The evening times., 1899-04-18
Assays Made n Denver.

uon Aduof Is OnIy uau as great as in the
mining regions. @
Assays Made At Denver.
Recently man who has a schist or
talcose slate vein 100 feet wide ran a tun-
mel through 1t, and once in six feet along
each wall selected specimens which he
broke up and mixed. He shipped several
sacks OF this ore 10 Denver and several
assays made by experts there showed an
average value Of $40 a ton. Two Colo
rado miners became interested in the prop
osition and spent the winter in their neigh
borhood. and recently returned to Denver
with many specimens. which they had col
lected. s--sr4 ---
Il believe that there Is convincing proof
that the various gold veins of the Apalach-
ian mountain chain converge to a common
centre on the east side OF the Potomac
River, and thence extend eastward to the
well-known and profitable gold fields of
Nova Scotia
Recently a sample of ore was sent to
the Assayer Of the Mine here from a point
east Of Montgomery county and east of
the State of Maryland itself. The report on
this sample is one-tenth ounce Of gold per
ton. sixteen ounces of silver, 21.30 per cent
OF copper. and ALA per cent of lead. OF
this mili-run ore, 100 tons was shipped and
treated. with gross return of Sis per ton
"hhc tnc PcICCAl Vi Tue pEetlOuS meIdS
is comparatively small the relative
amounts Of lead and copper render it one
Of the most desirable smelling ores ever
discovered. The quantity seems to be un-
limited and on the strength of the find 100
acres Of the land were sold at q handsome
figure"
One of the nearby mines is the "Po-
tomac Mine" Gold seems to have been
first found at this mine by Federal SOL
A1aK- -tS<Sw S<<~1
who had been engaged in mining in Cali
fornia. In 1866. after the close of the war;
he returned to the old camp near the Con-
duft Road and began prospecting for gold
in earnest. He soon struck II rich, as he
believed. and sent specimens of gold and
ores to parties in Baltimore and PhiIadel-
phia.
At the Soldiers Gold Shaft.
On certain day all the parties who had
been advised of the find and who cared to
investigate met at the soldiers shaft to
witness the result of blast that had been
prepared to develop and show the general
character Of the vein. In the quartz rock
loosened by the blast and broken by the
sledges it is alledged they found hun
dreds Of dollars in gold nuggets The re-
suits were so astonishing and the enthu-
siasm SO great that the company adjourn
ed to the shade of a big chestnut tree
that still stands by the side of the road
and subscribed STE. 900 as the stock of the
Maryland Mining Company. Work was
continued until the shaft was down fifty
or sixty feet and until the gold obtained
was estimated at $4,000 to $4,000, when
the superintendent was sent with 1t to the
mint at Philadelphia to exchange it for ac-
tual coin.
As yet, it is said. the superintendent has
not returned and nothing has ever been
heard Of him or the gold. Some attrib-
uted his disappearance to rascality and
others to foul play.
To add to the misfortunes of the COM
pany the shaft no longer followed the gold
bearing vein and after sinking to the
depth OF 118 feet and finding nothing of
value they left it and attempted to recover
the vein by means OF a cross-cut about
200 feet from the original shaft In this
they also became discouraged and aban-
doned the cut whenn not more than ten
feet from the vein and a point where 1t
was quite as rich as where it was opened
originally. The stockholders refused to
put up more money and the mine was sod
to a man in Philadelphia for a nominal
sum. 80"
No effort was made to utilize or dispose
Of the mine by the Philadelphia man for
twenty-five years. By extending the cross
cut few feet, it is said that the main vein
was found.
The parties making the second develop
ment sunk another Shaft to the depth of |
l50 feet and at the depth of 100 feet ran
4 level between the two shafts. Presuma-
bly, they found as much free gold as the |
original discoveries, and 1t is said in a |
short time had no trouble in selling out to |
some Chicago men at handsome advance.
In Practical Ham6a
These men bought the property on specu-
ation and refused to operate it themselves.
though abundantly able to do 10. Last
summer this property vent into the hands l
3f practical miners who claim that they |
intend to put II In commercial operation. |
As an evidence Of their intention. 1t il said |
hat they have expended 81. loo in shaking |
'hafts thirty to forty feet deep along their |
main vein for nearly . mile. In running |
evels. croes-eufs, and improving the val |