, 1892-02-18
GOLD HILL is SOLID
Reasons for Its Rivaling CoIorado's
Mushrooms City.
Mining is Being Pushed Forward
Quite Rapidly.
Its First Born Will be Christsned
ImposingIy.
Special Correspondence.

character as a future mining center is
daily receiving confirmation from parties
who lave made personal inspection of the
camp and from Eastern men of means
who are showing great interest in the
camp as the result of recent investigations
made by their representatives and ex-
perts who have visited the camp.
Stanley Wood, editor of the Great
Divide, says Colorodo is the land of won
ders. Does an imaginary line separating
the great state of Wyoming from Colo
RADIO, situated as it is, in the same range
of mountains. exclude all possibilities of
the great wonder of Creole being dupli-
Gated here? We should say no, for devel-
epment work has advanced to that extent
that will prove beyond a doubt that Wyo-
ming's famous camp Is exceeded bv few.
The marvel is that the amp was not dis
covered years ago. The reader has be-
come familiar with the accessibility of the
camp ere this, and the signs of ore over
these mountains are as thick and obstrus
i've as brokers' signs on Wall street.
IIOsptCtDl6 ndNt NJ ul1iCultt u Ithu-
ing these signs and great activity was
shown in locating these mines, but as a
general rule prospectors are men of very
limited means, consequently they remain
with a few exceptiops) undeveloped.
The condition OF the camp TODAY con-
vinces one hat Wyoming has entered
the arena as a bullion producer and her
| place in future will be within hearing dis
lance of the music that heads the pro-
c%essioD. A roundup of all the mines in
operation shows the ten stamp mill of
Col. Dcwney pounding night and day on
ore from the Wyoming mine. A clean
mp will be made within a few days or
upon the arrival of Col. Downey himself,
who IS expected daily. accompanied bv
several mining men who will investigate
the camp. Work on the Wyoming al
ready exceeds 400 feet OF shaft and
drifts and a force of twelve men is en-
ployed at present sroping and getting put
Gre to supply the mill. Ali drift work is
done by contract. Fl. p. Dahl has the
contract at this mine and IS working a
force of men day and night. The Le-
| viathan tunnel is in 125 feet and Con-
tractors P. f. Woods and S. IL. Love in
form the writer they are within a few feet
of the lead Upon which a shaft 103 feet
was put down last spring. Work on this
tunnel has not been pushed to any great
extent as Superintendent Martin does not
intend to work the ore from this mine
until spring but work being done now is
to nave it in readiness as a producer when
the others will be stopped for improve
ments. such as hosting works, pumps,
etc, We find six men at work upon this
mine working three shifts of eight hours
each.
At the Little Giant we find a so foot
shaft and over 100 feet of drift being
driven. A force of ten men are at work
stopping and getting out ore, that is hauled
to the mill as soon as taken out. Prepar-
atoms are being made to sink a wing in
the east drift that will follow the DRIFT to
a greater depth. This vein is not large,
but better defined than others and the
quality of the ore cannot be questioned,
as the precious metal is there 10 show for
itself.
Besides the miners employed, several
men are at work at the mill, wood chop
pers. teamsters, etc, making a total OF
thirty five men on the pay roll at the
DowneY camp.
j. FL. Hart Is at work on the Occideut-
al, a claim owned by the Gold Hill Min
ing and Milling company. This is a very
promising property, being a well defined
vein OF free milling ore. % feet wide at a
depth of 80 feet.
The Acme is one of the best known
claims in Gold Hill. Fourteen men are
employed here taking out and sorting ore,
which is hauled to the Downey mill. A
w. Ainsworth has q contract hauling.
Over $50 feet of work has been per-
formed upon this claim. The original
discovery shaft on the Acme is now con-
nected with the east drift run from the
main tunnel and stopping will commence
in a few days. This gives quite a block
OF stopping ground. the tunnel having cut
the ledge at at a depth of TO feet.
Negotiations have been pending for
some time by which a company of Eastern
capitalists are to acquire an interest in
this property and several adjoining claims.
They are to put up a certain sun as a
a working capital and develop the prop
erty. Should this company materialize,
and in all probability it will, you will see
an activity that will exceed anything in
the history of Wyoming.
Snow at a depth of eight feet retards
all work only where preparations were
made IN the fall or early winter. Hence
very little prospecting is done at present,
but when the snow gets off the hills the
country within a radius of fifteen miles OF
Gold Hill will be thoroughly ~prospected
and the unexpected may happen.
Every one is looking forward with IN