Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-04-30
THE DAILY OPTIC,
,st Las Vegas, New Mexico,
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY.
A COMING CAME.
A New Correspondent Heard From
at El Dora, Colo, Another
44f Future Great. sfsa )

Special 10 tho Optic.
Ell DORA, Colo, April 9Th, 1Ss7,
The effects OF the late Indictment
weather have flown before the rays Of
AN April sun. leaving scarcely q trace
save a few patches Of snow ON the
north side Of the hills to tell the story.
People are pouring in on every stage.
The energetic prospectcr is out over
the heights of the enyironine hills.
from morning till night, and In the
COOL OF the evening as he draws to-
ward HIM crowd OF curious. by-stand-
ers. he relates his days experience
and shows float never before equalled
In the history of the centennial state.
But foat forms but q faint expression
of Ell Dora's possibilities, for 10 It's rich
mines this camp has o foundation on.
which she will build Q su~perstructure
that will stand unexcelled in the entire
west. ..I ..Au
A I'll Dora is Colorado's coming
camp. as is evinced by the manner 10
which the leadIcg capitalists are IN
yesting, 1t will be In orderto cite q Few
facts relating to. its natural endow-
ment. Situated twenty-five miles from
Boulder City, which point is reached
via the Denver s. Gulf railroad, from
Boulder City the journey IS mace
hrouoh the beautiful, Boulder CANON
with its cyclopean peaks o. soila ~.
lite, rising to enormous helgn's, wnsOa
are we'll calculated to excite surPiiso
,hronohout The entire distance TIL tne
aannn narls. almost revealing FL Dora
w;,h ;ts serried walls Of porphyry ana
mrsnite But the picturesque procnyi-
S,;os form hut a feeble expression OF
ri Dora's greatness, for 1t is situated
nm the immt diate continuation OF
Gilpin gold belt which is character
ICED by strong leads OF sulphide ore,
which are true assure veins. The
formations Of this camp are peculiar 10
the respect that they differ from all
other camps with the exception OF
those camps living within range seVeIsy-
,brea and also Cripple Creek. bu,
even this last mentioned camp NV
not show so fl Altering results az .nn:s'
same stage of Development as .n
camp. which with It's ripe promises
has induced capitalists from all ove'
the country to plight their faith 4 4
D,ra's possible future by making som
important Investments. Promineh
among them is Col. A. Il. TomhliD at the
head of a large and wealthy company
which was incorporated for
This company recently pulo $50,
the uMexican Hidden Treasure ais.
The ..Lucky Star" tunnel, all OF wnict
are located ON Spencer mountain. bu'
In the latter property the company
to place mos OF their energies
In that they are arranging to drive tni'
tunnel through the entire mountain 10
order to catch all Of the blind leads
i which abound in inestimabie NUMBER
beneath old Spencer's hoary preas'
The chief promoter of thiss s~tupendou'
proposition Is a familiar character II
Colorado mining circles and Is re
membered as one of the most notet
mining experts throughout 'thefwest
Il was upon his recommendation tina
this strong company will soon set ~
operation the greatest venture eve
recorded on the pages Of colorado
history. The machinery which ma
been ordered from Chicago will cos
above $500, 000a g,n
F. ). Puc6er, OF Pittsburg, was herr
last week representing capitalists fron
that point. Mr.. Pucher. while IN IN
west ma lie a careful study OF the vari
ous camps. after 4whichshe writes you
correspondentsthat Of all thet camps II
Colorado. he considered FL Dora tn
foremost camp Of them aJls@ And tina
he will return within the next tnirt.
DAYS to begin active operations.
Colorado Springscapitatjsts are 4
camp and have made some lmportan
Investments.
LA. Keys. of Colorado Springs
and Ralph CoIton, Of Denver, bougn
the uAnthracite.r This property
located on Ell Dorado MI! i. Ill
The "village Belle located so'
spencer Mt., recently gaveAa sretur
.aboye So. 1000 at a depth OF sixty nv
feet. This property 4 havtng: nsl
machinery placed and whl 'beg'n-s
shlp regularly. ths first q sAsl comp
weea. n,.m.ra,,w;lI .haeinsshippinQ
Inc "Delawa.0 ~. This propert
the mrs. o. mex fssara vein Of sulphid
shows : s'rors n cantactss Hon. Jos
ore with grana's cou sT stocF man. Z
Dsnyer. is ONE OF the principal owners
Active operation will be prosecute
on 2 sa@v.s sho,,a I strong lead I