, 1897-09-27

discovered a claim in that vicinity, and
paid The assessments on their claims ev.
cry year, besides taking out thousands
OF dollars in gold. They are all of the
firm belief that this mining camp will
as of yore, be one OF the many prosper
GUS mining camps OF this portion Of the
Rockies.
Your correspondent found that the
geological conditions existing here
promise the richest results. The state
here is archean and OF the same geo.
logical age as those in which the rich
est mining districts of the adjoining
states and territories. The bodies OF ore
occur in dykes and assures. and they
have all yielded large quantities Of gold.
The only thing needed to make these
mines yield up their hidden treasures
Is that a greater depth should be attain
ed. The incoming OF a railroad. which
ought to be within a very short period
Of time. say two years, will invite capt.
tai and create sufficient interest to work
these mines on a large scale, when the
richest results will be obtained. l don't
wish our readers TO consider me an en-
thusiast in mines in this state, but I o
declare that it is my belief and firm
conviction that the mining country sur
rounding the three places I have describ-
ed is among the richest and NOSE ex-
pansive OF the Rocky mountain range.
There are both placer and lead proper
ties scattered through a region Of u by
40 miles or more. Most OF the placer
grounds have fallen into the hands OF
corporations. which do not work the
mines themselves and, OF course. bar
the poor man from working them. The
lead mines we visited were Miners De.
light. Carissa. Cariboo. Garry Shields.
Mary Ellen. GARFIELD and others whose
names I do not recall. The latter mine
is owned by E. J. Williams OF Atlantic
City. and A. M. Bunce and James Vidal
OF Lander. This property has been ex-
tensively worked. and from which has
been taken quite a large quantity OF
gold. The ore is treated at the mill on
the premises, the process Of treatment
being steam stamps and the common
amalgam plates. The hosting works,
mill and building Of the company oper-
ating this property alone cost about $685.
900: mill tests show this property to be
about ST per ton in gold. The vein is
large and well defined. we'll developed
by shafts. cross-cuts and stands open
to investigators for examination and
proposition OF purchase.
The history OF one lead mine in this
country is the history OF all. There are
quite a number Of mines being worked
and giving quite handsome returns to
the owners and lessees OF the same. The
great drawback to the country Is trans
portation facilities, lack Of water in
some places, too much water at others.
especially in sinking shafts and work.
ing mines, water being struck at a depth
OF 40 to a hundred feet. There appears
to be a scarcity Of timber, hence the
necessity OF a railroad to aid in the de-
velopment OF the mineral wealth here,
Within a radius Of rs miles OF Atlantic
City, there are no less than a few dozen
immense peaks, rising from II, 700 feet
to that Of 1890 feet and in the midst
OF whose vastness rises Green riverf
Sweetwa;er river. Big Horn river, to-
gether with all their tributaries, max.
ing this particular locality one Of the
grandest. widest and most profound
geological regions to be found along
the Rocky mountain range.
The existence of petroleum in the vi.
cinity Of Lander has been known for a
quarter OF a century, but the field has
remained practically undeveloped be-
cauze OF the want OF transportation IA
cilities.
II was. long ago recognized that the
quality Of oil stored In the natural req.
~ervoirs Of this vicinity was 90 great hat
no correct estimate could be made. The
o~il-bearing strata here Ia known to b.
twice As thick as those o; Pennsylvania
and capable OF producing oil In ne same
ratio. The most thorough tests have
shown II to be a superior Intoxicating
and illuminating character. There are
now i've spouting wells, and IA oil
springs in the basin known n the 6ho-
shQne oil basin. They are more than
Is miles from Lander. 90 that 1t will
b seea that the oil ressusQes ofs Wye.
ming vtal tssnA1. ssar fatnrSsbeoouns one
Of ID pffheipa$1G0 In H. great
nafta Of trade. But there are - naay
and 20 varied natural resources az this
stass requiring Aevslopusat Tat to 60
iAto dstail d. any oae. 1nch lsas ali Of
tAsn. would sxtsaA tails artiSas to toe
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