The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-03-27
HOW LEADWLLE MINER
UPSET EXPERT OPINION
RICHNESS OF FRY.
Err HILL, NAMED AFTER
ITS DISCOVERER.


of carbonates in the Leadville district
experts taught the people to believe
there were only three great mineral
belts in the district extending from
Empire to Stray Horse gulches. The
upper was Long & Derry and the
Dryer belt; the center, the Iron Mine
group and the last Carbonate HUI.
| Outside of this area the experts stat I'd
no mineral existed Many hard -head-
ed stubborn, old prospectors, VIM
scoffed at expert theories, ventured 10
dig outside these scientific limits, and
among them was George II. Fryer
Denver Mining Record
| At the time the experts regard a
Fryer as possessed of more grit and
muscle than good judgment. Fryer
struck mineral land named his claim
the New Discovery, as permanent
backhanded compliment to those who
sneered at him, and they retaliated by
styling his ore of too low grade to pay
and his location beyond the mineral
zone This opinion did not hinder
Fryer from disposing of his claim for
the snug little sum of $4,000 in cold
cash.
Fryer's finding pay mineral in this
unknown region brought others to the
hill, and in short time followed the
discovery Of the Little Pittsburg, Cry
solite, Dunkin, Matchless, Little Chief,
Winnemuc, Robert e. Lee, etc. The
hill was named Fryer, after the dis
coverer, and today it Is as widely
known as Leadville. 1t is but a small
area From its base along Little Stray
Horse gulch to the west side line of
the New Discovery, through to Big
Evans gulch, to the north, is only
$500 feet; from the east side line of
the Robert E. Lee, 1000 feet, and the
| length between these lines about
quarter of a mile Still within this
restricted area it has the proud dts
tinction of being the richest silver
producing hill in the world.
Fabulous Ore Found in Robert E. Lee.
AT vertical depth of lis feet from
the surface ore was found in the Rob-
ert e. Lee, and its fabulous richness
astounded the mining world Ore was
shipped to the Eddy & James snrelte.'
that gave returns from 1906 to $40
ounces silver per ton. Pennock Il
Roundebush, two of the owners, Of
fered their partners their certified
check for 100000 for the privilege of
working 20 men upon a shift of "a
hours, in a certain named part of the
mine, and to own the ore they could
raise to the surface in that space of
time. 1t was turned down. This Of
fer aroused the curiosity of the man
ager and he decided to find out how
much wealth could be raised from the
NINE in "a hours. At noon on January
IL, 1880, work was commenced and
until midnight, when work
was stopped on account of ground
caving ahead of where the work was
being carried on. For ore raised to
the surface. by windlass, in the "a
hours work, the company received a
check from the smelter for $4,000 |
The cost of taking out the =
amounted to $50. No other silver pro-
ducing hill in the world ever turned |
out such an amount of wealth
Some may say this is ancient his
tory. True. But it will refresh the
memory of a few of the old timers
"ho took part in this history making
epoch and it will instruct the present
generation of mining men of the fab
ilous wealth produced from Fryer
ill, 1t will also serve as a>preamble
or what have to say about the work
Rat is being carried on today by sew
raj properties on the famous hill.
Fryer Hill Known as Poor Mans Hill.
From the first Fryer hill was known
IS the poor mans hill' from the fact
hat ore was found at depth of so to
so feet from the surface, with but
title water to handle, and the pros 1
ector either had the money himself !
0 sink to that depth or could easily !
ct the backing to do so. Iron ore
odies over the hill always were found )
bove the carbonate ore. and the lat
or varied in thickness from Is to 50
eet; then followed the sinking to the
econd contact where the sulphde ore
odies have been opened. Alongside
the rich carbonate ore bodies in :
ANY of the properties small streak '
very rich ore. varying in width
om few inches to two feet, and m
ermeated with chlorides this ore u
snerally carried 81 ounces silver y,
the excitement and rush to work lie
e carbonate ore bodies, and later to st
plot the sulphide zone, but little VI VI
tention was paid to this small at
reak. Today It is being exploited.
'ssees are working on good sized m
dy Of carbonate ore in the upper a.