, 1892-02-07
COPPER GLOW


OOlCluuth rum no.
to get 1t back, and" said he, Il have a
certain sum of money-that is. other peo-
pies money-to spend in developing the
prospects of Casper mountain.
Prot. Zahn is IA years old and has
spent the last fifteen years OF his life in
investigating new camps IN the interest of
railroad companies. What he has lone
here he has done at Newcastle and points
in the Black Hills-which, by the way,
he considers a wonderful country and diff
ferent from any other on earth, a world
within itself" Zahn said hat according
to his option, which expires next August,
he is to pay the miners $40, 900 for their
claims this was understood to be for each)
if he takes them. Unless he begins work
before Feb. l he forfeits the option. He
stated that he would begin work the 25th,
but would not say how many men
would be employed. He will start a
tunnel at the point from which the
two cars of ore were taken. His theory
as to how the ore got there is different
from Capt. Eads. He says that the
copper came from underneath, that it was
forced up. At any rate the cracks in the
lime rock are full of it and in some places
it amounts to a deposit. To the writer it
looks like a good chance for some capitalist
to take hold OF Ead's claims and develop
them. Although he has refused to give
Prof. Zahn an option without a bonus)
he says he will either lease or bond his
claims. In case Of bonding he wants
$500 down and an agreement to develop
the mines and will give plenty Of time for
development. Unless the ore averages
over 20 per cent copper he will not
ahar1o N amt rA-altr bat hAnr -
averages more than that he wants a
a royalty and whenever the parties arc
satisfied that the lead is genuine and the
claims shall have been developed into
paving mines he wants $l2. 900 each for
them. G. K. Crow and others will make
reasonable terms with capitalists who will
do development work.
COMPARED WITH COPPER ORES.
When Prof. Zahn showed that Casper
mountain copper ran as low as 9.64 per
cent he was asked what the Lake Super
ior mines averaged and replied 81 per
cent and that the Anaconda ran from 9
to IL per cent. He spoke of how much
cheaper the Lake Superior copper could
be produced or rather shipped by water
but drew no comparisons between the cost
of production here and in Montana. One
naturally infers that if 9 per cent ore will
pay in Montana it will paw here. The
only question is, how large a deposit can
be found.
When asked why Northwestern Agent
Harmon of Rapid City had visited this
camp Prot. Zahn said he thought the
object was to see what could be done in
regard to using these copper ores in con-
nection with Ruby basin salicious gold ores
of the Black Hills. 1t is needed at the
Deadwood smelter.
If l strike it Casper will BOOM" said
the professor becoming a little enthused.
Some parties here intimate that the pro-
fessor does not tell the truth, even when
it would be best. For instance they say
the Lake Superior mines average more
than % per cent copper-that they are
the richest in the world. They also claim
that he does not tell the truth about the
Casper mountain copper but belittles it
all he can and is trying to gobble the
whole mountain. Today several men
returned from the mountain who went
up for the purpose of stalking claims.
They report men stalking claims for Prof.
Zahn as fast as possible and others locat-
ing for themselves. Everything on the
mountain worth having is probably located
by this time. THE LEADER man was
not forgotten and one claim was named
the Leader" This is the second time
this paper has been honored by having
mining claims named for it.
OTHER MINERALS.
This letter is already too long. but men
ton must be made Of other finds. Elk.
tremely rich copper float has peer found
on the Deer Creek range of mountains.
which assays from $50 to 81, 500 to the
ton. Galena ore. which assays SO pei
cent lead and 1926 ounces in silver, has
Just been shown the writer. 1t came
from a mountain somewhere in this neigh
borhood. An equally rich piece found by
j. Is. Smith on Casper mountain has pre-
sented to THE LEADER. and it with sew
eral other rich specimens of copper and
asbestos can be seen at THE LEADER Of
fee.
Letters have been received from the
Chamberlain Investment company and
from Donald Fletcher & Co. of Denver,
inquiring about this copper find. Deyel-
opment of the Casper oil and copper field
is being eagerly watched. 1t has just
leaked out that Donald Niche has been
sending samples of asbestos to Scotland
and that wealthy Scotchpen are watch
ing the camp.
PLATINUM.
At the east end of the copper lead on
Casper mountain and parallel with it Is a
platinum lead croppiDg'out for about 600
feet. The miners have had assays from
this lead showing 10 per cent platinum.
CASPER, Wyo., Jan. 81. Friday
morning as TIE LEADER correspondent
was about leaving Casper he was ap-
preached by P. 7. McNamara, editor of
the Derrick. who said he had a tin" TO
the effect that oil would be struck in the
well now being bored by the Pennsylvania
people on Salt creek, sixty miles north OF
here. This well is the third one put
down by the Pennsylvania and is only
600 feet from the first one where they
struck oil. This being the case the drill
lers can tell pretty near when oil will be