, 1898-11-19
COMRADE
Story of the Lenox-Steadman Proper
ties at Silver Crown.

Tom Lenox. the old-time Silver
Crown mine owner and prospector. was
in Cheyenne yesterday. a the Sun
Leader. Mr.. Lenox is the owner of a
group of mines in Silver Crown which
includes some of the best properties in
the camp. Mr.. Lenov has accepted the
offer Of some mining men OF Denver to
work some Of his mines and the men
agree to commence work or a chloride
stamp mill of 25 tons capacity within
the next twenty days.
The presence Of Mr.. Lenox in the
city brings to mind a history in the
mining district nea our city Of two
representatives Of the large number Of
prosepctors whose cabins are the only
habitations Of human beings, in the Sc
cluded mountains of the western coun-
try. Prospecting has its charms, great
er, perhaps, than any other occupation.
While it would be supposed that the
encouragement also Is greater, so slow
ly does the encouragement dawn upon
the hopeful worker that many times he
grows old and dies before he realizes
that he must give up the idea Of "strik-
ing something" Large Is the number
Of this class Of men, good, kind-hearted
fellows who spend their lives seeking
the yellow metal.
Fifteen years ago Tom Lenox came
out from Montana. Silver Crown was
then having its first boom, and with
pick and shovel he started in to work,
stimulated day by day and hour by
hour by the hope Of striking at some
time a vein of precious metal that
would make him a fortune. He struck
n that looked to him pretty good
and he showed it to a who came
from Nevada with some horses. This
man was d. p. Steadman, and he, too,
liked the looks OF the ore. and the two
agreed to locate at the spot and pros
pect for fortunes. At the mouth Of Jaw
Bone gulch, protected from the rigors
Of the weather by mountains, shaded
by huge pines. the picturesqueness
completed by a limpid stream flowing
merrily down the gulch,a miners cabin
was erected: the partners became COM
rades and entered upon their work as
prospectors.
Two stationary hunks were made, a
kitchen, outside sheds, and quite a
home now greets the visitor in the
lonely hills. The miners fabored assid-
uously; a tunnel $50 feet long was made
in the hill; a passageway to an outcrop-
ping vein wal sought. Thousands Of
feet of development work was done.
During the boom the men were offered
$4,000 apiece for their group by a st.
Louis smelter company; but they re-
fused, demanding 100000.
A few days since an old man laid in
the county hospital in a critical con-
dition. 1t was D. P. Steadman. He
sent for his comrade and fellow-pros-
pector of fifteen years, to come to his
bedside. Tom Lenox received the mes
sage IS he sat in the cabin endeavoring
to expel the loneliness by reading =
book. He came to town to the bedside
Of his partner: Get q lawyer, old
friend" said the sick man Tomorrow
at this time l will be dead. We've IA
bored together and been . friend oe
each other for Is years. What I've sota
is yours. l hope you get something oat
Of 1t before you, too, are called. l don't
regret my HE It Silver Crown. After
all It was happy. Away frnm the ex-
element and competition q city life.
VI didn't harm anybody. and I'm per-
fectly willing to die"
Mr.. ,Lenox hopes TO Ut suAsisnt
money out Of liz properties 70 sspsoet
him the rest Of ~ re. H ~ ~