Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-10

hnu tilNtlthp lut ElNAlt-~A ENAi NASAElNE LII the country in n Conflagration that will shock the world.
 Omens of Trouble.
 stood by the foreman of the Strong mine as he turned the windlnss to let tho first men down into the shaft to bcCin the rrpairS which the wrckcrs' dynamite had made nCCC>>.,ry- He turned his sunburncd face tuwarl me aS asked, So you IT gO- ing to work aI,ain,'
 "Ycs." he s;,id. though God knows for how long
 That's just it. N" one knows for how long this cnfor,,vi quiet will pr'vail. Tho srttlcmt nt which Governor Wait" patched up sCcru< to strike CvCryhutly aS a tempo rary affair. and it k thought that when the military f.ry>s arr withdrawn trouble may again ls.;;in.
 And what ga pity For C;,sl never made n faip.r CUUntry-n country t.Cming and burStjul: with cor; whCr' E.'ld li,7> almost at grass r,-nt>. wI.,rr the aVcTaEC depth of striking: l. unly GO Gvv-t: whcp' sCcuvry sn sublime Ia lc apI1illiuf; UvcrNN hCluns and delights ih, visitor; whVrc a rHll- rOad uinCuyd within the last fortnight brings nCw possibilities. And th,es. two amazing CampS-Cripplc CpA,k and Vic tor-rivalS alPady, the latter only six months old. whCr' they have all the mod Crn improvements. including electric l lights and the salvation Army. The rapid grnwth >taG-Crs the eastern visitor aCCus- | tomCd la moro conventional propagation How to Get There
 How Ia mach th,-s.' placCs' In the east thrp' is only the vague knUwlCdgc that thCy an 'sumrwhCp''' in the mountains uf Culurad,-a little indefinite in this state Uf cn"rmUus proportions You may ] stag,' 1t fp,m Colorado springs and Canon l City. or f,o from FlurrnCc, Dn the nrnvCr 1 and Rio Cirandr railPEld. via FlUP'nCr and | Cripple CPIk railrad. This PEld, just l cumTlUt,rl, might appropriately h, termed l the CnrksCp'w rIutc." so devious an it's windinE.s up the mountains la an altitude of g. .II f,r't, Past tUmhling t"rrcut>. | over frightful tP~tls@s and through pS.k l walled C.nyUU> Cpv-I,> the train. the scenery n constantly varying anal enchanting; IEIn urama.
 The undCrlay uf the country k granite, cut by fraCtupS fill,Jl with lava of various kinds. which has in many plaCS,s over flowed and CIpisd the granite The min Crllizltiun occurs along thcsc frartuPs and along the JikCS and in quartz veins The latter aa' often grcatly dccnmpOs.rCi and highly minrralizCSl. The mineral 1 bearing veins an found throughout the dis rict anal ar' Uf varying character and size. Them an, not. in many other camps n,'rv'lV UuC ar two Cprat mineral lClts. but thvr' an any quantity Of smaller iiS>upS and l,Si,->. dividing the wealth of gold into many channels. Them Is only one mine in CriTpl, Cp,'k that produces any silver. and th.t not in grrIt quantity ThCrc arc 2u mines which are constant shippers and i've times many on which development work Is progressing The ores found vary from few dollars to thousands ir value tO the ton. but the greater part arc of medium grade
 some of the Famous Mines
 The Anna I4,r k one of the largest pro- ducCrS, having sinCc september produced over SIPS OUN. The Victor k another largT producer. IL is in the phenomenal ifs surc of thu district. phenomenal on nc count of its sInallncss, crOokcdncss and richness In places the walls an harcly i an inch apart. and the windinRs ar' past drscriptiun. The main shaft is SIO f,S'i deep. and thcrNs an five levels The stcCE Of the Victor company sclls at the rate Oi S6OO. OO0.
 The Portland Is good paving property and b,,astS The distinction uf having becu the only mine in the district tO stand pat" through the strike and not shut down. The men were paid union wagcs and worked on the eight hour system. am told they sympathizCd with the strik' CTS, and whenever a horde nC deputy sher' ifTs wcre s,S'n approaching Victor, the whistles of the Portland sounded n note of warning to Fort Dcan on Bull Hill
 The IndCFz.ndcnt is another famous mine, owned by one man, who Is char nctCr in this ncishbOrhOOd, and who snaps his fngCrs at stOck companies. prcferrinG to enjoy his fortune by himself Bill Stratton was n carpenter and builder whC was lauGhCNl at by everybody as a vision ary who wasted time locating claims Bill is doing the laughing now on an in come uf Sl.nOn day His mine is appro pristcly named. and his ambition Is to bc come thu Prince of Battle Mountain.
 Inc Town and the People.
 So mus-h for the country and district Now fur the town and the people. Thrcs years aSo Cripple Crck was s wilderness Tho first house built was a rAnchmAn', log hut. Today in the town and vicinity thcrc arc Ht lCast i3.uOO people. It is [ typical mining camp. As write lOOl out un the Iuuiu strCct- Then. is a whce of fortune spinning on the corner wonder