Gunnison news-champion., 1903-09-11

the principal owner. and alsa mana
ger IT the smelter ~ BHena Vista.
fle showed me a small saak tall II
ore from bis mines. u is rractically
identical with che salphitie that i
occasionally fu1d below th, surfarc
deposits 1T the -herr1d camp Cd.
anel Morley believes this region o. be-
the same IN character as the one he
Is operating bv shaft and deep tun-
nels. and that the belt extends clear
over 90 White Pine. Hancock and
Tin Cup This is the opinion u all
the Older settlers
wHu o. LOOKS IkE
The general cou6gurati1H 1f the
country is much like the San Juan.
San Miguel and Hinsdale. IN l>S4
little town Eamed Woodstock be
low Sherrud. was utterly wiped out.
and most Of it, inhabitants DESTROYED.
by Tremendous SNOW slide The
press Of the period chronicled the
awful disaster Consequently no
man could be induced to locate in
any part Of that forbidden range #
mountains 1t remaiaed practically
deserted and uucxplored until W. II.
Shel rod Of Denuer. with the admir-
able courage and indomitahle cuergv.
wandered in there alone and after
taking time to investigate some Of
the more conspicuous lJdes. pro
claimed It's advantages.
For the advisement Of those who
contemplate going there, let me say
the district can never be developed
by shafts. II is essentially a tunnel
proposition The cliffs are so steep.
the mountains so high. shafting will
not develop great mine Short
tunnels Of 500 to 900 feet in length
will put the veins in shape for profit
able extraction The railway is now
at hand. II Is extremely we'll con
ducted There j. a man named w.
Bacon. division superintendent IL all
that Alpine section, in charge a
man with robust frame. pleasant
face, and manner possessing an
iron jaw,
L Is moi a free milling pruposi-
ton, but entirely smelling. The ore
carries both gold and silver There
- little or no free gold in any Of the
staff extracted. As the mines deepen
IT j. probable that some lead and IRON
will he found.
Individual efforts. unsupported bv
capitalized force, viii accomplish but
little. The prospectors limit is in
the discovery Of CLAIMS, annual as
se~sment work. location according To
law and ultimate sale to corporations.
Most Of the mines will have to he
by long and short tunnels
from some eligible point near timber
line.
The entire story Of this really
wonderful district cannot he told in
a column or. two Of type 1t is too
large for casual mention
NiiiaN 'at vi Mfh Al.
But it Is not a new discovery. 1t
stands today as the pioneerof twenty
odd wears ago knew it, bat hadn't
The means 10 bring out its values. 1t
extends for miles in nearly all direc-
uons. Ii cannot all be explored this
year or next But the movement
now begun will in its eyentuating
consequences bring forth some If
the great mining propositions Of the
century 1t is a hard place to live.
but the ore Is there, and men viii be
found 10 break II and send il To the
Smelters. Old residents Of Pitkin.
White Pine, Tin Cup and Gunnison
have been talking about the resources
of that country for years, and no one
would listen What they said was
true. but until now it has not been
backed by boom. The single pro-
clauatIon Of new discoveries bv a
discoverer unheard Of in that region.
who Is not a professional prospector.
knows little Of mines and mining.
but with a fine stock Of intelligence
has done more for Gunnison county
in a week than all the talk that has
been expended upon it since 1880.
The RAYMOND Consolidated Min