, 1892-02-07

more to do with the camp, but instead.
on Monday. Jan. 25, he sent men to the
| mountain to resume work on the claims,
on which he has an option.
Prof. Zahn interviewed.
HE LEADER correspondent was under
the impression from what he had heard
that Prof Zahn would not talk to a news
paper man. However he called at the
Graham house the afternoon of the 24th,
sent up his card and was at once ushered
up to the professors room. Nearly three
hours were spent in conversation with
Prof. and Mrs. Zahn and the correspon-
dent could hardly get away then. If all
that was said could be repeated word for
word 1t would not only be highly sensa-
tional reading for the people of Casper
but would no doubt attract the attention
OF capitalists to Casper mountain. Prof.
Zahn thinks he has not been treated
exactly right by the people of Casper and
it does seem that this warfare which is
being encouraged by some between him
and the miners is very foolish. What the
town Of Casper wants is to have the mines
developed and it is to It's interest not to
knock Zahn out Of indeed that can be
done) until after some one else with capt.
tai has been secured in his place.
Prof. Zahn admits himself that there Is
room for others to do development work
on the mountain. BE says the miners 20
to bed at night expecting to wake up
millionaires in the morning and are very
unreasonable, especially as thus far all is
conjecture, no genuine lead having been
developed. The professor said: You can
do the boys an injustice or you can do
them Justice. You can do them Justice
by saying that copper float has been found
on Casper mountain, but no mar knows
how it got there or whether there is a lead
or not"
AT one time during the conversation he
said: IF you want to publish an article 1
will read you my report" While read
ing it his wife tried to stop him two or
three times, but he only said, "Oh, he
meaning the correspondent can't re-
member it." He refused to allow 1t to
be copied saying it was the property of
the railroad company. Some of the
points only were remembered and to skip
some of the most favorable ones would
have been only natural under the circum-
stances. One point was that the asbestos
was the best Prot. Zahn had ever seen in
the United States, though not SO good as
that IN Canada, and he could only get an
offer Of $50 a ton in Chicago for it.
The Canada asbestos brings from 800
to $3.50 a ton. the professor. says, and in
his talk with the correspondent he laid
particular stress on the fact of tie cheap
labor there and the difference in the cost
of production. Another point was that
the serpentine rock was very valuable as
a building material and for artificial uses.
Free milling gold ore had been found on
the mountain. the report said. Coming
to copper, the professor read: "Only out
groupings have been discovered yet, which
are fair indications. however, of what
there Is within, and justify a thorough
exploration. More than once during
the conversation Prof. Zahn gave it out
that a large body of copper ore would be
found, but he usually managed to modify
the impressions thus made BY saying 'low
grade ore. His report said that Casper
mountain was one of the best examples OF
forming mountain ranges by the folding
process. The report read was one of a num-
Der and it was impossible to tell at
what time it had been made. While it
showed the probable or possible failure
should further development work be at
tempted, it, together with Prof.
Zahn's talk vent further than all
the miners and citizens of Casper had
SAID to convince THE LEADER man that
the future Of Casper aud the copper
mines are very bright. Prot. Zahn i'm
pressed your correspondent as a man who
is naturally honest. He has bought some
claims on the mountain himself and his
wife purchased two for cash for herself
and daughter in Chicago. The correspon-
dent was advised not to risk too much
in case he concluded to buy a claim.
l. THAT SHIPMENT OF ORE.
Prof. Hahn showed duplicate" state
meuls lTou tne parties In Chlcag0 to
whom he shipped the two car loads of
copper ore, One car showed 27,4I9
pounds of green oxide of copper which
assayed 35.74 per cent, giving $500
pounds of copper; red oxide 9. "a per cent
or 4Sl pounds OF copper out of 4, 1885
pounds. The total value of the car was
5000 81, the cost of refining and freight,
S49S. 90. leavinga balance of SLOT. Al.
The other car left a balance of $50. "a,
so that Sl94.05 was lett to pay for getting
the ore from the mountain and into the
cars, but the professor says it cost him
the 800 to do that. Once during Prof.
Zahn's talk he said that the ore sent to
Chicago averaged 81 per ton in silver, but
but that was not shown on the paper.
lie says he IS now out 5000, but added,
where you lose your money Is the place
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