, 1891-04-21

Acme Is down nifty feet or more q IL
showing indications of carbonate. It's ap-
pearanca has been encouraging all the
way down, and the lead shows a number
Of veins varying IN thickness. The rock
makes gratifying returns. Work was re-
Gently started on the Enterprise, which
having been squared up and timbered. is
now in good shape for energetic develop
ment.
MUCH WORK ALREADY DONE.
There are only a few of the many
claims taken up. Up to the present time
eighty-two have been recorded. As the
Wyoming law requires that n ten-ioot
hole must be put down before this for
malitY can legally be carried out, it is
reasonable to infer that at least this
amount Of work has 10 each case been
done in compliance with the law. There
fore it will be seen that enough has al
ready been done to demonstrate whether
or not there is mineral here.
SO far as l nave been able to learn
there is not a single instance where the
appearance Of a lead las not improved
the farther down on it the owners have
gone. That is n~otceably the case with
the Omaha, which has just been sur.
yeYed after a shalt was sunk. That is
the property OF W. b. Hugus & Co. in
which Messrs. Beals, Mullison and others
are interested. One OF the more recent
strikes was that in the Noightland,
owned by B. p. Arendell and Messrs.
Magee aud Merkel. That prospects well
and some rich specimens are reported to
have been taken out, but | have not seen
them, This is encouraging, for 1t is
thought that the Noightland Is an extern
sion Of the Leviathan.
Some mention ought to be made OF the
Buckeye, on Gold Run, located about a
mile from the postofice and just below
the Patent Right, the first claim located
in the new district last summer. To B.
p. Arendell belongs the credit of the
original find, which started all the excite
ment hat has been created. Both of
these claims and several in hat imme-
diate vicinity prospect well.
The Wyoming ia the claim which has
furnished most Of the rich specimens that
have helped to advertise the district
among those who rave not had a chance
to come here to see for themselves what
has been found. That is as vet merely n
prospect. 1t has been showed under for
some time and a personal inspection of
the IA foot shaft cannot be made now. The
Wyoming rock that has been exhibited is
marvelously rich. Those who had an OPP
portunity for investigating it are all man
imous 10 the belIet that the big vein from
which such richness was taken out is not
likely to pinch out, but that a strong
assure vein has been uncovered. The
ownership to this claim has been so largely
increased as to the number of interests
that it is difficult to keep track of all the
holdings in it. If the Wyoming continues
as good a claim as it has hitherto pros.
pected enough mineral can be taken out to
enrich the owners.
GUARDING AGAINST D~IssENsIONS.
There has been much sagacious fore
thought displayed on all sides for making
this a prosperous and orderly camp, should
the deposits turn u as anticipated. Men
ton has already been made in a previous
article to the voluntary agreement among
the miners to ~restric. their claims to
smaller dimensions than they we're en-
titled under the United States mining
laws. They agreed to take $50 feet on
each side of the lead, instead Of 300 feet.
That was to avoid contentious that were
liable on account of the crowdIng of the
leads together. Some question arose as to
the right of one or more of the owners OF
the Wyoming to bind their associates to
this agreement to which their assent had
not been asked. Another lead was found
a few days ago 225 feet from the Wyom-
ing shaft. To avoid trouble or complica-
lions of any sort, it is understood that
some Of the owners of the claim have al
ready consented TO deed the property out
side of the $50 foot limit to the finders Of
the new lead. In law probably the Wyom-
ing owners could claim all OF the 300 feet
guaranteed them under the United States
law. But it is indicative of the spirit of
the camp that such p%roffers OF concessions
such as that named should be made.
PLUCRY SURVEYORS WORK.
Another fortunate thing has been done
which will have a tendency to prevent, or
at any rate lessen, the possibilities OF
litigation. That was the erection of a
monumen to which claims can be tied
and their definite location determined.
Only a plucky surveyor and one ex-
perienced IN mountain work would have
dared undertake the task which Charley
Bellamy of Laramie set for himself. He
is an old-timer and %favorite among WYom-
ing miners. The difficulties encountered
in hunting for section corners in a wilder,
ness of snow ten to fifteen feet deep on a
level, with big drifts scattered about in
Discriminatory can only be appreciated by
a far-western surveyor. But Bellamy
started out to do that and he didn't give
up till he had succeeded.
This having been accomplished, IA
United States land mark was erected. 1t
is IN the southeast quarter of what will he
section 9, or to be exact, $500 feet south
of the center Of the north boundary of
the township, which Is six and
a quarter miles long. Township
l6, in which Gold Hill is stu
ated, has been surveyed, but not sec
tionized. Without doubt that work will
be done as soon as the snow goes off. But
it will not make much difference, Tor the
present at least, il the divisions have not
been defined. The law provides that
where claims are located more than two
miles from u section corner they may be