Gunnison news-champion., 1911-02-17
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Wssh ske conpses'ea af she State
Nossnsl Sskad b.sIdsag, Gaanisoa
cic~ss ooe o6 the paa~s successful
yess- a bssssess IN kss history: THE
kaadssuse ssrucsssp stands on al
sosssses oves-l~AiaG the city and
W sudssd a institution ~ be proud
ef The esscttoa of this busldsns hss
heea "a IncsUtIse fas ssmesoss othes
Iapsoseassoss. . Rsmtes II nee
bssldsaas have hsea CONSTRUCTED. In-
clsdsae . hsaAspase two-ssory baak
basldlaG, cesReat sidewalks laid in
vsr.e~s pssts Il ske city and ssaessl
ssr VI PraApssssy psrvsdss the COM
msntty.
Al eviasaoe of the ssssdy and sub
sssntisl esowtk Il The cs,y is the ms-
picipsl light sad wsser plant. Four
years ago the city psrchssed the plant
II the Gsaa.soa Gas and Wsser COM
psay. since which time the capacity
has bsea iRcsssssd fally ose-third.
At the pssssst tlsse the capacity 10
wholly lnsdsqssse 10 supply the de-
n.snds II the psblie, ssd the present
city cosncsl hes em ployed engineers
TO fsraisA plsss for . wsasr power
plant, which vill furnish sufhciens
power fos the city for years to come
aud slso supply power for manu-
fsctsriag cad other enterprises.
OwiaG 70 The greet volssse of water
that csn be utilised from the Gsnni-
son river, one shosssBd horse power
can be developed by building . pipe
line two milss IN leagth, aud the city
Of Gsnsisoa will in the near future
be in = position 10 furnish power for
ell kinds VI eatespsisss, at a mini
mum cost.
What 10 trse in regard TO the pros
perity of the city of Gunnison, 10
also true Of the eosnty Many new
mining euterisss have been started,
in vsrioss psrts Of the county. snd
she osspst Il prsoioss nn~tsls will bs
Rrester this yeas tAsn ever before.
Ii may be said that the mining in
dustry Of GsaRison county is yet in
its infancv; capitalists and others are
beginning 10 realize that mining is
business enterprise and are going
ahead with that idea, instead Of ex-
plotting wildcat" schemes that re-
vert ON the perpetrator or st least
upon the county. 1t has been but
recently demonstrated, IN several
parts Of the county, that values in
crease with depth, and a number Of
deep mining projects ave been
started. Notable among these are
the Treasury Mountain Tunnel COM
pany, which proposes to drive a
tunnel twelve miles in length through
rich mineral district in the north
ern portion Of the county; also in the
eastern part of the county are the
Gold Links. Carter, Raymond, Bel
zora- Bassic, Roosevelt and Bllstered
Horn, all deep tunnel projects. The
Gold Links alone is said TO have pro-
duced half million in values in the
past year. Other paying enterprises
are being developed in the Tin Cup,
Quartz creek, White Pine, Elk noun
tain, Bowerman, Slllsville, Iris and
Vulcan districts.
Coal mining is the greatest indus
try of Gunnison county, the mines Of
Crested Butte, Floresta, Baldwin and
Somerset employ several hundred
miners during the entire year and
the production amounts to between
four and FIVE millions OF dollars.
For years Gunnison county has
( been known TO contain valuable de-
posits of iron and manganese ores.
| The iron mines in the eastern and
middle states are becoming rapidly
worked out and in the very near
future these deposits, together with
lime used In its manufacture, will
furnish a valuable asset TO the coun-
ty, and Gunnison will be known as
the Pittsburg Of Colorado.
GunnIson county contains, as the
! people OF the county are Just begin
ming TO realize, "a city of marble"
The fule Creek Marble company has
expended nearly three millions Of
dollars in installing its plant and
securing its marble properties, and
Gunnlson county marble, finished at
this companys mill, is now being
sent TO all parts Of the world. and
not only surpasses any marble in the
United States, but successfully COM
petes in the open market with the
Italian marble.
On the outskirts of the CITY Of
Gunnison are located vast quarries
of granite, lava and sandstone. A
number Of Denver capitalists have
recently organized a company to
develop this industry and in a short
time the building stone of the county
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