The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-10-30


Special Correspondence OF Intelllgsneer.
CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo, Oct. 3D.
what shall be said of Cripple Greek?
the city Of Rome enthrOned upon her
seven hills, and for ages regarded the
cradle of civilization" still remains
powerful factor in the dissemination OF
rnprous sentiment. and through the
,rgyences of the Holy Catholic church
snraad knowledge of the gospel to the
remotrst ends Of the earth The COM
norson may appear somewhat irrever-
on, but what Rome is to'the religious
world and what the College Of Cardi-
nails and the multitude Of representa-
,,ycs Of the Church of Rome are doing
FOR The advancement of religion and the
snirItual welfare Of mankind, the great
cold camp of Cripple Creek, and the
owner and operators of the mines con-
,,,ninr the vast and lnexhaustible
treasure buried beneath the seven hills
surrounding THIS new Eldorado are do
Ing for the material and physical bene-
fit Of the human race. They are pro-
duc5ng the life blood of commerce and
stimuIatlnC its circulation through all
,be veins and arteries OF trade, and thus
in no small degree contribute to the ma
,topai prosperity besides enriching the
cI,Izeps Of less favored nations, who.
,rposlpg confidence in the stability OF
the American government, have in
vested capital In this new and promis-
ing field Of enterprise.
A little more than decade ago the
world was startled by the discovery Of
the marvellous gold deposits of South
Africa. Their extent and magnitude
seemed incredible, and the city Of Jo-
hannesburg sprang into existence like
the realization Of a tale from the Arab
ian Nights. 1t is safe to say that with
out the absolute knowledge Of the pros
ductlye capacity of the South African
mines, and the effect Of such production
In causing an alarming imitation Of the
metallic currency of the world, the ma
,Iyes of Europe would not have encour-
aged the decentralization % Silver.
In 1899 the action Of our government
in regard to the white metal created
CONSERVATION in the minds of all that
class OF our citizens then engaged in
the mining business. They thought 1t
portendcd their financial destruction.
and freely predicted the humiliation of
the mining industry of7,the United
States. At that time the production of
silver constituted one ofloNr most inn
portant and profitable industries, and
our limited gold resources seemed to
place us al great disadvantage with
England. whose capitalists were then
enjoying tile fruits of their investments
in the South African fields. But the
star of American enterprise was not to
be thus aclpsed, for on the wide ex-
panse. OF Rocky Mountain cattle
range over which for years
roamed and fattened the herds
Of Colorado cattle raiser, a
fortunate prospector struck his pick on
the natlon's birthday in 1892, and pa
trotlcally named his claim the INDIE
pendence."
What has occurred in the intervening
eight years surpasses the widest imagI-
nation. Two substantial towns. Cripple
Creek and Victor. containing a popula-
ton approxImatlng 10000 souls now ex-
list on this whIlhom cow-pasture, and
presents scene Of activity that is only
possible where the Incentive to enter
prise is sure of adequate reward. De-
scribe circle fully ffteenAnlles in dla-
menter. lay it off into lots 1,50Ox3OO feet,
and then cover every square yard and
foot with mining GLAZING crossing and
intersectng each other at every possI .
bic point OF the compass, then make a
map of it, reproduce 1t In a blue print
with white lines, and you have pic
ture bearing a resemblance to nothing
else on earth. but reminding one torcl-
bly, Of the milky way OF the heavens.
In this Great mineral circle lie the
golden treasury of Cripple Creek. and
every day witnesses new discoveries,
and still farther widening and ex-
panslon OF the wonderful deposits Of
aurIterous ores. No one can tell what
the production of this district will be
this year 1t will possibly exceed
twenty or twenty-five millions. and 1t
is said the older and more developed
producers like the Isabella, Portland
and Independence nre producing ores Of
fabulous value. The Isabella in addl-
ton to large bodies Of low grade ore,
recently encountered six inches of al
most solid gold, and the stock Of that
company Is now rising and booming
like the Ohio river at flood time. The
ore bins OF many mines are bursting
and the three railroads entering the
creek are unable TO furnish cars TO re-
move the product to the smelters, Who
owns these rich mines? Their stock is
held by people all over the United
States, and In many foreign countries.
Even sedate and conservative Wheeling
Is represented In some OF tho prosper
GUS Properties. Senator Scott and
others are said to have gathered n har-
vest OF shining sheckets, and now the
Catch Leasing Company. composed Of
wheeling men. are reported to have
struck 1t rich. The Denver Republican
OF yesterday, has this to say Of the
Lost Lille" which ls being operated
by the Catch company:
The Catch Leasing Company is now
installing lts plant of machinery at the
Lost Lille, on Copper mountain. and