The Lamar register., 1894-10-27
'GREAT is LEADyILLE.
pssArER THAN EVER BEFORE.
ne Gold veIn. Being D~sss"p~d Q" T.
Big sa,is--rrc,nsneoas Ore body In
IN. Ilttie Johnny N,n>-

krpand Beadville. Prom u We make
!. following cxtracts:
I, Il r-obable the transformation
u has ,akcn place Is not generally
Drc,5aie,I. even in this state 1t Is
n m.r,ly A revival: IL is new birth
.swe,n July. 1895. and July. 1891.
~, has been an alteration 30 phe-
omensi As to BE- Incredible TO those
\, ar-ustomcd TO Western versatility
A Western yislliiy. To-day L-adviiie
.tr,1rrr than ever before In its his
~. because II is working on more
IN basis foS psrmanency. To-day II
A. Instinct with life and confidence
Il auy time. but IT Is stcrner life
uda eouhdsncc grounded In faith and
,awb.,Isa The city Taimage termed
So,lom Of America is thing OF the
s. though State strs,,t sfili exists,
b tlere s no vann; store rom or
family rssidence in II
Tse eeutrai obj--t OF Interest In thu
Isaiyllle Is the Little Johnny
n bot sr,,af rs Is the debt to the
- uha eluns to fhe-ory through
Il. that caused many to fall away
a 4 ss-suineiy quixotic ensf-prt-c,
n arr others who's PERSISTENCE
~ BROADER lines demands credit.
y uurk q these men has developed
suiI l.ii. while the energy OF the
ftir I0huuy's owners has ADVERTISED
ths world the fact that grea'rr
alih 81, remains In the camp than
silver prpprrtlf< yielded in their
Irts.n years Of fcv-rish operation.
ae The Little Johnny's depths were
Rs slently explored the yellow
tai va. ought for In twenty cth.r
D.. a lumber OF which ARE now pay
h,asiiy. hut dwarfesi by the fnnss
the Brcoe Iifil phenomenon or
mlne of the hex company thsr.
D. two opinions among those who
b. examined into iss merits The
aalmons verdict j. that IL Is the
fz,szt gold lode mine Ia the world.
tsron. unqualified assertion that
umsuds Investigation and compart-
This Is what TiuSicy Wood. q
ssnlred authority. says OF Il:
in al the history OF the mining OF
v,Fid there has never been one
lwiur parallel for that chute OF
Richer nrs- have bssrn found often.
lzifg masses OF ore have often been
(nd bat neither history noe tradi-
furnish an Instance OF 80 large n
u accompanied at the same time by
lish 4 grade. II II were In some far
~. almost Inaccessible region Ju.oct
plc would have started for II as -opn
u enormous richness had been
o public-
on rich Is the Little Johnny ?
tner the owners. l. =. Noble the en-
tsT, % Superintendent sullivan
p nor can they make "A reasonable
r The estimates OF value OF the
blocked out and In sight range from
enofrnons 10 the fabulous, from ST.
-" 10 Si0oco.ooo. and as yet tho
tory OF only one claim has been
Atrl 10 such an extent as 10 give
Tor calculation. For nine months
Dot a pound Of ore has been taken
e1o-pi that cut away in drifting
tunneilng- Nothing but develop
WORK and blocking the ore into
~ has been carried on. but this
ee'n done in veins from 20 to 30
wide. 'NevcrtheIess.- Mr.. Noble
81 we have been shipping 100
day. which averages 2 ounces In
and - ounces in silver. The ship
g have gone as high as 80 tons,
We have struck solid seams nf
One day one man took out Sio.-
IN nearly solid gold When we
10 on the ore already blocked out,
an handle 500 tons daily through
iour shafts, and we have the ma
efy 10 handle i,0o0 tots daily. The
Johnny can put out more value
gwen time than any mine in the
d There is big amount of ter
and plenty Of ore"
= Is the first authentic statemeIt
~ resources OF the mine. and
IN MOI full 4Jaa ~ It's