La Junta tribune., 1898-12-24
NAMED DAWSON CITY.
NEW GOLD CAMP BOOMING
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Denver. Dec. IA special from
Canon City to the Rocky Mountain
News says.
There Is NO abatement In the excite
ment caused by the strike in Hannum
& Dawson's claim, the Copper King. in
the Greenhorn mountains, few miles
from thic city.
The owners claim to have the gold
and to have In place well-deflned
vein which can easily be traced for
miles across the country.
The owners further assert that 500
pounds Of quartz have been laid away
which bristles with free gold. Some of
this. they claim. will run go per cent.
gold Rock not showing speck Of
gold under a strong glass, pans at the
rate OF one and two ounces TO the ton,
according TO Interested parties returns.
Men have swarmed TO the hills to-
day In constant stream, and the
claim stake Is greatly in evidence.
Mining men from Cripple Greek, Colo
RADIO Springs and Denver have visited
the locality.
In honor Of the discoverers, the town
site company hns named Its prospect
i've city Dawson. The tide OF human
ity having set In, business houses are
being erected. the first to be estab-
iished being restaurant, which will
be in full blast tomorrow. The inevi-
table whisky shop Will also flourish
within "a dny or two.
People left the city at midnight to be
on the ground at daylight this morn
Ing, and at dark tonight the road wns
still lined with fortune hunters. Canon
City was taxed to its utmost capacity
TO supply conveynnces for the anxious
ones. while many made the trip on
foot. All sorts OF outfits are being put
together tonight. and 1t Is probable
that the rush tomorrow will exceed
that Of to-day.
Telegrnms and telephone messages
have been pouring in all day. which
will be followed by heavy influx of
strangers on the morrow.
Application for patent on the Copper
King, where the rich strike was made,
was filed to-day. II covers several 9TH
er valuable claims located by Hannum,
Dawson & Co. tributary and adjacent
TO the main tunnel
The main vein has been traced to-
day for distance of fifteen miles, the
Indications being very good. Some par
ties claim thnt il IL an extension of
the famous Bassick vein, given fame
through years OF litigation at Silver
Gin.
An expert is quoted ns saying that
many OF the groupings in the vicinity
Will yield 500 to the ton. DIR. Bartlett
of the American zinc and lead smelter
pronounces II the biggest thing in
Colorado. development considered. One
OF the first men on the ground was ID.
NJ. Richards. the mining operator. His
opinion conforms with that OF others
The country in which the strike has
been made is extremely broken on the
surface, and until additional work has
been done Ii is impossible to determine
what opportunity there will be for ad-
ditional fortune hunters. The whole OF
the hill about the Dawson property
has been staked. While the ledge has
been traced for long distance there
has not yet been time to uncover pay
ore at any other point than the original
discovery.
1t developed to-day that the find was
made while leyciing place on which
to build wood pile and not while dig
ging cellar for cabin. A stick OF
giant powder was put in to knock of
some of the rocky protuberances, and
the explosion uncovered the vein.
1t Is suggested by persons interested
in learning the truth mt the earliest
possible time that large shipment Of
ore be made TO one OF the Pueblo
smelters In order that the average val
ne may be determined. While the eye
discloses that the rock carries high
value. the assay obtained from Lead
vile was not on n quantity sufficient
TO fix with certainty the average Of
the vein.