Year: 1879

unneerous of these fossils are the "lingula" small
tongue-shaped shells. A few little snals have also


been found in the same place. These are the only


fossils yet discovered IN opening any of the mines


about Leadville and what their presence indicates


do not know. Possibly Professor o. G. Marsh,
| who collected many specimens of them, may nave


some important opinions to give on this SUBJECT


when he has had time carefully to examine them.


qua not yst aRy or the 3ther he m%S Ch S ope
| In paying quantities. Though their development
| has only just begun, enough is known OF them 70


show that they do not differ in character from the
| Iron Mine above described. The ore In them seems
! to be abundant and Of medium grade.


| ON CARBONATE HILL


The second class Of discoveries were those on Car


Donate Hill, which lies north of Iron Hill and is
separated from it by Timber Gulch. There are sew
eral groups of mines on this hill. The Carbonate.
belonging to the Leadyille Mining Company, and
the Shamrock, the property of a corporation re-
Gently formed lie furthest to the south the west
ern slope of the mountain. Further north are Gov
ernor ROutt's mines. the Morning Star. Evening
Star, etc., and the northern slope Of the hill the
Argentine and Adelaide groups. All of these are on
about the same level Lower down the hill is the
new Pendery Nine which seems to have struck
new vein. snail speak particularly in this letter
only OF the Carbonate and Pendery Mines, the first
being representative of all those which on the
same level aud the second one of the most interest
ing discoveries yet made near this camp.


The development of the Carbonate Mine is very
similar to that of the Iron Mine, although IT has not
been carried as far and larger proportion of the
ore uncovered has been taken ont. The main slope
has been driven about 800 feet, and levels have
been started on each side of it about eighty feet
apart. The dip Of the vein and its general charac-


eristcs are very similar TO those Of the Iron Mine.
There is the same wavy formation, as though the


mineral had been deposited on the side of hill in
which there were ridges and dcpressiOns and the
same unevenness in the thickness Of the vein. The
| ores OF the Carbonate Nine are of higher average


grade than those of the Iron Mine, and the proDor
! ton of carbonates is greatoE | saw the mill re-
turns of this mine for last month. Each lot con-


tanned about ten tons of ORE and majoritylof them


assayed in the neighbOrhOOd of $50 ounces OF silver


10 ton of ore. he stock of this company was sold


in New-lork, and Is, believe, earning a dividend


of $50 600 a month besides paying expenses and
| laying up surplus.


| JUDGE PENDERY's RICH PUZZLE.


| Several months ago Judge Pendery, of Leaven-


worth Kansas, came to Leadville, and having Sc


looted spot on Carbonate Hill, 200 or 800 feet
| below the opening Of the Carbonate Mine, built q


fire to melt off the and ice, and began to sink


a perpendicular shaft. Everybody in Leadviile


laughed at HIM. They told him that the top Of his
| hole was far below the vein, and that even if he


went down to the granite he would find ore. In


spite of dscouragements and IN defiance or popular


judgment and that of experts which set HIM down as


a fool. he persevered in his work. When his money


gave out he sold fourth interest In his claim, and


this he repeated until he finally had only quarter


of it left. About four weeks ago, at depth of SO


feet rich vein of struck, the news OF which


was received with ncredulity throughout the
| CAMP and when verified caused more excitement
| than any other recent discovery. Judge Pendery


and his partners Immediately erected a building


over their mine, put in hoistng machinery, and in
| about three weeks ready for work. l went
! down into their mine on Saturday IN the


bucket by which they raise the ore to the surface.
| The shaft is now about 100 feet deep, and be-
! foot and driven short distance in the direction of
the dip of the vein, the miners drifting" on
| the vein and taking out the they CO. AT
present not more than six or seven men can work
| to advantage inside of the mine and only four of
| those i'll taking out ore. The amount raised on
Saturday was about six tons, all of which was OF
| high grade. AS the mine Is developed the yield
| will probably increase.


The general opinion among miners here Is that
! Judge Pendery has struck new vein, which lies


several hundred feet beneath and perhaps subs tam


TALLY parallel with that which has been struck by
! the Carbonate and other older mines. Experts,
| the other hand like Professor Raymond think that


there has been a break in the VEN between the Car


Donate and Pendery Mines, and that the latter is in
| the part that has fallen down. 10 may be several


months before this question is solved by actual ex-
| poratiOns, but in the meantime scores or pros
| pectOrs, accepting the more popular theory, are


driving tunnels and sinking shafts TO strike the de-
| post on the level of Judge Pendery' vein.


must postpone description of my visit TO the
other hills for a future letter. z. l. W.