Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-02-21
Now Harris Has Sold Il, and a Group
Of Kansas Men viii Try For
Fortune.
LOCATED near The COHsTOCE.
New Owners Stop In Denver With a
Carload Of Hlgh Grade Ore.

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owner after he had made and squan
dered a million in San Francisco
These Kansas men are all in Denver
now with a carload of the finest ore
brought into the state for some
time. On the dump of the mine
developing silver ore they are
by the hundreds of thousands of
pounds thrown one side because it
was not gold.
These men Of exceeding good for.
tune from Kansas are all at the Ok
ford and are ready to let a contract
for huge mill.
L. w. Harris, the former owner of
the mine, one Of themost unique char.
acterS in mining history, now lives
the life Of a hermit instead of that of
millionaire, and wanders from his
little hut in the mountains each day.
He has separated from his family and
is trying to recoup as he has another
claim close to the one he mined so
extravagantly.
The property is near Virginia City
in Washoe county. Nevada, six miles
from the famous Comstock mine.
where Mackay, Flood and others
made fortunes running into the hun.
dreds of millions. One of The features
Of the mine was great lump Of pure
gold that hung practically suspended
from the overhead workings Of the
mine. Harris never took it out but
took great delight in sho wing it to
his friends. All Of the rest of the ore
had blown away from the piece in the
blasting.
After the shaft was dug Harris did
his own mining. He would 90 into
his mine and take out enough ore in
one day to keep him going for weeks
sell it and go to San Francisco. When
the best that could be bought took all
he had he would hasten back to the
mine and extract more ore. He struck
ledgeIof high grade ore. and cut
nothing butsthis. Silver ore running
1000 ouuces..to the ton was thrown
aside on the dump, and gold ore pas
sed up unless it was very rich.
Then he.wanted to sell the place,
and the..Kansas men were the lucky
ones tolhear of his life and his eccen
tricitieslasswell as the great value Of
the inc. They have now $4,000
tons Of low grade ore that is easily
worth SIS per ton. The car of ore
they..brought to Denver is at the Col
orado.IronIworks. Harris stopped at
thel5OOIfoot level, but the Kansas
men have.put in $4,000 in develop.
mentlwcrk and are going down anoth-
er 500 feet in order to keep in touch
with the high grade streak which
Harris followed. The gold ore taken
out byIHarris ran as high as $780,
900 to the ton.
The:property is known as the Har.
ris Mining & Milling company. The
new officers, all Of Great Bend, Kan,
are as follows. President, o. W. Daw.
son: Vice President, Charles Lund.
blade: Secretary, L. c. Breedon:
Treasurer, ]. G Brinkman: Supe n.
tendant, ]. T. Stevens. Denver ] t.
Clarence Brumbaugh was down
from Albert Tuesday.
Henry Born left Tuesday even
ing for Chicago and New York
and will buy a large line of goods
for the Cyclone Store.
Miss Pearle Meacham returned
Monday from Albert. She was
accompanied by Miss Emma Gallon
who will visit here a few DAYS.
Jim Mcdonald on the south side
was SO years old Saturday. and a
crowd of about fifteen called on
him and spent a very delightful
evening. Refreshments consi sting
of chicken. cake, ice cream and
coffee were served. and were high
ly appreciated by the callers.