, 1898-08-03
CHEYENNE LETTER
oSTERRIFHDD PASS THROUGH
TILE CAPITAL ON THEIR
WAY TO CASPER.
Important Mining Deal Involving
Inc Tranafer of the Celebrated
0renier PlAcers in the Lewiston
District. Fremont County, to a Syn
dictate Of Eastern Capitalists.

cheyenne, Wyo., Aug. 2.-(Special
correspondence .)-The depot platform
Cheyenne this morning was literally
covered with unterrifed. en- route to
the Casper convention. Delegations
from all along the line OF the Union Pa
cihc were present. They will arrive at
Casper this afternoon and the am will
begin 1t once. BY the time this letter
10 In print It Il probable the ticket will
be nominated. hence no predictions as
to the result Of the deliberations will
be ventured. Very few new faces were
noticed. Two were notable-Dr. John
o and James M. Ingersoll. It is some
thing new to see them In a democratic
pow wow. They have belonged to that
cla0 Of republicans who always vote
the democratic ticket, and now it is
entirely probable that they will belong
70 that chass Of democrats who always
vote tie republican ticket. Being fore
nenst their party organization. it is
pretty safe to have them numbered on
the other side. From Uinta to Laramie
the counties are represented by the
crowd which has controlled for a quar-
ter Of . century.
An important mining deal has just
been contaminated whereby the cele-
brated Grenier placers. located in Lew
iston district. Fremont county. have
passed into the hands OF a syndicate of
eastern capitalists. The new company
IL known as the Atlantic City Gold
Atning company and has ample capt.
bal to operate the pfacers on an extern
sivs scale. Operations will begin about
Ausust 18th and perhaps SIS 900 will be
spent h development work yet this sea-
ION. A steam shovel Is now on the
way to the property. This shovel is a
hte invention and is said to be the
finest hing ave discovered for work
ing ground where 1t is impossible to get
the proper fall to carry away the tail
inp. It rests upon bedrock and han
dies from two thousand to three thou
sand yards OF earth per day. If it
should prove to be the success that 1t
ID claimed to be, other shovels Of the
same description will be introduced at
once.
Hundreds Of Wyoming citizens re-
member Emile Grenier, the afable
Frenchman who came to this state sew
eral years g and began extensive
mining operations in Fremont county.
He seemed to be possessed Of unlimited
means and spent his money with a
lavish hand. The mining ground he
secured hes on the Sweetwater, ATTAIN
tic City being on a portion of the land.
WAter rights were secured from Chris
tan and Gustave lakes and Strawberry
and Rock creeks. The title to the land
and me water was secured in the most
perfect manner and 1t was said that
Grenier spent S400, 900 in development
work. Afterwari 1t was learned that
he had been investing large sums for
another wealthy Frenchman. whose
name We C0uOuI nv" WAN |H' P'o
portion being about $4,000 of Gren-
Ter money to $s20.OO0 OF the other fell
lows. Just as matters were assuming
a tangible shape. the other Frenchman
inconveniently died, throwing the prop
erty into some litigation and Grenier
into tatl. But the title was absolutely
in Grenier, who now transfers 1t
through Wyoming agents to the east
ern parties already mentioned.
The new company has gone about the
matter in a most thorough and busi-
neas-like way. taking nothing for
granted and examining every detail
with thoroughness as it progressed
with the Investigation and purchase.
For the purpose of testing the richness
of the soil, they brought with them an
expert from New York. a nan well ac-
ouainted with his particular line OF
business, and his report upon the prop
erty was highly satisfactory. The most
conservative estimate places the value
al the ground at 80 cents per cubic
yard. and It 10 asserted with all conf
deuce mat It can be worked for less