Gunnison news-champion., 1903-07-24
HQ FOR The
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ccy u fulhlied. tieael aud cottages
at the hg springs are damned with
peepie II was estimated Monday
thai lt.i day were coming ia. Mrs.
Bowerman kept a Register that day
of new visitors who asked o. see
specimens and they numbered ~.
The batter part of tine week the
motley crowd af business men. eX-
Perts, reporters, gray headed odd
timers and opi1misiic teBderleei has
be,n swelling with every team aud
by every conceivable kind u convey
ance. Nhite teuts d1i the valley 81
upper HH Spring creek yellow beg
ued experts roam the hills aud send
in volumiu1us REPORTS. Said an odd
timer. who had seen booms before,
They've got started and all creation
can I keep them back now.
The ono thousand Is likely to
reach two. thrse. or even four th1gs-
and bv August lst What theny IT
other gold veins exist IN the park the
Thousand eager eyes Will likely dis
cover ii. Then a permanent city
will result and a great new mineral
section viii be born To- Gunnisun
county and TO Colorado. II other
leads are not found Of course the
crowd will melt away All voices
agree that the Bowcrman discovery
j. a genuine strike and wonderful
showing: but Of course 1t takes more
than one mine to make camp
The present outlook is that other
important discoveries Will be made.
The Independent No. | has been
closed down and the trench covered
with logs, as both Mr. Bowerman,
the discoverer. and Mr. Dunn, CO.
owner, thought this the best way TO
protect themselves against people
who persisted in carrying of the rich
ore. 1t was opaNed for time Mon
dav and before Denver expert and
Judge O. H. Aikine, of Gunnison,
slabs of sparkling free gold ore were
taken out both by Mr. Dunn and Mr.
Bowerman. Mrs. B0wer1nan and
her four children hold the fort at
Camp Bowerman and genially greet
new corners,
Dovleville to Waunita hot springs
by stage ard from there three miles
To the camp by foot or wagon rs the
favorite way of travel, but large
numbers come by way of Pitkin, the
nearest railroad point. Bicycles are
getting numerous as park roads are
fine for wheeling Horseback riding
is ae easy way to prospect.
q. IL. Aikine has been busy Tor
week surveying the Bowerman
claims and some placers. Other
surveyors are at work.
William H. kinnon, prominent
metallurgist of Denver, well known
in mining circles, has been in the
district for number of days and
has made investi cations. lie makes
the following statement:
The present appearance OF the
strike is not very encouraging To
those who are looking for nuggets
of chestnut size. 1t should be borne
in mind that the discoverer only
found a small pocket of visible gold.
This. as a matter Of course, he re-
N we'd. lie left gold in open quartz,
wlich others have since removed.
This leaves the hole in an unpromIs-
ing condition. However, develop
ment will soon prove the ground. |
see no cause for excitement, even
though a small pocket of coarse free
gold has been encountered. 1t VIII
take more than that TO make a camp.
This section is well worth prospect
ing. | regard the paintings from
the dirt in the various draws and
the physical conditions OF the sur
rounding country as more than IN
dicative
Mr.. kinnon is very conservative
and is determined not to color the
situation. He has confidence in the
ultimate outcome, but he now care.
fully clothes his opinions. Mr.. Nm
non expects TO return to the district
in the near future.
Cy Hall of Denver, well known II
mining circles and who has had
forty years experience IN all th'
leading camps, says the conditions
as he has seen them during hIs brIe
STAY here. warrant further and closel
inspection. He has seen the rlcf
ore from the Independent and say
he is sure that there are more rIcf
leads in the district.
.. Z. Poole, leading mining