, 1896-10-21
GRAND DNCANPMENT..
SECRETARY SNOW WRITES OF
THE NEW GOLD CAMP OF CAR
BON COUNTY.
Wonderful Prospects Are Shown to the
Miner-Free Gold is Being Planned
in Many Holes-The District is I'm
mense in Extent and One Of the
Most Promising Yet Discovered.
To the Editor of the Republican.

To the Editor of the Republican.
The recent gold discoveries in south
ern Wyoming that are attracting so
much attention in the mining world
are situated on the south fork of the
Grand Encampment in township Is
and IA north, range SO west. some six
miles north of the Colorado state line
and about 25 miles south of Saratoga.
which is situated % miles south of
Fort Steele. the nearest railroad point.
These discoveries were made during
the month of July by A. II. Huselton,
the late Benjamin Cullerton and j. b.
Hassett, residents OF Carbon county.
They kept their discoveries quiet and
nothing definite was made known I'M
til about the middle Of September when
the fact that they had found rich lodes
of quartz carrying free gold leaked out
and the news flashed over the wires
Wyoming had been discovered what Is
destined in the near future to be a gold
camp without a rival in the west.
The CLAN upon which the first dis
covery Of free gold was made is known
as the Golden Eagle and is situated
neal the top of the divide east of the
north fork OF Purgatory creek. At the
surface the vein is four inches thick at
10 feet. its present depth. 1t is %
inches wide while some 300 feet lower
down, where it crosses Purgatory
creek, the vein Is four and one-half
feet wide. The Golden Eagle Is a con-
tact vein between micacious schist and
quartzite. The free gold in this claim
u in the form OF crystals. Ia very rare
occurrence in ~nature). and although the
shaft was sunk 50 as to cave the face
Of the vein exposed, yet parties visiting
1t have taken specimens from it to
such an extent that 1t is now entirely
defaced and 1t Is almost impossible to
ind q good specimen in the shaft or on
the dump. 1t Is estimated by the own
ers that at least $1,000 Of gold has been
carried of by the specimen hunters.
Since the middle of September. when
the discoveries first became known. a
great many people have visited the Sec
ton. and 1t Is estimated that at the
present time there are some 200 min
ers actively engaged in doing assess
ment work on claims already located.
Parties are coming in every day from
all directions and the camp Is rapidly
extending. During the past week some
good discoveries have beer made at the
bead OF Cow and Calf creeks also at
the head OF Spring creek on both the
north and south forks on the north
west and on Beaver creek on the south
east. Like the Grand Encampment,
these streams are tributaries Of the
North Platte and empty into 1t above
Saratoga
In addition to the Golden Eagle.
Messrs. Huston, Hassett and the Guile
ton estate WI the Whippor Will, Cop
per Bottom, Golden Grown and Blue
Bell, on which they propose to do de-
velopment work during the winter and
to that end have already erected cabins
and are shipping in the necessary sup
plies.
Messrs. J. B. Hassett, D. S. Baker. W.
own and control the Shipper, King and
Queen Of the Camp, Led Horse. Elk
horn, Big Pine and Five Pines. These
parties are also preparing for spending
the winter doing development work
on their properties. Assays made from
the ore on the Shipper give from $32.54
to $3.50 per ton. The ore bodies OF
these claims average three feet wide.
while the King and Queen Of the Camp
ore body is 10 feet wide and Is suf1-
cbently developed for shipping. Assays
from this lead give 1925 gold per ton.
These properties are situated on the
south fork of the Grand Encampment
nearly opposite Mason's gulch.
Messrs. l. C. Miller, NJ. w. Dillon, J.
VI. ASo1Aiu, II. i. 1Adlc anu y. .. DoAoi
Of Rawlins WI the following on which
they have done their assessment work;
Eda. Red Cloud and Spotted Tail. stu
ated on the west side of the Grand En-
campment. The Red Cloud and Spot
ted Tail are situated on the same vein,
which Is in a mica schist formation
and b four feet wide. While no as
says have been made on the ores. sev-
eral pannings have been made from the
bottom Of the shaft that show we'll in
free gold. The character Of the ore IL
q decomposed quartz heavily oxidised.
On the east side Of the Grand Encamp-
msat they own the Golden Crow and
Treasury Box. The vein on these prop
critics 4 Is inches wide of decomposed
quarts. heavily oxjdized and at the sur-
face assays $3.50 in gold. The hang
ing wall granite, the foot wall
gDs1sa. On Jordan and Purgatory
greeks they have the Ada, Sitting Bull.
fecatello. South Side. Corr, Golden
Guina and Amy. All the Shove prop
critics show gold BY pannins. Tho for
nation IN which these properties are
situated ia mica schist On the weDt,
THE A N RAHMAA