Gunnison news-champion., 1903-07-31
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With H. ciGht or nl8rc frame ar
iag buildings and white tents dpstina
ihe valley ior uiie. amp Bower
man, ur bawerusan a. u - giicIally
called. Is rapidly growing into a
town ct no small Importance.
Those who feared the boom Would
soon fstien out are destined o. he
agrecably disappointed Cor. OUTSIDE
of j G. Bowennan great discovery
NaHuiia park i known - he a true
mineral section we'd worth the pros
pectur time i.vInc a. ID lgr- M
The triangle betveeu WhHe Pine.
Ptkiu and OHIO City with their
proved rich VEINS aud iuterlaeed. a.
the most arraut teReierf1s can see
at glance. with veins and dykes.
lew have dpubi bat that more gald
lotles are here and viii be opened
sooner or later.
II the United States had been
searched from Maine 81 California a
more beautiful spot la which t1 start
a mining excitement ca a more de-
hChtiul time of wear o. camp aui
could not have been discovered
Who ever heard before of a mining
boom in summer. said an Old pros
pectar They usually come in Wild
new sections and in the dead of win
ter with four feet Of snow 30 make
prospecting a glorious recreation.
Some fne looking leads have been
uncovered within the week and free
gold discovered.
The Independent and other prop
critics Of liowerman and stephen
Dunn have been SURVEYED the as
sessment work completed aud plans
laid for systematic development \
tunnel has been started 10 drift on
the VEIN and cut the rich ore chute
al a depth 1T about 300 feet. Mes.rs
Bowerman and Dunn are erecting
cabins near the tunnel site. 1t is
probable the mine will shortly be
vT~wrA ~ ta.st etSsnses~ esa e<e the
rich find with their own eyes. This
VIII be a source of satisfaction to
those who came from a distance to
help uncover the riches of Waunita
park Miners and business men
who We're on the ground early have
already been convinced.
As a means of getting to the camp,
Naunita with its excellent hotel ac-
commodations and stage route to
Doyleville ON the d. a r. G., and
Pitkin with ITS closer railroad point
continue to vie with each other
The new passenger train over the
Colorado q Southern TO Pitkin is of
great assistance. \ stage runs to
the camp several times a day from
Hot Springs hotel, fare 30 cents.
The Waunita Gold Mining a Mill
ing company, an enterprise promoted
by Messrs. Webb, Puterbaugh and
llaines, has begun work ON its vari-
Gus claims John b. Turner, the
well known White Pine mining man,
who has lately turned to ranching
is again in the harness as manager
OF the company mines. The plan
has been to organize a stock com
pany with l.HoO,pp shares, each
to be represented by 10000 shares
remaining shares to stand as treas
ury stock and be utilized toward
development work About 80 claims
have been entered in this agreement
most Of them being owned by Gun
uison county parties.
All the Denver papers have cor
respondents on the grounds although
no other county seat paper except
the NEws-CHANP1oN appears TO take
any interest in the proceedings.
The most prominent mining men in
the state are represented or present
in person from time to time.
Ward Hinckley Of Pueblo, well
known in Gunnison and Cripple
Creek mining circles. has been in
the district Of late representing Pu-
eblo capitalists and expects to oper-
ate here. He took an option from
I.upold and kuuze Of their four
copper claims together with two -
acre placers for $1,000 Other
options are taken daily, claims are