The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-06

Denver. Aug. 5.-Colonel s. w
Downey of Laramie, Wyo., was in the
city yesterday. He is one of the pion-
GERS Of Wyoming and for many years
| was engaged in mining in that state. He
has done considerable prospecting and
is familiar with the Hahn's Peak coun-
try. On the outlook there he said: Il
have no doubt that there is plenty Of
gold in the Hahn's Peak district II
will never be apoOr mans camp, how
ever. 1t will take money to get the ore
to market, but any investment in the
right direction will receive adequate re-
turns. L wa sover that country years
ago and was then impressed with the
rich character of the placers about Four
Mile, which are being prepared for work
by New York and Rhode Island cap
italists. The bed from which these de-
posts came is in the region Of Hahn'S
Peak. 1 am informed that the ore seems
to b Elm d sort of blanket formation in
that country and that of itself is an in
dication that ii will prove to be very
rich when worked. Still, l am of the
opinion that when any amount of pros
pecting is done it will be found that
there are some fiSSure veins there, car
rying gold in large amounts. was con-
fident of this years ago, but 1 never
was able to get the money to go ahead
with the development work necessary.
In this connection might men ton that
/ am sure there is plenty of gold in
Gold hill, near Saratoga, Wye. 1 built
mill and put in several thousand dol
lars in getting ready to treat ore, but
my money gave out and 1 found it prac-
tically useless to apply to eastern people
for capital to develop mines and have
given it UP. satisfied that in the future
some one will demonstrate the wisdom
of my calculations.
''Prospectors have come into Laramie
many times during the past years and
have told what they have found at
Hahn'S Peak and have shown samples
of ore that run way up in gold, but the
country has practically been unpros-
pected for many years. 1t lays as free
to the discoverer as it did the day the
first surveyor laid out the Union Pacific
road and l miss my guess if the energy
and skill of the miners now going into
that country from Aspen, Cripple Creek
and other parts of Colorado do not
bring to light some gold finds as rich as
have been recorded in the state. 1t is an
ideal gold country and much like the
descriptions of the great Australian
fields in general appearance. Not only
prove big payers, but I look for some
startling discoveries when deep mining
shall begin"
A Republican correspondent at Steam
boat Springs writes as follows of the
prospects of that country:
Having been for some days within
the circle of the Hahn's Peak mining
excitement, and having read much, it
seems well for me to set in oredr some
Of Cd
northwest of the town called Hahns
Peak. There are two claims showing
that have assayed well in sill
Yer, with trace of gold. Some people
who claim TO be experts say that it is a.
blanket formation extending all over
the country, but the development is not
sufficient for a genuine expert TO give
any decision. In that region of country.
some distance from where this mineral
is found, there are well-defined assures
and contact veins. The mineral found
Is IN the midst Of quartzite rock. There
is some fine looking mineral in these two
claims, and for some time the owners
have been asserting ton of ore for the
purpose of securing mill run.
The grea success of the miners will
depend, of course, upon the quality as
we'll as the quality. AS is usually the
case when strike is made, the whole
-tuHlTy Is SldkeC. Inc newspaper re-
ports have been such as to bring in hun
1reds of prospectors, some with teams,
some on horseback with pack animals,
some on foot following a packed burro,
and some footman bearoing their own
burdens. Sine are leaving their ranch
IS. some are leaving good jobs to try
heir fortunes in this new region.
While we are glad to see men who
nave the means to prospect and the |
sand to stay with it. we are assured |
hat it is yet far from being a poor |
mans camp. To men of capital we will |
say that we think there is no better To- |
,ality for prospecting than the region |
iround Hahn's Peak.
Some enterprising citizens have al !!
eady laid out a town and have given |
I the name of Columbine. A boarding !
louse and a saloon. with numerous |
ents, will soon characterize the place. |
n the summer season the placeDoslsi-t |
n the summer season there is no pref /
Ter plac enor grander scenery than |
round the peak, but in tn ewinter sea- |,
on the snow is very deep. The alti- /
ude of the camp is about $500 feet. |
his region has long been noted on |
ccount of the rich gold placers. The
reatest strike is yet to be made.
Rich gold leads exist in the peak and
iligent search is being made for them"