The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-23
FOUR MILE PLACER FIELDS.
Where Providence Men and Capital
Are Now Located.

Are NOW llOcatcus
The Four-mile placer fields are about 20
miles south OF lRawiins, which city Is on the
Union Pacific Railway They are situated IN
Routt County. Colo, and Carbon county.
Wyo. on the Snake River, large and rapio
stream. flowing in n southwesterly direction
to the Pacific, the elevation being from Aooo
TO 4500 feet above level.
The area of the belt is about 10 miles in
length and 30 miles in width The aurifer-
Gus gravel beds are from to 20 feet in thick
ness. the general average being feet' al
though in q great many places IL is Is feet
These gravel beds not, as is usually the
case. In the various gulches, but form the
mesa or upland. and cover the entire coun'
try. the bedrock of the gravel being from 10
to Is feet above the valley through which the
streams flow to Snake River
The majority of the locations made thus
far have been on Four-mile. Timberlake,
Thornburgh, Dry, scandinavian. Big Hole.
and along Snake River south of Big Hole for
| a distance Of 10 miles These streams all rise
on the northern slope Of the Iron Springs
divide. run from Is to 20 milessin a north
westerly direction. ana empty into the Snake
River
| The first gold was discovered in 1891 by
Mr. Hugh Morrison. an old-time prospector.
| who left Aspen. Col. intending to go into the
Uinta range for the purpose Of prospecting in
| that section. On his way he crossed Four.mile
| gulch. and. seeing that he was in gold for
| nation, proceeded to investigate and found
| gold On the 22i of December he started
| back to Aspen and returned to Four.mile in
February of the following year in company
with Mr. George Albert, and commenced
active operations by locating claims on Four
| mile, Dry. Scandinavian and Big Hole
| Clutches Mr. Morrison built tine first cabin ON
| Four mile and commenced sluicing there
with Mr. Robert Ferris
Messrs j u Edwards and Frank Hinman
! first demonstrated the extent and value of
| these deposits and called the attention OF the
public to them
The Dry Gulch group Of placers are situated
IN Dry Gulch and vicinity, and containing
1910 acres OF rich gravel bars Mr.. Adams re
Gently negotiated sale of 81 per cent OF this
property to a syndicate of Rhode island CAPT
talists, the consideration being $4,000 oasi
and the building of a canal of sufficient capa
city TO carry 5000 miners inches OF water
also the erection of the necessary machinery
to handle the gravel The name of 'nis com
pany for the present is "The West Side Min
ing Association" with Messrs Will am Has
kins William Howard and George Perkins
trustees; l. II Tillinghast, treasurer; Edward
A Greene, consulting engineer This associa
tion has invested in this field on purely bust
ness principles They intend 10 work thei
property for what there is in IL, and not 70
n sioux speculation The members OF the asso
citation are we'll posted In mining matters
and before investing a single dollar sent thei
own men to investigate the property an
| make report
The gravel beds on this property average
feet in thickness. and only ip one place wa
the bed found 70 be but feet, while in man
places IL is IS feet thick The gravel does nc
contain any pipe clay hard cement or bou
der, and IL can be handled with a moderat
head of water This ground. it is said, Wi
average 30 cents per cubic yard. and may b
handled so rapidly that it should prove g,
tremsly profitable for working There are n
boulders, trees or stuiAps to interfere wit
; rapid progress
Snake River, which has flow OF 25O'
inches of water. is within reach OF tn
property, and the water will be taken froi
the river Just opposite the village OF Dixoi
at a sufficient elevation TO give ample hea
for working the gravel The water rights
this association are ample and well secure
The canal. now in process Of construction
Is 10 feet wide on the bottom. with a slope
one TO one, and is to carry feet OF wat
= The entire length of the canal il 3s miles, 90
! feet Oh which Is 20 be piped with 8'in'
e wooden pipe Of the p Allen patent II
!, canal will cost $50, ,0O0 and is to be complet'
. on September Is Mr. Edward Greene
Providence, r I, has the contract