Show 0 THE SAN JUAN COUNTRY ALL around the mining interest seems to be looking up there are reports of rich strikes in montana in british columbia near walker river westy west at pioche at japa in southern california and in other places ili in that state and thele thelo is is also considerable excitement about the san juan mines in regard to these last the pioche JS lZ ecord has a letter from thomas campbell of fort scott kansas under date of ot nov 3 from which it appears that in 1860 1866 a man named baker discovered gold in the sands of the los animas river niver a branch of the san juan juarl and ind a stampede ensued from frodi colorado and new mexico to the new placers but the result did not ful fil ill anticipations the district was waa deserted the indians became hostile prospecting was not renewed for several years and that section was made a part of the uto tion about two years ago rich discoveries of gold and silver sliver bearing veins were found in tile the mountains about the sources of the animas Un compagne and bio blo grande these discoveries have been followed by others and now there is little doubt that rich veins of gold bearing quartz and silver and copper and lead ores have been found As there are no roads the country is inaccessible in winter but it has ha been released from the indian reservation the nearest outwitting outfitting out fitting place from the east is pueblo miles south of denver deaver thence via fort garland and la lia loma which ch is a little town on tile the bio rio grande where the river leaves the moun j bains and is the tile outermost settlement the trail t lien mainly f follows the river to its ahard road to travel agrest A greal great lush fl filin in colorado and now mexico is expected in the spring F from roin utah starting points for the tile san juan country are likely to be provo sanpete and sevier valleys and iron county |