, 1897-03-02

nc Republican Is lOudS dDle 10 letoIu
III" consummalion Of of the largest
deals which has yet taken place
in the history Of the county. Yesterday,
in the city of New York. money was
passed TO the account Of a Laramie man
which binds the sale OF a controlling in.
tercst in the Albany placers, Il OF the
finest mining properties in south
ern Wyoming. This payment was a
large one and the balance is coming in
handsome one, netting the past owners
a nice profit upon their investment.
1t is lie purpose OF the new owners to
pusl. development OF the property with
out delay. and unusual activity is looked
for inst as sOon as the frost is out of the
ground.
The Albany placers consist OF 1,50O
acre. of ground situated on Douglas
creek. Gold run, Joe's creek, Moore's
gulch. Dawes gulch, Ruth's gulch, Bear
creek. Willow creek and others, 1900
acres of which, it is claimed, is pay
gravel from five TO 10 feet deep and ac-
cessible 60 water. The company has
an abundance OF water with which to
work the ground, the same being sup
piled through several bitches.
Ditch right No. l is taken out of Doug,
las creek, and is TO be five miles in
length, four feet wide on the bottom
and Two feet deep: two and one-hali
miles have already been completed tc
Dawes creek, which it reaches at an ele,
walton Of 10 feet. The water passes
through Il bulkhead with which is con,
nected an iron pipe 800 feet long, l;
inches in diameter at the head, ant
gradually lapering down to six inche:
at the discharge.
Ditch right No. > takes the water from
Elk creek and conveys the water to tn
head OF Dawes gulch for the purpose o
washing the gravel on the same.
Ditch right No. 3 is six and one-hal
miles in length. takes the water from
Willow creek on the opposite side o
Douglas creek from No. l and runs so n.
to use the water to work the gravel or
Moore's gulch, where the first discover,
Of gold was made and the first mining
was done in 1865. These water right.
are said to antedate all other waite,
rights on Douglas creek by one year
The estimated cost OF building these sew
eral bitches and furnishing the neces
sary piping to successfully work tn
property is 81, 900. The bed rock is prin
cipally decomposed granite and tn
depth from grass roots to bed rock will
average FIVE TO 10 feet. The average fal
along these creeks is 60 feet to the mil
on the Douglas, 120 feet to the mile OF
MOore's gulch and so feet and upwar,
on the several remaining branches.
The ground of the Albany compan,
has seen considerable developmen
work. at least $1,000 having beer spen
upon it during the past two years. AL
of this work has given the owners grea
encouragement and the only reason 70
making the sale at the present time i
the fact that the present stakeholder
lack the financial means to develop tn
property and work it us ii should b
worked.
This deal is only one Of several nov
pending, by which it is proposed to brip,
the entire Douglas creek district int,
m gigantic proposition. to be WORKED
by a single company with ample mean
to swing it. The Spring creek placer,
are already practically in the hands O
this outfit and it is more than probabl,
that the Douglas Consolidated and tn,
Columbia placers will pass their title.
in the near future.
Mr.. NJ. Williams has returned to Lara
mic, and is prepared to do all kinds O
upholstering at moderate prices. He i.
located at Andrew Miller's and will re
main till May /. .