The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-28


with getting IL out was enormous, too.
Much OF the latter was needless extrav-
agance. AS an example a recent report
regarding the mine and mill on one OF
the larger properties states that al
Office boy, a private cook for the super
intendent himself received $4,000 and
an elegant house was provided FOR his
sole occupancy. although. II is said, he
was by no means competent. Bare
faced robberies Of valuable ore were fire.
quent and ex-senator Bowen was one
OF the principal victims. But that is
another story.
Summitville seems almost certain 10
regain promin euce IN the mining world
this year. Runors OF the proposed re-
sumption OF me Little Annie are gain
ing wide credence in this neighborhood
and there are facts 70 support them A
sale TO English capitalists IS one OF the
ways IN which such resumption might
be brought about. Thousands Of tons
OF rich ore in this mine can be taken out,
as soon as matters are put IN shape
there. At present the vicinity OF the
mine that was such magnificent pro
Queer from 1873 10 1855 presents a sad
spectacle. The trarnway from mine to
mill is broken down. the buckets are
rotring. machinery is laying around dis
mantled and decaying. The same Is
true, indeed, Of the camp as a whole.
Houses that must have cost thousands
in the boom days, when lumber at the
mill was worth so a thousand and the
freight rates were very high. have been
utilized as stables. Windows are bro
ken. locks have been removed, flooring
torn up for firewood. Shortly before the
beginning OF the litigation that caused
the general shut down Of the camp. a
fire destroyed half Of the camp. The
buildings left there are mostly deserted
and in a dilapidated condition. Yet,
half a mile away are the vast treasure
houses Of nature, needing but the labor
OF. man to make them as productive as
ever.
Fortunately there Is already some
work in progress. All through the win
ter four men toiled in the Golconada.
which they are working on lease. The
Aztec is being prepared for work, also
on a lease. and force OF men vii be put
on there as soon as $500 worth OF ma
chinery already ordered from Denver.
is in place Both of these mines have
rich producers in the past W. z.
ThOrne of Del Norte has obtained pos
session Of the Iowa property, on which
is the best stamp mill IN the camp, and
intends working both mine and mill
within a short time. The Iowa tunnel
which was estimated to havecost S12
per Eneal foot, crosses the Great indie
pendence, Golden Vault, Parole and Az
tee claims at a point within the Col
conda ground, and both the Aztec and
GoIconda utilize it for the removal OF
ore 1t IS provided with good tram
way track leading to the elevated tram
way that runs from the mouth OF the
tunnel to the mill, situated on the Wight
mans fork of the AlamooSa river.
There are great unmber Of drifts and
tunnels connecting with the Iowa, ag-
gregating about a mile in length. a
chlorina ton plant is now In position
IN the Iowa mill and should this prove
successful in economically treating the
low grade ores hitherto Improbable,
although in a great abundance az Sum
rnitviale, the resumption of mining on
these properties alone viii make the
camp prosperous once more aside from
the high grade output.
The wagon road from Del Norte, some
two miles in length. IS a good one. de-
spite the fact that IL has been but little
used OF late years. 1t is extremely
billy for nearly two-thirdS Of the dis
tanos and can be readily understood
when II is stated that the altitude Of
the mines is about 1850 feet. The
mines already mentioned and indeed all
the locations upon which any develop
ment work has been done. miles from
the continental divide. between the Ala
rnosa river on the south and Wight
mans fork OF that stream. which runs
eastward along the northern base of the
mountain. An abundance Of water is
thus afforded for all purposes OF ANAL
gamation, concentration and generation
of requisite steam power, although in
sufficient for use as direct motor.
About four miles south OF the mines,
however, the main Alamosa river pro-
vides ample water for the genera ton
OF hundreds OF horse power and might
we'll be used in the generation of elec-
trical power TO be transmitted over
wires TO the mines and mills OF the en-
tire district Spruce timber exists in
great quantities on al the mountains
adjacent 20 the camp.
Despite the fact that the Summitvlle
district was overTun by prospectors in
the heyday of its prosperity and that
all she locations upon which any
amount Of work has been done are pat
ented. II IA nevertheless true that oppor-
tunities for investment on a moderate
scale exist at the present time Is is
highly probable that in the course Of
month or two al property In the district
will rise in value, but pending resump-
ton of the richest mines, owners Of
prospects are offering them at prices
that may well be called low when their
proximity TO proven bonanzas and their
similarity thereto is considere Sew
eral rel0cations have been made this
spring on proprty staked during the
great boom and held then al exorb4tant
figures, but abandoned by absentee 10
Gators since the camp 6ell!nto desuetude.
The present owners are not possessed
OF the means necessary for dvlopment
and IN almost every instance such
claims could be bought or leased az rea-
sonable figures. There are also patent
ed claims on which no practical devel-
opme1lt has been done that are in the
market. some OF them as promising
as any Of tie best mines in the camp,
N proportion TO the work performed
Miss Jennie Cassidy OF Kansas City,
is visiting Wichita friends,
The lawn fe.e which was TO have been
given by the Wells Circle OF Kings