The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-12-18

eptlulY8 HdIueu bNguee. I0eSe InOuU-
tains are beautiful. The great cliffs Of
rock towering high in the air, canyons,
narrow and deep with water ripping
scaward, Snow from December to the
next December can be seen here in these
mountains, AT foot hills stock will live
the year around off of wild grass. In
this range of mountains are some good
mines and mining prospects. Among the
most famous Is the Blackjack, Blame and
Trude dollar, of Silver City. These mines
are the oldest in the district. Being
discovered in A. D. 1862, they cut tun-
mel through the mountain at distance
Of 5000 feet, beside several hundred feet
sloping. This slopfng business pays, as
they are always on and following the ore
when they slope. They have over 10000
feet OF tunnel. The ore is rather blue
and carries silver, as we'll, ridh in gold,
owned principally by the Standard Oil
company. Machinery of the latest de.
signs, all run by electric power. supt.
Fred Erwin is a good man in good mine,
and more happy than when in Thunder
Mountain. Passing on find another
mine, "Florida Mountain" which sold
for three million dollars. Strange names
when we are up to the Rooster Comb"
mine. This is a new camp and much
activity IS being brought about to make
this one of the best camp, in the dis
tricts. Cow Creek mouIta;l, spur of
owydee, is almost WIDELY undeyeloped.
Good placer Ias been worked along the
stream.
The DcIamar is famous mine, be-
ing discovered about twenty years ago.
This mine in its time averaged 1000
per month. The mine shows up so rich
tllat j. R. DeLamar sold to an English
syndicate for the good round sum Of
four million dollars. On Jordan creek
below the DeIhmar, Cinnamon have done
quite lot of plaeering. 1t is no use
for the Americans 10 try for placer gold
when the Cinnamon leave a placer bar
unless TO sell stock.
l saw the effects OF the pan in placer
on Sucker creek, and reaped the reward
OF an hours work. The best that ]
could learn there had been $4,000 taken
out Of the space your postofIicc build,
ing would cover. AT This rate no one
could estimate the value OF placer on
Sucker creek. This section is undcvel.
oped, further than assessment works
so far as they have gone the ore showing
up well. Assays run from 81 to the hun.
dreds. One can see that the mountain is
full of ose which contains gold and sill
yer. They have free milling ore, as wei,
ase base. In the base you can see sui.
phurs or parties Of iron.
This county alone is as large as tn,
states of Road Island Delaware and Con
necticut combined. But one corner OF
this county has been prospected. Other
than gold and silver they have Cinnaba,
in the South mountain. They find lea.
and copper. They have soda SPRING
hot springs, opals, and rubies Of all Kind,
are found here. Game both large AM
small seems to govern themselves here
The mountain lion, bear, deer, coyot,
and dove are all here, as peaceful a,
though Noah was in command. / saw
one flock OF sage hens about, about sev,
enty.6ve in number, about the size OF
Joe Carriers leghom chickens. ate
of one cooked by camp fire, which surely
tasted delicious to me, as the mountain
water which washed the crumbs down
instead of Robert Hambricl; coffee.
Jack rabbits are very plentiful, The
county commissioners pay cents per
scalp for these rabbits. They are seen
by the hundreds and are very annoying
to fruit growers-pretty near as annoy
ing as the 0. S. /. 10 people who have
to Putronize their freight rates. Thi.
road has the people hypnotized that they
do not groan when they walk up and pay
~ cents mile. There is 50 muGr
hypnotism about this road than an in
nOcent deer stood stcadfast on the track
until killed by the genine. which may be !
u token that this state is standing still
and allowing gigantic corporations to III
its store house--a curse to emigration.
1t has been showing in the mountains
and ! have journey somewhere between
$50 and 200 miles. ] get in by a good
warm file to listen 10 voices sweet war.
bling out 'AIy Old Kentucky Home.
Kentucky bordering on my native state.
causes this song 10 got NEXT to me. ~
few days shall we toil' causes my eyes
to fill with tears, but the chorus, weep
no more calls for a brlce-up. Still lis.
ten To more sweet music, Jesus Lover
Of My Sonl," "Other Refuge Have ]
None" drops my mind backs to where
! used to sit under the sound of the
voices Of my old friends, now gone to try
that refuge, yet they continue to sing
Nearer My God 10 Thee" 50 old as the
mountains. Still there is a sweetness
about this hymn that tinglos around
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