, 1891-07-23
FAITH IN THE MINES.
Rich Placer Diggings at the Head
of Tongue River.
A Denver Company Will Put in
Mining Machinery.
Good Prospects for Prosperous and
Permanent Works.

The northern part OF the state was
ablaze with excitement about a year ago
over the rich placer diggings at the head
of Tongue river. Large numbers of men
tiocked there and found plenty of gold Tor
a time but soon the fields we're worked
out, as the miners found but a small patch
of loose dirt carving the wished for metal,
and soon vacated the fields for other
places. The Bennett Ama!gamating
company of Denver had faith in the fields
and last May sent a party of ten miners
under the charge of r N. Kelley, with
orders to prospect the section of country
adjoining the Tongue river scene of ex-
element.
Yesterday Mr.. Kelley, in company with
three of his company. passed through
Cheyenne en- route to Denver, and told a
big story OF the richness OF the country
and what is to be done up there. He says
that they have succeeded beyond their
hopes and have discovered what he thinks
Is the biggest placer diggings in the world.
He claims to haye seen all of the most IA
nous placer mines in the United States,
but thinks lhls new discovery beats them
all, "a 1t is marvelously rich and the gold
bearing dirt is found over 10. 900 acres of
ground. He reported the find to his
COMPANY, which sent an expert to inves-
tigate the matter. The expert was salts
fed and told Kelley that in his report he
had not half stated the richness of his dis
coverv. The company is satisfied to 90
to work aud will putting in the
machinery at once.
The gold IS found undecided in a hard
cement aud cannot be gotten out with a
pan and shovel in the usual way of
miners. Tho Bennett Amalgamating
c%ompany's system of working a placer
mine, as he describes it. is something after
the style OF a stamp mill. The machinery
is an electric contrivance and can. is is
said, save even the ine-t of flour gold.
The dirt is first crushed and the gold is
then extracted by running the dirt through
an electric current and then into large
tubs OF quicksilver where the gold sinks
to the bottom and the waste is scooped
off. The plant he says will cost $3.50, 900
and about. 300 men will be employed, as
miners and expert electricians.
Six men are at present on the ground
cutting timber and buinding cabins. The
miners will be brought from a camp the
company is at present working in Colo
RADIO. According to Kelley's story the
company is using their machinery sue
cessfully in placer mining in New Mexico,
Nevada, and at Arvada, Colo. At the
latter place they are working ~tailings and
are making money. For a number Of
years Cinnamon have been washing at
Arvads, taking out about forty-eight
cents worth of gold per square yard of
ground, while the company with their
machinery are taking out about 81. 30
Der square yard.
MIR. Kelley is very enthusiastic about
the new mines and says that there will be
a big own there inside of two years,
The cement lies about seventy FIVE feet
thick on the ground and will furnish ma.
terlal for running the machinery for
many years to come. He thinks there is
several more equally rich sections in the
country adjoining and will work them up
when he returns which will be in about
two weeks with another relay OF men.
The camp is about fortv-fve miles
west of DAYTON in 4 fine location with
plenty Of water and is surrounded by fine
timber