The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-07
GOLoRAD0S NEW CAMP.
HUNDREDS OF MINERS FLooKINe
INTO ELDORT.
u Cones Weaver 70 psins n Posv Nsan'a Caup
Than AnythinE IN Colorado since Leadviiie
A Rich strike IN y1ontnna-A California
Wine That Yields 500 900 Proat = Month.

u Comes weaver 70 Deipa n Posr NEan'a CauI
Than AnythinE In Colorado since Leadviit,
a Rich strike ~ y1ontnna-A Caiirsrnis
Wine That Yieids $780, 900 Pront = Month.
DENVER, Feb. 2s.-Eldora In the new Edo
RADIO toward which people arc hurryinr
by. tho hundreds. tho number rapidly
swelling TO thousands. Years ago ~ wal
known that good values in gold could D,
secured from the ores OF this locality, but the
miners OF Colorado were not looking for gold
then. Just across the hill was the Caribou
mine, with its wonderful record OF $4,000, 900,
and the early prospectors about the head Of Mid.
die Boulder and Jenny creeks were animated
solely by the hope that they might strike nm
ether Caribou.
In 1889 J. A.. Gilnllan. n mining engineer.
who has been familiar with every mining camp
In Colorado, went to Eldora to examine a claim
for a friend who contemplate its purchase. lilo
spent two months examining tho formation,
and finally located a claim for himself, the second
enc located In the district. Nothing was done
on the claim for four years or more, when Mr..
Gilhllan returned, built himself n cabin. the
frst on tho present town site, and became tho
oldest permanent settler. This was the begin
ming Of the town which. within tho past few
months, has grown to no the most important
among the now camps of Boulder, Gilpin, and
Clear Creek counties. Mr.. Gilfllan, after two
years hard labor, met with his reward in a dis
covery which has already set tho mining world
wild. While for n year.past there has been q
steady influx Of popula ion, it is only within
tho past few months that there has been any
thing like n rush into the new camp. Eight
coaches are now running regularly from Boul-
der connecting with the trains from Denver,
and every coach is loaded to its full capacity.
while tho livery stables OF Bould or have been
taxed tn THAR limit IN nrppflr ppirnta
conveyanccs. On Tuesday Of last week forty
passengers arrived in the camp. The follow
ing day fifty came In on stages. For the past
thirty days the arrivals have averaged twenty
q day. The result Of this IS that the camp now
has 1000 20 1900 inhabitants. there are about
200 houses. and 40 to 30 more in course of con-
otruction, with new ones being started every
day. and tho demand for room Is never satisfied.
-Four sawmills are in operation, and are unable
to satisfy the demand for lumber. Many teams
are hauling lumber from Boulder. and every
man In the camp who can handle a saw or ham,
mor Is kept in constant employ ment.
At Eldora the veins, as far as they ha ve been
uncovered. are true fissure. Like the mineral
veins in all permanent districts. they cross the
geological strata with well.defned walls and the
indications of permanency. The
values are mainly gold. A little.silver appears
out Of compliment to nearby Caribou, and in
some Of the mines the copper yields rs high az
30 per cent.
Up 70 date the number OF locations In tho dis |
trict Is about 800. Prospectors are decidedly
active, and neither high wind nor snow can !
keep them from the mountains. The examin-
ing expert from Denver. Colorado Springs,
Cripple Creek, Leadville, and the States is
IN evidence. and, so far as known, there is not
, dissenting opinion as to the permanency of tho |
ramp.
Eldora proper covers sixty square miles. |
from cast to west, the district Ia
len miles long, and from north to south 1t Is six
niles wide. To Caribou, the silver camp and tho
'cene Of the Chaffee bonanza Of 1872, the dis
ance Ii only ~ miles due north. One and a
iaf miles south Is the Gilpin county line. and
rear this are tho Perigo and Gold Dirt mines,
'amous twenty years ago for their massive
'utput Of the yellow metal. The Perigo placers
gold worth $40 an ounce from the
Eravel. Eldora's gold is also high grade, aver.
$40 an ounce from both placer and lode
nine, and . new Perigo or Gold Dirt is conn.
lently predicted by men who have looked the
round over. The new gold camp lie in what is
as the great sulphidc belt, which ex-
ends through Clear Creek. Gilpin, and Boulder
from Idaho Springs to Ward. along
Thich are some Of the most famous gold mines
Colorado.
Inc ores OF the district present some peculiar
haracteristics. A. L. Tomblin, who has been
ngaged in ~assaying there for several months
asst, says he has found thirteen or fourteen
inds NJ rock, all Of which carry good values
gold. The most remarkable feature, however,
the mixture Of tellurium and sulphides in
early every vein in the district. Some rich
'llurium ores are thickly sprinklcd with sui.
hides of iron and copper, while solid veins, ap-
- al t,l-lt -a- &c.
articles Of tellurium.
Another popularity is the phenomenal values
'und in the sulphides. Ores have been taken
ut from several properties which run as hi IN
J twenty ounces Of gold to the ton, and in one
lstance a return was made of over 5000 ASSAY
alue. In one property the suIphides were
'und TO run very heavy in free gold. and in.
,Anoes are frequent of veins from three to nine
et wide giving an average value of from $40
$40 to the ton in gold. The liberal width of
10 veins Is also somewhat remarkable. Few
the Bulphide veins in the district run under
lree feet In width, while six and eight feet ia
Of unusual, and In the Antictam on Eldora
fountain Is a solid vein of sulphides nine feet
1do that will run $50 across the entire width
the vein.
The principal developments Of the district
re on Spencer Mountain. which is the eastern
init OF the mineraliZed belt on the south side of
10 creek. Here Is the Clara mine, the second
'cation In the camp owned by :. A. Gilfllan.
his has ore running from $3.50 for tho first
rade down to $25 for the.concentrating ores.
The first location in the camp is the Huron
line, owned by James La Tourette of Marion
nd. II is at the foot of Spencer Mountain and
a. q sulphide vein ten feet wide. from which ,
yer $50 tons Of $25 ore were taken out in three
'eeks. The bonanza mine, owned by PhiIu.
elphia mon, has made several shipInents ne
40 ore to the smelters. Phillips u Firth tTe
riginal iocators OF the Enterprise mine, have
received 500. 900 in cash and a like amount
! stock for their property, which has a Up-inch
ave been made for the past ten months {
mart d. Binks of Chicago are working the
esFie. which has q 14-inch vein Of rich sulphide {
I copper. the entire,vein running SIo5 10 Tho /
IN. The Village Belle, located near the west. !
IN end OF sLenccr Mountain, owned by New {
OK mon, has a working shaft 1870 feet deep s
on which the ore body is now beinn q
locked out, The orc IL high-grade telIurium 8
nd the values are phenomenally high' ore
lowing moro than 10000 10 the ton The
verago Of the 14-inch pay streak was $ib6. Sc :
Or ton. " .
These arc only specimens of a hundred mr. a
ore properties noarly all Of which have been =