The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-02-10
A GOLDEN ..,N,Na.

A GOLDEN LINING.
Wonderfu, Revoiution In Coiorade's nsA~
Ing Developments and Prospects : rs
Lead California in Its Gold Output n
/ 1904.
When the panic came, blue over the
prospects of silver, the Colorado man
sat down and cogitated for a couple OF
weeks. He knew all about the mineral
I belt in his backyard, and as he cogi.
tated he evolved an idea. II silver waa
to be at price which would cause
many mines to shut down, what waa
the matter with gold? If gold was To
appreciate until 1t could buy morc than
ever before, the state that could dig up
millions OF gold certainly should be the
last to complain. So the Colorado man
"a good many Thousand Of him-took
his pick and pan and blankets and
started after gold.
The change since that time probably
never had and never will have par
allel, for such conditions can scarcely
occur again. The output Of gold dur
ing 1892 was little over 5000, 900.
During 1893 it was s7,sO2, ABB, and the
increase, be 1t remembered, ell came
during the last two or three months Of
the year and in spite of tho fact that
many silver mines, which also carry
gold, were closed and did not add their
quota to the total. There is practically
no gold found below an altitude OF
5000 feet, yet on January of the good
new year, in the depth of winter, gold
was being produced in Colorado at the
rate of s12,00O,0O0 year. The most
conservative estimate Of the produc-
tion for the year 1894 Is SEQ, 900, 600,
while statisticians who base their fig.
ures on returns from all the districts
place it at s34, 900, 900. or nearly five
times us much as the output for
1899. Colorado's production of gold,
silver, lead and copper will this
year be larger than any previous
year, for the increase in gold will more
than balance any loss that might occur
in other metals. The aggregate will
certainly run over s35, 900, 900. Califor-
MIA, the golden state, has for some
years produced about s12,00O,0OO of
gold each year. Colorado has already
reached second place and will lead Cal
ifornia in its gold output in 1894.
Curiously enough, the gold discoveries
eral of the heaviest properties at Lead
vile are working full time on iron-sil-
yer ores ne led to smelt the gold ores
OF Cripple Creek nnd other tellurium
districts. Again, there are hundreds of
silver properties which carry more or
less gold. Silver mining is very far
from dead; in fact the production of
silver last year, in spite of all the
scare, was sl7, 800, and there was
only small decrease in lead. This
amount of silver may not be mined in
1894, but the gold output will far more
than make up the loss.
1t is almost impossible to grasp the
possibilities of gold production in this
state Imagine many thousands Of
square miles of mineral bearing coun-
try through which hundreds of gold
properties have been located within six
months, and under every foot of which
may be hidden a bonanza. Over fifty
wholly new gold camps have been es-
tablished ia twenty-one counties. and
by camp is meant not an isolated
mine or t>.o, but district of miles in
extent with town for it's center.
Lost Canon. Crooked Creek, Duncan,
Difficult Creek, Silver Heel, Sheep
Mountain, Buffalo Slough, Vermillion,
Mcclellan Mountain. Taylor Hill, Holy
Cross. Colony Creek. Eldorado, Ice Cake,
Elk Creek and Howbert are all new
camps with bright prospects. A full
list would ill a column. The gold.
producing districts of Gilpin, Summit,
Park, Custer, Ouray, San Miguel, De-
lores, La Plata, Rio Grande and other
counties are doubling and trebling
their output under the impetus of the
rush OF silver miners seeking gold.
Stamp and patent-process mills are be.
ing built everywhere. The receipts OF
retorts at the Denver branch mint are
over 100 per cent. greater than year
ago.
Cripple Creek, thing Of yesterday,
Is shipping e375,000 a month of gold
right now without railroad, and will
output $1,000, 900 during 1894. II has %
mills. Two railroads are being
built TO it as fast as men and money
can rush them, and immense reduction
works are about to be started. These
three things alone will cost over o., QUO,
900. Does anyone know of any other
place in the United States for which
railroads are racing just nowp
Leadville. the premier silver camp, ID
turning its silver 70 gold It has de.
veloped an extensive gold belt which
Is shipping 1000 day. That is rath.
er good for silver district. Every body
has heard Of the famous Treadwell
mine of Alaska. 1t is the synonym for
wealth How many outside of Colo
RADIO have heard of the Little Johnny
ut Leadville? Yet 1t is producing
$500 q day in gold-much more than
the Treadwell.
At Creede the deep levels of the sil.
YER mines have commenced to produces
ore carrying gold, as though Providencs
had deliberately taken q hand in the
work.
An object lesson Is presented In IN
instance Of last August, when On
eastern company picked up gold prop
srty near Telluride for eSO0. 900, and
this same property IL now paying
monthly dividends of from s8b, 900 IA
$4,000
In truth the revolution in Colorado
10 almost too wonderful for descrip-
tion. 1t IL not remarkable that the op-
probrious term of "goldbug" is becom
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