Year: 1869

LANTIC DIsrRICT-THE SABBATH


AND HOW IT Is KEPT-IMMIGRA-


TIoN = TERRITORIAL OFFICERS


GENERAL REMARKS.


Correspondence Tifin Tribune.


SOUTH PASS CITY, Aug. 2, go.


EDITORS TRIBUNE-Dear jSiirs =
Having spent some five weeks in this
mining camp and becoming little
acquainted with the business of the
city, few items respecting the same
may be of some interest to the many
readers of the TRIBUNE, and give
them an idea of what is going on
among the mountains.


THE MERCHANTS


complain (some f them) very much
of dull times, poor trade, scarcity of
money, and have disposition to
censure too much the owners of the
quartz mills for the stagnation of
trade. This is wrong and unjust
I know from my own limited knowl
edge, and information received from
a reliable source, that the owners OF
many of the mills now in this terri

tory have urged and done all that
they possibly could to create lively
and healthy activity in all branches
of trade. The fault is not theirs, and
the blame must rest upon other par
ties. The great fault is attached to
those men who own


LEDGEs


andwiIl not work them, or have not the
means.to develop them, orwill not give
them out to parties that have capital
and able to open them up and obtain
the quartz to keep the mills in opera
tion.~ They exhibit stubborn dis
position which is detrimental to the
prosperity and welfare of this mining
region. High prices are asked for
many of the ledges that are not prop
erly developed, and of course, capital
lists have 70 disposition to pay out
their money unless they can see that
they obtain value for their invest
ment. There are a great many lodges
found. Some of them are valuable
and will command a Gair price when
sunk to proper depth, but in their
present condition no man of any
judgment will attempt to buy them
unless they are offered at reasonable
figures. Among the numerous ledg-
es in this mining region, and verT
valuable one, purchased by number
of substantial capitalists from your
city, is the


YOUNG AMERICA.


This ledge has been sunk to the
depth Of 81 feet, and is A feet in
width, aud the character of the quartz
is very rich, free gold being found
on many of the pieces lying upon the
dump. The company is now drifting
from the old shaft to the new one. At
the present time the drift is 80 feet,
and when the main shaft is reached
Will be 108 feet. This drift shows a
vein of rich quartz from s inches to
l ] feet in width, and when complet-
ed viii be valuable auxiliary to the
main shaft, and be of vast benefit for
yentilating the mine, and giving pure
air to the miners. The Young America
miLe is under the superintendent of
A. g. Hasey, Esq, a gentleman of
large experience in the gold regions
of California, Montana, Colorado and
Nevada, and 1 have no hesitation in
saying that the Young America com
pany were fortunate in securing his
valuable knowledge and services. Mr..
81. is a gentleman, and understands
his business. This company have,
at a heavy cost, just erected
and completed one of the finest
quartz crushing mills in Wyoming
Territory. 1t is located on the.Big
Hermit creek, a short dis tance from
their mine, at one end Of the city =.
Taking the many obstacles into
consideration that the company
had to encounter, they have
been fortunate in getting it cOmplet-
ed as soon as they have. l believe
it is about eight weeks since the ma
chinery for the mill and the tools
arrived. At that time the timber
for the mill was nearly all standing
in the woods, the stone for the mas
onry was in the bowels of the noun
tains, both of which had to be cut,
and quarried and delivered at the
site selected for the mill. The ma
chinery is of the most perfect and ap-
proved manufacture, having a ten
stamp battery, capable of crushing
from 20 to 25 tons of quartz in "a
hours, and ample provisions made for
attaching 10 stamps more at any time
if the business requires it. The steam
engine and boiler are sufficient to
drive 20 stamps, both Of which are
set on beds of solid masonry; they
have also connected powerful steam
pump to supply the battery with wa
ter, and have it attached in such a
manner as to- be able to. throw water
to any part of the works in case of
fire. Also connected a mammoth els
tern, 20 feet deep, with pipes laid to
the creek to keep a constant supply
Of water at all times. The


BUILDING


is 80 by 30 feet with an L or engine