, 1899-03-23
WYOMING MINES
THE AMERICAN MINE A PROMIS,
ING PROSPECT NOW BEING
DEVELOPED.
Correspondent for Ores and Metals"
Writes a Conservative and Com
prehensive Article on the Douglas
Creek Mines-Mining Conditions
in the Medicine Bow Range.

The American mine, which has been
owned and ~prospected by Charles Held
rich, an old miner and long resident in
this country, is coming to the front and
if present indications are of value it
will be a shipper before the leaves fall
from the trees this year. This mine
is located n mile from the Laramie
and North park road and is two and a
half miles from Mountain Home and
very near the Colorado and Wyoming
line, being nearly forty miles from Lar
annie and twelve miles from Woods
Landing. 1t is stated on reliable au-
thority that the mine has been bonded
to Boston parties who have ample capt.
tai TO carry out their plans. A repre-
sentative of the company which has
the mine bonded went out today to re-
main for a few days. He has been
out there at various times during the
past year has satisfied himself
as to the richness of the ore and the
expert examination has resulted in a
lease and bond being closed a few days
ago.
The ore is a copper and runs about 80
per cent and with enough gold and sill
yer to almost pay the cost of mining.
1t is an all down hill grade from the
stage road, which is one of the best
roads in the range and convenient sta
tons are located so that the proposition
of hauling the ere to the railros1 for
Shipment to Denver is not an obstacle,
but compared to the Grand Encamp-
ment copper mines is a much easier
proposition.
Two large freight wagons, drawn by
six horses, loaded with provisions and
supplies purchased from the Laramie
merchants was sent out today to Woods
Landing, where the stuff will be trans
ferred to sleds and taken on to the
mine.
MINING REVIEW.
A special correspondent of Ores and
Metals, published at Denver, writing
from Laramie, has the following to say
regarding the mining outlook:
In spite of the extreme cold weather,
which the miners of the Medicine Bow
range and the Grand Encampment have
witnessed for so long a time, there has
been much work done during the win
ter, and everybody interested is expect
ing great activity both in placer and
lead mining during the next mining
season in those sections.
The placer miners took out large
quantities of supplies asst fall n the
early winter months so as to be fully
prepared to commence operations in
placer mining at as early a date as the
weather will permit.
Special mention might be made of
the Breitung syndicate, which invested
about $25 900 in placer machinery II
supplies, and which they were fortu-
nate enough to get onto their ground
on Upper Douglas creek before any
great snowfall occurred in the noun
tains. This syndicate has spent W
years in prospecting their property,
which consists of about LOO acres of
placer ground. The prospectings and
explorations having been made under
the supervision of Prof. Rothwell, and
by a large force of practical placer min
ing men, which fully satisfied the COM
nan that the ground was of sufficient
value to justify operations upon a large
scale, and hence the investment of so
large a sum of money in the necessary
appliances to work the ground in a
tific principles.
Just below, and adjoining this COM
pany, is the property of the Columbia
Placer Mining company, which is a
large tract of placer ground on which
extensive work is projected for the
| coming. season. The noted Keystone
and Florence lead mines are located on
the placer ground of this company, but
owned by other parties, and which is
no part of the p~lacers. The parties
| owning these leads also W a ten
stamp mill with all the necessary ma
chinery in place, and ready for use.
Colorado parties have been negotiating
with the owners of the mill and lead
properties with a view of bonding and
leasing the same, with a fair prospect
Of success. This property is consider
ed valuable. and it is hoped that active
energetic and competent men may Sc
cure the same and put everything into
active operation at an early date. l
have no doubt that by proper develop
ment Of the mines, and a proper treat
ment Of the ores. large money can be
realized ONT of such a venture.