, 1896-12-17

For some four months from l5v
10 200 men were employed on It's con
receiving tne greater portion
u. theIr supplies from this place.
The necessary iron pipe Tor use on
ms properly amounting to 200, 900
pounds, has been contracted for in San
= rancIsco and Will soon arrive here
ana be transported to Independence
by teams furnished by Lara
ME cItiZens. With dhis one
IN successful operation, it insures sutii-
cient capital Tor the development of
thousands of acres OF other placer
on the mountain, the material
Tor which as well as the men, teams
and provisions will all be supplied
from this point.
Further west, we come to the new
ieIds of
THE GRAND ENCAMPMENT
which, for the past three months have
attracted the atention of the entire
world by their extent and the rich dis
vi il't HlIllluS ores. ms
leld, If properly looked after by on
citizens, can be made tributary to Lar.
annie.
sui further west. just over uhe line
IN Colorado, the Hahn's peak district
is being rapidly developed, and the ore
Is shipped to Denver by other routes
Laramie is by right OF geographical 10,
cation the logical point for all this traf-
lie and rests with her to say wheaher
this shal be the depot and suppiy point
Tor that entire section or whether trade
ds at present, shall be divided between
Rawlins on the Union Pacific railway
and Wolcott on the Denver and Rio
Grande.
GRANITE CANON.
On the southeastern portion of the
mInera belt in Wyoming, near Gram
lite canon, considerable d~evelopmeni
work has been done the past season
and four or five companies made I'D of
eastern capitalists have been incor-
porated for the purpose of further ex-
az "a
ploltation and the erection of prone
plants for the reduction OF the ores.
Some two orthree miles north of Sher-
man development work has been going
on all the season and it is the inten-
ton OF the owners of these properties
TO continue the same during the win,
ter. Still further north, on the Black
HIS divide, a great deal of prospect
work has been done during the zeal
and in many cases good results have
been obtained.
CIRCUIT CANON.
During the past three months pros.
pect and development work has been
going on in the vicinity of Crout canon
some six miles east of the city. Sly
companies are now engaged in DER
up this district and several hundred
feet of tunnels have been run. The
formation is sandstone and lime. Ouite
a number of assays have been made b.
different assayers and it is said that
good II satisfactory results are beina
obtained.
1t is possible that Laramie may have
on the outskirts of the city a second
Mercur; she certainly will should the
values said to have been obtained con-
tinue at depth, as the ore body is in
eXhaustible.
BLUE GRASS PROSPECTS.
Some 40 miles further north on the
Blue Grass, in the Sybille district, dis
coveries have been made showing won
derfully large desposits OF low grade.
free milling, gold ores Thus far the
full extent and richness of these ore
bodies have not been determined. A
prominent and reliable eastern syndi-
cate has secured the control of the
property, and if they can make such
arrangements as eem to them just and
equitable, for a long lease of water
from the Wyoming Development COM
pany for milling purposes, they will
prospect the property thoroughly the
coming winter and II they find that it
carries sufficient values, the company
will properly develop the same and
erect suitable plants for the reduction
of the ore. The surface indications
would seem to indicate a rival Of the
famous Homestake OF Black Hills fame
was here, but to make it such the most
economical methods nus be adopted
both for mining and reducing the ores
and the property will have to be op-
Grated on a large scale.
A great deal Of development work
also been done about the base of
Laramie peak the present season and
several valuable properties have pass,
ed into the hands of capitalists abund-
antly able and willing to place them
a dividend paying basis.
Considerable progress has been made
past season with the Dodge placers,
on the Laramie river Is miles east OF
Rock Creek station, also on the placer
property owned by Whitman and 8
GATES situated just above the mouth OF
the canon.
UP TIE RIVER.
The Cummins district has shown re-
newed activity during the past year.
great deal Of prospect work has been
done, several mineral bearing lodes
have been discovered and shafts sunk
70 a depth Of 80 and 40 feet on them.
syndicafeR have hecnme intor.