci-
mems have come from the Wyoming,
which is only a short distance from the
banks Of the lake. Many of the speci-
mems are small pieces of quartz showing
free gold that were found in the loose
dirt near the surface. The lead also
shows free gold. The mountains sur
rounding tie lake are covered with
quartz locations from most of which the
quartze eau be pounded up in a mortar
and gold panned from it.
The waters of these storm washed
mountains have been pouring into the
lake for millions of years and it would
not be surprising If there was a
little gold in the bottom of it. The
miners say the dirt around its edges pros.
poets. The creek running out of the
lake has a PERPENDICULAR fall Of about
twenty feet Just below the lake and 1t is
thought that to drain it would be au easy
matter. A portion of the lake and some
OF the ground along Bush creek has been
located as placer but as nearly all the men
in the camp went in late last fall it is not
known whether the ground is good or not
Two years ago and before any discover
les were made at Gold Hill 4 big ditch
was built for the purpose OF work
ing ONE hill diggings where placer
gold had been discovered about a mile and
a halt from Bush creek and ten below the
present camp. The ground has Lot yet
been worked. So much for the placer
prospects.
Tie Gold Hill district in which about
$50 quartz locations have been made is
about two miles square. Work has been
aud is progressing steadily on ten or IF
teen of the claims and the assessment
work has been lone on many more. The
greatest depth reached in any shaft up to
the Dist of the month was seventY-erpht
feet on the Leyiathan lead. So far as is
known no man has ever yet returned from
Gold Hill and said aught against the
camp. On the contrary all speak favor
ably OF it. Nearly every one who knows
anything Of the camp Is trying to secure
an interest, and the few that can be
bought are changing hands quite often
and every sale made is at an advance
over all previous ones. Any of the
claims that can be bought are
held at what may be called
a good price for a prospect but a very low
price for a mine. The snow in the camp
is about ten feet deep but passengers are
carried from Saratoga to within half a
mile of the Gold Hill hotel and postoffice
almost iaily. FLom this point snowshoes
are used. A private letter from Sara
toga, dated March 25, says, twelve pass
engers 10 the Bouncing Betsy for Gold