The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-22
HAHN's PEAK sNOw-BOUND
GoIdfieIds of Northern Colorado Still I'm
passible.

Hahn's Peak, Colo, April 21.-All the
roads leading to this place are now in
an almost impossible condition. Most
of the valley country is bare and the
roads in many places are knee-deep in
mud and Slush. For the next two weeks
we will have the most disagreeable sea-
son Of the year.
Reports have bene circulating in
camp for the last ten days of rich finds
of teIlurium rock three miles west of
Columbine, and regardless Of the fact
that that section was covered with from
two to three feet of snow it has been
entirely staked with claims.
That the finds are genuine no one now
doubts, and many specimens are shown
that have been roasted and have been
turned into magnificent gold specimens.
No assays returns have yet been had, as
the assayers are all on the outside
stocking UP for a vigorous seasons
work.
Carr. Ostrom & Skinner,in their Silver
Leaf tunnel, are now in $50 feet and
have cut several streaks of auriferous
rock that give them great satisfaction.
The stages coming into camp are all
loaded to their full capacity, the arrival
consisting mostly of parties who were
here last season, and they each vouch
for the fact that under existing condi-
tons Of the roads the trip is a hard
one.
New gold ledge finds are reported
down the Divide between Fertilization
and Snake river, and it is reported that
a great many people are going in there
via Rawllns.
A new territory IS beginning to elicit
considerable attention and several
strikes are reported. This new camp is
at the head Of Thomas creek, at the
southeast end of Egeria Park. It is
claimed for this place that a number of
broad reefs have been discovered carry
ing sufficient free gold to be easily seen
by the naked eye. One OF the locators
has erected an arastra and will begin
grinding rock some time this week.
Six new saloons are being put in at
Hahn's Peak and one at Columbine. and
a new dry goods and grocery outfit will
open up at the latter place as soon as
the road Will admit of the transpoTa-
ton of the goods. In addition to the
above TWO new SawInills will be cutting
lumber in camp early in May.
a new argument has been found in
favor Of the gaseous theory Of the depo-
sition of the precious metals. Sixteen
years ago a portable assaying outfit
was brought into the country and has
been used almost continuously ever
since, principally at Hahns Peak. One
muffie had been sufficiently. but it had
become badly fused. 4 new one was
procured and the old one broken up to
make luting FOR the furnace. Then II
was discovered that the whole upper in
ner surface was thickly studded with
fine nuggets. These nuggets could only
have been deposited in a gaseous state,
as the muffie had never been removed
from the furnace since first being
placed in position.
". d. Currier and his partners. who
have been pushing in several tunnels
at the south Of this place. report that
their strikes are very satisfactory. but
they were driven out OF one Of their
most promising prospects by a horrible
stencil, something like the mixture OF
the fumes Of exploded giant powder
and burned rubbed and extremely naus-
eating. There seems to be an inexhaus-
dble amount Of i, and no let up 10 the
escape. No one with the necessary. SCI
entiIic knowledge has as Yet visited this
phenomenon, and. therefore, no good
theory has been advanced as Ii its
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