Gunnison news-champion., 1903-07-17
GOLD FIND
UNPARALLELED
Waunita the Soens OF Intense
Excitement.
TONS or ORE RUN $1,000
Twelve Foos Ncla fioae ' yzorilbs5 Z
sah Quart. Which IS
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FRIDAY and hy ~8u5av night iu
claims bad bera -faEeI u tal uaI -i.-
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continue usir- Do Ha- aau nu
tr D. i#el u Width H cd 8.ufh f I-
l.e and b. H1ai with numerous
-tr.as- at quartz rHm Sis inches
down -Hur Ht wHIaH show wire and
nugget rlI u HIu w- H.Hua--.
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Assays Boo ta, -rh.-t m ur.I aHI
the Whole vein nu- THE lowest
ASSAYS .a quartz uu Irm $3.50 f.
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The gold is Boo sight, th. ore i- iu
sight and lir BHv.mu aa- hur
drrd- a pounds .l .4a richest ar
taken out lIe -aF- Haau pam 5000
day and iij eer $40 from va
pounds rI .rg
ou tHr -ur.#. Ir .- .ua nN fHa
most u.r.. ..HH- ...- ...r mmIa.
in CoInaIr u.a timers rT -...a.
when D1ey -o. f -IuH.. .iu o..
all right IJ- f.. .i1r-. #.#r D.
ever saw. ON J.. ".."u.. ..r. ...f.
trnderluot ran ul.u H#.a. a#-...al
ID is ia place ltisa rIe .--gr.
Vein over twelve Icet vidctI- dsiu
hundreds Of feet Ii holds its richness
with II feet Of depth The surround
ding country Is iuterlaced with veins
and dikes for miles and it looks like
the foundation Of one of The greatest
mining camps in the state.
Claims were staked all Saturday
night bv moonlight Pitkin. DJvle-
vile. White Pine and Ohio City pe0-
pie were foremost 4 number nf
Gunnison people got in ON the ground
Iour Some trouble has naturally
arisen because OF claims overlapping
but there is a general goodnatured
effort 90 settle them amicabIv.
Placer and lode claims have been
taken up along the creek and a town
site, Nugget City, is already talked
Of 1t is started in fact by Mr.. Bow
erman who with his wife and family
are camped at the forks where he has
grounds located
Mr. BOweman is pleasant gentle
man and bears his new found wealth
modestlv The lead was found as a
reward Of as pretty piece Of system
atIc prospecting as one ever saw.
In 1850 he passed through Waunita
bound for Irwin and found float that
assaved 500 besides discovering
placer gold The activity about Ir-
win drew his attention but he always
intended to return and trace the float
and placer gold Three months ago
the opportunity came
Following the gold which can be
found in small quantities anywhere
about the celebrated Waunita Hot
springs he campel every day nearer
and nearer the Pitdn divide There
the gold stopped and two claims were
located, the Gcv-cr and Forest King.
But still he was not satisfied Re
turning to the Forks he worked up
north Hot Springs creek and the
gold grew c1ar-er lie located the
schi-t vein found I'm the Gevser ON
the east side of the stream and
pmuel uu until the gold stopped
Then hc found float and started mp
the west hill slope 1t was rich float
with free gold us big as peas.
Trpnchiug and Systematically search
ing through the wash 10 loo feet
mp the slope and almost m the ridge
he found the chute. He called it the
independent y group ui seven
claims was located including the Id
dependent Nos. /. ,, 3 and !, the
American Flag. Gey-er and Forest
King.
Mr. Buweman 3 partner Is !. {.
Dunn of Pueblo. chief dispatcher Of
the d. x r. q. at that point and well
known to runniS1n people. Mr.
B1wermau brought his family from
Pueblo and the claims were recorded
at Gunnison before the strike got
ont Then the big country surround
ing was free for all and no one envIes