Gunnison news-champion., 1903-09-18
CArne ShcrroA NSwA

hc mining excitement al amp
Sherr1i on the eastern edge Il Gun-
ui-1u count near MI1dsiRk c1u-
tInae- o. grow. fr ing ASSAYS are re-
ported and lr9m the FIRST men with
money and orierPrise have been in
the district The sale af ths BRITTLE
SILVER mime iHr S25.oEO has stimu-
lated prospecting aud probably l5l
men are IN the district. some ol them
already preparing for winter.
A. the altitude If the camp j.
about timber line. almost ll.p .pn
feet and there viii be plenty 81
weather s0on. 1t j. necessary o. build
cabins quickly Timber Is close at
hand and the promoters. who already
have the tnvusite surveyed and plat
ted. have chosen spat a. much out
of danger Of snOwslides as possible.
The situation is picturesque and
close To the G. a : railroad 50 that
if Alpine tunnel j. held open this
winter lis inhabitants will find life
quite enjoyable.
Speaking Of Al pine pass. we un-
derstand from &. a : authorities
that the best efforts will be made to-
keep the tunnel open throughout the
winter \ special rotary l. being
fitted up for the hill and by taking
things ahead # time it is quite likely
we viii hear no more Of suspended
traffic for SIX months on that line.
The Colorado Southern Is alive to
the Importance of aiding the devel-
op,nent of mining camps on this
side of the range and opening up
new fields, so that this division Of
its road viii become source of rev
enue from ore shipments.
General Frank Hall saws of thi,
section in the Denver Post:
1t seems very certain that a good
deal of capital will be elnploved in
opening the l}0weIman and Shcrrod
mines next year The opportunities
for Profitable investment are numer-
ous in each. Town building will be
active before the snow disappears in
the spring Then the extraction of
ore will be I'm order The climate i'm
tins part Of Gunnison county is not
materially different from that Of the
San Juan The winters will not be
any more severe along this section Of
the sentimental divide than at Silver
ton or Telluride. where the settlers
have held the fort for over thirty
years.
Rigorous winters are no imuedi-
mcnt to the Mary Murphy mines.
SIX miles from Nherrod Operations
are carried ON there the year round
because ample provision has been
made.
1t viii he glorious thing for
the county Of Gunnison and for the
state to have the unquestionablv rich
mineral of that region opened ON a
large scale. To begin with. il is a
new source where the products can
he reached without great eXpense.
For most of the lodes are unusually
strong carving large quantities Of
VEIN matter that can hc sent 10 mar
ket without preliminary dressing.
The railroad Is So near 90 the mines
about Sherrud the question Of getting
II there Is a very simple one. As
the circle Of discovery and operation
wIdeHs, extending 10 the more dis
tant mountains round about the mat
ter uI marketing mineral will ueces-
Sarily be more difficult for a time.
but the operators there will be ac-
commodatcd by the spurs from the
main line as they are at LeadviIle
and Cripple Creek.
As far as can be determined in
the early stages of Camp Shcrrud
before any great development has
been accomplished. a very large pro
portion of the mineral can be sent
direct To the smelers at Bueua Vista
and Denver. There isn't sufficient
water IN the country for milling,
even IT the ores were adapted 10 that
process. We all hope to see great
work done there Just as soon as the
way Is prepared for IT, Judging
10y the many tests made thus far the
ore l. unusually valuable: that Is 10
say, above the average run taken
from the other districts Of the state.
If, IN the course Of FIVE or ten wears.
the output shall equal the present
yield of Cripple Creek or Leadville
the effect upon the state at large Will
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