The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-10

Out, Revealing a Great Vein of Gold
which would Otherwise have Been
Missed Entirely-some of the Scenes
Around the Booming Town-New Towns
are Being Built.
Cripple Creek, Colo, Dec. 9.-Mining
In the rock is not the only form Of pas
time pursued in Cripple Creek. North
west Of the town are the placer dig
gings From these probably $500
per day are probably washed out. More
would be produced but the water TO
wash the gold from the eanth can not
he had. The placer territory is a small,
unorganized and Heterogeneous town,
the in habitants of which are now on
the week one outfit Of prospectors claim
ed the best twenty acres, but the pat
nnt was not granted When the ad-
verse decision become known 500 per-
sons moved I'D at once to take posses
sion. There boys and girls, a few wo-
men and great many men. Five hum
dred remain sleeping under tents and
in packing boxes, which were forced ITO
form a condensed but easily erected
home. The sduatters are prepared to
make good their tenancy with club or
gun against all corners. Next spring
they figure on an Increased water sun
ply and larger out rTeshings of wealth
LUCKY ACCIDENT.
The Anchor mine. the first and prin-
cipal holding Of the Anchoria-Leland
Company, has made a remarkable strike
T al MI IA
much more by good luck than by de-
sign. As the assay of a piece OF the
ore weighing twenty pounds runs1 .0d5
74-100 ounces to the ton. or an equiva-
lent Of S20315, the accident may be re-
garded as felicitous. Many samples Of
the ore are on exhibition at the assay
office, and the men at the mine report
more than a ton in sight.
The Anchor miners are regarded as
good men at their business but they
made a slight mistake. They were
working in a small rick seam Of ore
apparently well closed in by walls of
unmineralized rock. In blasting one
understandable shot was placed so that
it broke in to what was regarded as
the hanging wall IT was from the
wall" that the Valuable ore was bro
ken loose. The streak Is four inches
ward following it along the wall They
have already uncovered several feet
The Anchor incident is held up by as
sayers as nargument in favor of f1lav-
ing all speciments Of all kinds of rock
tested for their gold qualities
The Greater number of leases on An
choria-Leland properties expire Jan. /.
and the principal stockholders find this
a long December.
Great strikes of high grade ore are
reported from Red Mountain, two miles
northwest of Cripple Creek The sec
ton has received little attention hereto
fore, and the Gaiena is perhaps the
only producing mine in the neighbor-
hood. The Red Mountain country is
Endorsed by L. W. Harlowe. a miner
of long experience and good repute
Among other CLAIMS to prominence, Mr..
Harlowe has the record of being the
first man to sell "a mine in Gold Hill,
which territory is now regarded as arts
tocratic
Mr.. Herlowe asserts the Red Noun
tain country to be precisely the char
Rcter Of the remained of the Cripple
Creek district. The recent strike seems
10 justify him. The vein reached is
nine feet under ground and at the point
tapped carries $3.50 TO the ton. steady
pour Of prospectors has gone down on
Red Mountain since the news became
circulated.
The equipment of a prospector is not
expensive, and almost any one can go
into the business. A corduroy suit.
canvass leggings. a miners pick and
shovel and marnffying glass complete
the list of tools and equipment Ten
pounds Of salt boss" and A box Of
ar -l1rac-
days outing. Fifteen dollars will sur
round the cost Of all. unless the pros
pector is a luxuriously disposed per
son Fifteen dollars and the possibili-
ties Of another IndependenCe-a sec
ond Sfartton Strike-flancing an
In West Creek about twelve miles
from Cripple. Sycross the hills. another
series Of good prospects have been
made. Today there are nearly 1000
FOR "float''-the surface indi-
cations Of a vein. The claims in Grip
pie Greek and the camps Of the district
have all been located upon. and 'ad-
versed" almost without limit. New
prospectors, therefore. have TO seek viz
gin territory. and the West Creek pos
abilities seem to be the brightest.
{ Many good assays have been made.
but mining experts say that some Of the :
best West Creek specimens shown have
4 decided familiar Cripple Creek an
pearance. There ara men who believe
The section will prove second CripnIe. (
Senator NJ. A. Teddy OF Colorado Spr-
lngs has varied interests in this camp. .
Ind has also gone heavily into West F.
Greek undertakings.
BUILD CITIES ON HILLS.
Two towns have baen laid out. one
known as West Creek and the other as +
Bunker Hill There are saloons for tire F.
dance halls for those disposed .
10 exercise. and any kind OF q game
rom Mexican monte 10 faro for those 4
II a speculative bent. Thus do the at
of civilized life keep pace with /
he development Of the country.
West Creek Is accessible by stage .
rom South Platter. a station twenty /
our miles distant on the South Park .
Dad, and is twelve miles from Wood /
and Park on the Midland line To 4
'alIne Lake, on the Denver and Rio (.
iran1e, is about the same distance.
Al ten feet from the surface the ore
-eins are thirty TO forty feet in width 4
nd assay from SIC 10 $50 as rule. No
'ther minerals in addition 10 gold have
hus far been discovered. The ores are
'efractoTy and do not respond 20 the
stamp mill.
SARFTEID-GRoUSE PAY GROvELA
NTarfeld-Grouse stocks made a sharp
advance a day or two ago, unaccounta-
lie perhaps 10 those at a distance. The
'eaSo1 was the striking OF pay ore by
he lesSees. They shipped a car load
he second Of the out put 10 the smell
er and realized more than Sc 600. an
Lverage OF $50T per ton. The first car
ent down TO the valley two weeks. aco
letted S27o per ton The vein grows
apfily richer as IL descendS In all
50. eco or more has been taken from the
naft
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