Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-16

SILVER MINES.
A Correspondent Gives Some
Most Valuable Facts.
LARGE FORTUNES WERE LOST.
IN Inc ouray and Other Noted districts.
ARaIsw Of The Silver Interests Of
Inc Rocky Mountain
Region.
LARGE FORTUNES WERE LOST.

The I'nromnagre river. which flows north
WESTWARD. to join the Colomdo. the
traveller sees nothing but sheer preclpltvs
and lofty submits to right and left and
straight ahead. 1t seems, as IN truth It
l.. that you are plunging right into the
very heart of one VI the divide ranges,
when u sudden turn Ia made, prccipiee
gateway passed, aud. 10, u pocket IN tue
mountain Businesses opens Out "a iulnla-
tnrc park. not more than d mile ~ DIANE
ter-cumes 10 view, q natural ampmihea-
ter, completely surrounded on every side
by a wall Of towering peaks precirt0us
aud auOw-cuuped. ruvishes fhe VISION
and Ourny. the beautiful. sits here en-
thrOned, tie queen Of majesty, the pflue
Of nature.
The first glinpses Of this panorama
are never to BE- forgotten. Imagine u
mountain camp that has swelltd into
busy little town, 5000 feet above sen
level, while above II towers cOronet oil
glistening, Hilvcry peaks, nearly A. hgh
again. For Mount Sneitles. WhItehouse,
Petoa. Engineer Mount, Point sheridan
and Struggles children all OF the san
Juan ranp'-risc from four to SIX thous-
and feet Lighter than the city level
The Uncompagre rivera rushing
roaring mountain torrent that comes
through gcns gOrges aud cntararls rs
wild and terrible ~ any on the continent
--hreaks over ledge VI granite over
lMu ulllluINW lNHt'l llANt lNnN NNNff hfMAAaf
and chnsrs through the lower side Of tho
camp In a mad rnce toward the gun or
California. The music Of tie mad
waters Is heard over the entire park and,
Ia the spring, when SHOWS are melting
In the ranges. II grows To no inconstd-
cradle torrent. although mountnin
streams, when called rivers, are never to
be compared with the full-grown rivers
OF the plains
Through this gorge Of tho Uncompagrc,
at tie lower and north end of Ourty,
there Is the only rail access 10 the city.
The narrow berth Of the stream Is
divided hy the entefnrisinr Denver aud
Rio Grandc RAILWAY, and indeed, what
height Is TOO steep, what gorge too mar
row. Ur what feat too difficult for the
mystery ut this wonderful rOadf Ger
tninly. not the Royal gorge. not Marshall
pass, not tie Black canyon of the Gunnl-
sou, not Tennessee pass nor the thousand
aud one difficult. not 10 say dangerous,
places whore this road now scuds It's
cOmm0diOus coaches. Too much credit
cannot be- given the cntcrprising railroad
men who have Opcnel up this wonderful
western land, often without prospects Of
sure returns, by teats of engineering that
nstpuud the world. America is still on
top when h comes 10 remarkable funts
Of engineering skill Without the con
strucllon uf sucL roads rs the Denver
and Rio Grnndr the mineral wealth Of
these mountains would hitvc forever re-
manned inaccessible aud 'unnyniling We
should had to have used tin aud paper
for our money,
Ourny. named for one Of the wiscst
aud best chiefs of the Ute milton, who
formerly loved this canyon us his hunt
ing ground, is The cedtrr Of San Juan
WAN mining district II IL perhaps
seVond only IN importance as q mining
district To tie great l.eudyile region
10 aWaHIHH oil . q
Colorado, The country tributary to the
san juan river, which In addition boasts
such ilOurishing camps as Telluride.
HicO, Sllyertun, lruntun aud the smelling
town Of Durango The San Juan district
enjoyed some distinction Hs q mining re-
gion even hclorr Leadyillc got lis hoom.
rs early ns 1873. The section has been
characterized by good, 4trndy work
among miners, after the treasures OF the
uncertain lodrs, rather than hy fits and
starts, blooms and prostratiOns such as
make NJ the history Of many regions.
Hence II IL the place where one would
look for reliable information ON some of
the points which cxempify the mining
Of silver, bath az commodity aud money
metal,
Tho first glimpse ut the surrounding
OF onray reveals what hecamcs more
and more thoroughly Impressed upon one
as Le Journeys through the belt Of San
S,r Il cnnIinras s ,i Va NihIHr selson-
,nn,,rt L. ~, "''t'''' tNuVnuilvN w 'h'
hnr5 ,n,'ar.' 'iNs n,lnlns Is
very aSncnsiso w,,,i..i, tiIn ,., ann u
tlra1 ubnsas a. r,,,, ,'ni'E; ~ ~ pIRV'
s,.I,i,,, .,,J e,i,i, W uvnNnhS WIN
INN ,',',,g -, NV, $500 ~ w Wut ~
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f,kss mn M, u,s96viiN "a .vliiN stiuom
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n" wv pupulaI oS,lluA'leu' 10 once IN
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,h,ns Nna" a'nlrNo'neht' mining con
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a'eesslnlv pihees the CABIN Of the miner,
Wy Hu,it nVuHc 81 me lot'i the various
nnn extensive merhgnlcal devices for
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NWu,l", uoWh tne ulhNy urWhS below.
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