Show "X XX iAi scription One by who Mining the From Comprehensive and Accurate anil Tlie new mining San Juan country Colorado southern of reservation thing ceded was the straddles of hub J J of spurs Juan Sierra tinct United Madre slopes ing It the continental a principal of apices one drain the the rapid all ' i j these the Too are northwest the on Miguel San and into the the boundaries San of origin miles cept from final west the of orado the group of prehensively known with continent Summit summit of of Juan San In range portion of Hookies the is tion None give of thing nil) tains westward the spurs principal one Pacific and water-shed the The proper range is Sierra the if as other itself by until its overlapped the region and and slopes the limited the region whole The area On peaks snow is Ever fea in and All valleys the row scarcely than the leys as parks— — these some of syenite being its of argues mineral the uniform for and Tbe the by shown tbe lodes northeast and siderable number neat Iv at geologists who studied v 1 opit ion be’t orado in s from a Mines c two in tbe are Col north ft to on so New to ranges auxiliaiy old Idaho and feeders of ter Moreno theory outside tbe Dorado coming and the first where con identical half by of gold panning Baker of ment this lode its of immensely rich in subsequent develop the and has given reputation returned all the have ore S100 to $30000 by results apparatus further of means have region investigation far shows that silver is predominating mineral The the of silver score these or Park named Valley Animas is tlie widening a of center It is ment mountains seamed with tlie rimmed which of after the tlie upper leader present with thickly are veins and of excite round mineral 1 visibly As the two acci dental Furtberand more accurate spurs data ave this wanting to fully establish extensive more out com cropping the veins yet discovered may be traced surface of the on the mountains for long distances for miles — sometimes 2 Greater width: In instances some this is so great that statements any ap Most proximating would be column spersed the actual received of vein with to matter eral here out a lodes than instance more feet 3 is A inter averaging from feet broad and not only thousands of feet but for actually standing thiity feet aboie not iu places from ten to enclosing is walls remarkable sight Sev its very have been fifty at feet least a recorded iu width total measuring and breadth in one of 13(1 attained The number existence of mineral from Parties no of and de bitten are San the ex who mining excuse they is the Juan by silver frospectors three to claims of secure lode their a he few ‘claim-poor the of tho each labor or the of nine-tenths and the good The gold from the Denver to matter is securing is of material It of few in from and color of crystal side inches is This from from white The the thorities pronounced black and gold than less showing the inches of sul richest It ton portion made from from than said is of been of 1873 tain no crevice gold but requiring that no streak to $1400 of it wholly lode by have being adits been silver advanced nearly has fifty and widened feet remaining gold the on upper lower The pay since lodes first at miners tbe It that by old some to belong and one The Central points vein forty-five yielding in and vein Giant at degrees crevice gold the three Little the within thought is the same toward about distance great no from nearly has $20 ton silver chiefly feet crevice seven and cuts the Little of angles point It Giant apparently as the the has right at the for milling mineral enterprise coffers mountain The Sampson lode of chiefly lieh coming The widely free Its tablished a yellow and the permanent by further native appears silver silver nearly not are remarkably is ore very claimed are to of Several having as clear two a copper’ ‘gray witlia taken guiin ORES few very lodes strictly of quantity yield tlie materially The increase ores be can any con milling doubt greater depths as of this proportion class No of different locations were lodes l’eihnps wide quartz quartz value of will ore better grade of smelted aud readily and the crevice other easily localities of a lodes of be several Valley Rear all Orde and etc is not are miles over We A equal Mr district quantity of ledges of lodes have galena and llule and element which extensively of reduction must the this of eventually from work al about in comparative large to a mor a starts for statement of party morning European sailing mining vexed French the and burden not included of the maritime chief the of is inexhaustible Fleets strength in ores any it Sever of a prospect each by horn interesting published An in and ton gave cents this ledge two ounces crushed in Merchant fleets silver material and a feet fifteen the from Quite ledges prospected to were five to the Shenandoah $100 pieces weight small pound two Silver the of to eight the thoroughly pretty will and width the Fly silver The tho Eagle Black the from- aud aiul sodium silver ledge gold a a They ore three and average at rock was been separation the gold both of supply in the bringing the Cloud Silver stated tho Another and from in opfyied jgure dis Nash in opened named are Gold instances several in pure the promise to being worked evening fully yet not The and localities extensive Smith’s is Mr gold fifteen of tame of opened or width about one and a half feet in the gold wide Fleetwing one foot the ing Dutchman and Ilisiug Sun following certain now’ Shenandoah mines abound those four The is Diego been has specimens located Lave It San the which Sunday on por mines District from Gasscn washing the new iron slate Japa place Banner Charles this found is in this district and have of gold instant: richness iu Julian at how of here miues the mines know about twelve in the base miles distant near J T Nash mountain Mr of and Pros tlieir county coverer an from silver The in 12tli in formation Mining mining new San There miles silver follows the of of lying The from as copy Union of $3 here Gold the of spoken 200 three and pyrites Balland limestone and name for represented country for mineral in granite and slate phyry on $15 Holcomb Vab Louo Valley embrace a scope well like I is here tlie pectors tell big stories about and show rich rock hut you that I pays for others city pretty are yesterday the of sold square 40 about Bernardino Sau it company by which of miles direction easterlj In company Arlington 3(J about some thorn how was and Column I inspected hut which but not operating are districts here from merchant nations is Journal under American (tfkltl under vessels 50 80 tons tons are the would forever settle of ‘refractory ores’ Every question chemist knows that cheap salt is equal to which is one of cheap hydrochloric acid solvents the tity fact salt there exists in unlimited the new mining is actual an westward the to itself gold from far not In of element This of quan center mountain llio the Spaniards the by who of Dolores discovered Sal la S terra FIRE clay in found that of asseitji It of might which mistaken practical for unlimited localities been real authracite water for all is power of easy As there yet neither is stamp a mill the smelter in Several country have projected smelting works and the erected the coming a companies he to of owners tho mill stamp Little to ready set mill saw the of foot at he to Giant principally fifteen a ground the on up ready nearly is A season have for Park Baker’s operation and others erected rich tliev will tell may reported are Fall extensive last the prove have to along how and coming the season few persons and perfection ufacture the dis It States know made galena of has the the of arrived capital iu by of in 87 water feet 3 tracted The for hull the nnd gines the boat under the statute of Bessemer tide 23-08 tide 21T3 mean speed miles nml the 14th is the blinds by selves they long but United Tbe profess torpedo of doors State New of or far not From believed invested manufactures in this of short $10000000 in ready York ordered statistics that the yard ean 10 or this branch eahn country cannot fare boats various boats near he of 18 them that feet only wonderful launches steam as al and acknowledged have foreign governments from Messrs Thornycroft’8 London miles These in 87 boat absolutely swift miles 22 considered is a that shown was speed a In hour per is built to an whole may find itself the at hour the way torpedo If steam sea unexpected J of value alono from become they Irri giving hour it it by Haig were: against hour miles when attained are who year it mag man the day per tho ultimo results per a the trial Colonel the Bengal of trial en official of per up the of the on 24’G1 another official the could keep con hour per steel The miles of miles — teak made was inspection of Thornycroft’s propeller chief gation speed parts the of are: draft feet The engineer and "Works Ik With 12 working patent— are woodwork is of 20 was vessel this inches ‘J of canals Orissa the of just Government beam feet Messrs have they the dimensions Length those number one per reliable aware which window’ to and stated 30000 millions deemed amount fall that within exceeds of is of are doors machinery to varies boat a by without losing steam per hour speeds are extraordinary enough es the India 11 Extensive placers been discovered late Rio La Plata How for The command for World the in claimed title order service the to Steamer the is Thornycroft built many Fastest The Such first at and water are abundant in mining and purposes Timber nor exten party lignites be and coal have the southern San old miner at an — that he has secured vein a but this is to le anthracite is probably the same as tlie One — genuine glance quality excellent valleys the doubted Trinidad COAL AND good of slope Juan CLAY of beds re The earlier argentiferous majority of all ledge tar in had fire Hematite and clay ores both been found within easy reach the principal mines )Tet discovered But The gold development silver mill vicinity all as from English A Winter man has bonded two Wheeler OOO each The un promising will last is ore reached are the fluxing for this purpose requisite materials are to bo remark this (MID latter far Thus nine season character in quartz statementnmstbe nitude another is showing moderately duced no of same able gold with Central remains earth nearly about at a free material similar spat allowance are of uncrystallized yellowish quartz material The Dexter from refractory a of filled wall surface of siderable per in much as consists matter $30 the and streak aud feet four a to of angle an Carter ledges been have tested but slightly Two of them— the in located the Central and Dexter are Little with the Giant same mountain evidently intersect and both will the latter con sulphurets horn THE opened The the this are and or ruby mines rock Francisco San four miles east A can’t tell prospecting most width to Pioche the about an five-stamp a are much New season thickly wall of visited rich Valley con ami in black little the or the steadily and and uncommon sive the feet hundred two have which the feet fluor-spar from glance Fire started by They five to Ho writ--ten gold mountain and is tunnels Two steep very of veins economically extensively out much of until varying and copper’ Very these it calcination be can crops a streak of or nny means with better richest the two matrix through little amalgamation vein This contains sulphuret iu process before by the rich is some roasting quartz gray the throe discovered yet galena from a called outer of of tell to copper con foot none notice far by is ton The Some is profitable lodes of into remarkable more this $000 instances region by — variety chloride contains crystals this from have already stated as been lias assay of center ounces cases by of haven’t very they but them enough of every which' ore a than more the surface many made he brought were cop inches some au ripvlolite— contains the is showing $30000 per made the streak Assays vein third and ten thirty occasional phurets A Fluor-spar gray containing width to in quartz and gold twelve grade can At balance rock of are ley samples usually formerly I some seen centration of thick of iron to whole the making of which green Outside and four on black in columns sulpburets less or more per thick this for six low a galena four soft is varies uncrystallized quaitz to of are to two each on It the from of column hornblende mistaken first the of center or resembling is The Colorado width at with in dead uot facilities of any a widening anti lodes GOO not have Francisco yet one lode composed layer a not are varying from quartz two inches iu width Outside side is — iron or per ton these lodes wide wide— rich from these lodes unlike The is but in particular only total feet three wider quartz ounces to favored from Bernardino speaks mines Tho a the of surface streak inches feet and extreme increased depth The vein matter which is four shows ounces of as from These 400 to in narrow steadily This the silver increases 3000 five lead copper’ start richness a or silver on fairly is merit this as to white Hall gentleman Holcomb be region to is a much times the ‘gray ac of reaching tered offered are this ores has depth more or of ‘gray the increase sulphurets from the from 200 richer galena consists thirty of lodes of cent heavy spar galena and and copper monial sulphuret with Pacific in a gold which five on one one silver of a San near Mr ft This ‘270 cent per of letter follows: miner’s rapidly seventy of to feet centage of varies mint per A second group much smaller per the will remarkable from this mine is Humboldt to that of Giant the long any other part to resemblance some free The few they been has surface a the show a which twenty-eight far thus season numerous ore in probably claims be not ‘takes’ mention The Little aud worked lized the lodes sufficiently quartz found claim the from East experts soon as and will as opened the during hands Shrewd operators coming season companied by hand is and best a will change will States Juan the sell it This of San of located for whole lose the He must whatever fodder no nine-tenths per them of as from 120 ten to from of richness tested at the vein ton pursual 1874 VALLEY lleconl Valley by all depth of witlf the comb these of increase HOLCOMB Pioeho The 30 the to but within in ’ requiring worth property his condition holders in is number the score ft a depth all ounces ounces pev have shown a low extent any rapid increase every ‘gray copper’ surface alter but each $100 of has of part bring the A feet fined four otherwise becoming liable to be or year legally declared ‘abandoned’ finds him of possession for self in elephant an fiee ounces as well a prove themselves claims expenditure ness this at assaying great promise which thoroughly find now’ forty two they test little they cannot possibly on so many lodes perform the minimum re avoid forfeiture A quired by law to pennilessprospector holding from twenty has with twenty From fifty to show Of of showing more than opened to tested are since to thus trace class this are snrfaco a done have seasons developing way of tlio than They mineral seven cropping thickly than after modicum a preferring property measurements incredulity with examination an districts on blasting of character if in little The Far charges have past mountain steep are: of the very who before most of the prospectors reason penetrated to this section dur this have ing foin Not been richness last those district the on of are uine-tentlis lodes - For who This of favor delay usual shafts: tlio ‘claim-for’ lodes recorded amounts thousands while those containing gold any paying quantity do not number to in of blind’ it worked much Although gold hve thousands pity no face the as cord a serve ‘going lodes way imper very averaged toiy' iu will treated As and ton per to $1300 per be reported to first Juan substantial the $12U0 as at Han the purposes other use sagacity free be to for the made yet grade development of May galena rapid feasible of pay-streak spot the experi most tho lodes dozen a in penditure will make he hour an site possible is season stake in old proved these four through corner Mexico this or and the interrupt coast Cinmrion the hearing belts of direction ntral According mineral nml south-west the into in venture the viz: the agree party’s They found min Animas City eral veins eroppiug out hand on every and brought away samples from a few’ of the more promising located One ones lodes thoo somewhat and Montana lv a-tei across Colorado minating and Wyoming Pacific western south-t Utah main tbe retching It from Arizona to and 1 edly ik Certain direction Territory IV North Mexico Utah a ap other pared with those of mineral pro tiie ducing sections of Colorado distin of guishing characteristics the Sau Juan a con direction south-westerly and the but junction pioper easteily across region the is belts mineral extending d well-defii the here fist trend recorded far thus this angles to have cursorily light 1 1 prevailing southwest in extend is extensive almost are his and Baker’s per of lodes veins tbe of easy developments have been days’ work with pick and powder make more satisfactory Plata not for of in few half or was at ish black a the been both has vertical invariably the Amarilla 1800 upheaval The ivti of head in frequent most the is region as j by varia numerous well This manency formation El gad it OVERIES OF QUARTZ lode prospectors invaded the Animas by Tierra way of 1870 In number geological or tions val accident by prevailing granite no the — are more opinion his dollars DIS( j fect nar called so being name widening ot worthy the occasional if The consequently are tbe and de La coveries lias and much A each was would Rio as tlie sinking of very made or locality his does grown made working tcmal tenia snow of mountains’ battlements o’er the time for as investments considerable any Stewart it the either lost eighteen out says of and Sierras flar-h the he from That— and of country im mense of now man Stewart in where free landscape the abrupt carried to that is seek vein of the statements dol he From can of Tameness clouds angular is thing com surface of sharply-outlined element unknown an the many a noticeable hand every pierce so moun ruggedness of pre-eminently tainous and the extreme the mountains the most ture of within slopes is of abruptness occurrence counter paratively of This of at fident that duiing the conduct to party a upon nature broke asunother unparalleled the San of each During there idea been is with abouts bent been had here awful throe some contortions monster der and explains the backbone rocky and have to who Plata continent the Juan San are spurs Sierra La great and the Mountains Uncompahgre ami’ the Miguel It the becomes south-east Eagle as The eighteen out stream River the wash He has made several re or the Mancos the locality cent attempts to find again but without success The Mexican boy deflecting again believed pear south Atlantic hut very to pan parties stationed from seen discov he mess a both definite no scriptions Rio many bending main the the into Consul known Moun of head divides forming ward the abruptly it where it in washed he had played pebbles almost necessity without the and expense all common previously golden nuggets which Angeles and disposed British South of the nationality sand nooning animals diggings induced him astonished lars in to Los central Saguache of name reaching and Grande to local the guesses County Saguache crosses the takes result the and his placer which of while dispatch curiosity gathered and of signs some extant vague The chain sweeps abruptly to tbe extremity from tbo southern Park up direc yet maps many ered del his Having something broken prevailing its the Cordillera — more than topography real the at in main stream sandbars day beautiful to the with whatever of the its the much very interrupted and Colorado of in slopes hoy all followed He second bait two avoid them and for unfriendly the a he They right and the be uuless novico Accessibility which war trail the leave on meal boys to the between and wlio murdered and southward advice noonday Mexican occupies Grande Rio of exception which to meeting was would tribe usual bear he active that he the escort Fe in halting on the banks of rapid mountain stream com Juan slope single divide the Madre Sierra the the and this Pacific District the the as the Hence then would of journey Navnjoes and to tlie danger Col Sau him to Santa prospecting far been of-labor young Mexican boy from of band from which tribe his Thus examination rather in Taos New adventures as of intercepted bloodthirsty be aside days have districts to name out latter in Stewart is hazardous without other Apaches the route encountered new precious metals of a were has mail the small directed ex Great the the to Norte by dis Angeles Los recounts they turned twenty and desert a tlie by their all and Baker the the resident a days certain llio Grand Pacific mining with Plata or the the into new belongs Mines the through outlet few A him and del Grande llio the across told fifteen center common a the of now making was Fiedro have tlieir here mines after Ilis Accompanied numerous the of ultimate rich existence He by the pro direc failure of the accidentally is met west of all skin of Fe vicinity ho he Rio La mentioned radius a and Gunnison Animas and on the tributary ithiu w in in proprietor the this follows: the in tale Years Santa of proof Gun Navajo a streams the of the its Juan and including the Mancos also Dolores their on Florido Pinos All tlie Mexico east by sorry flagged Un the the Juan of GAZETTE MINING way item results deposits San supply tbe fabulously of Fork of the Faith California Rowing and tributaries Mexico the south on Norte Gulf llio Los and Fork of Ilivers del Grande Lake tributaries all Grand north Dallas Unaweep and compaligre lyson and Baker the scattered were tell between and as a consequence very are by cataracts frequently interrupted of The principal considerable fall it region covery never region the a o- 7 enced 1 crazy i 0 account mere of rich of this the '( a surface: very re of of name meager party as fiasco which streams The so first Various causes including the — of setting the western portion of apart have Reservation Colorado as an Indian — of exploration operated to prevent the system i the by their the teeth to suffering Mountain llocky the the leadership the tributaries the Grande ‘ literally then was that at the hands of some perishing of hostile Indians others dying starva Rio tion and others escaping down the north of occurred men tions llio the eastern Uncompahgre or ern the San Juan and Southern or Grande this In re the western or Utah slope spect it is remarkable in the topography the well as of American of Colorado as It is topographically and continent summit white finding upon existed accord which Indian and Mexican tradition both to visions or i a the bent wholly Exhausting dis four in gold satisfactory any for lode search no it A UTAH on of region tbe realize give digging? along range the — from being placer acres and by civilization They Miguel sheds water or But 1800 to and San in made mountain comprises It country failed Uncompahgre Sierra discovery the forms diverging the original known plausibility under expedition noted mountaineer some main or coloring of Ute States and Mountains ranges Plata" La treaty recent of millions the numerous the as already facts San Juan mote consolidated a to it recently was three including Ban south-western Sierra llocky the lies the By than back more known but Tlie Press region in De Seen has Scientific what on part theory strong COUNTRY JUAN SAN THE v N v TIIE 314 An oJ i in face launches rate of moderately a of changed naval in a war very |