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The
<br />S i lverton Qu
<br />(CvT. li. (7. Dn.r• iN
<br />~rT` tateb, a comparatively Ilm(ted area on.
<br />The Glipin county L
<br />Battle monntmn, Lr1pp18. Creel: district; the: Fp•er ]till. section oP
<br />Ixadvllie, the area covered bj•'the' Mollie Glbsoh, dvtl other bo-
<br />'. onuses nt Aspen, the Pemons New Yorh-Chance. area at Greeds
<br />io the tltantc,throescwhlch havenresuRed In pour mineral dePOalls
<br />lrequently works In limited channels, crenting bonevzus, and
<br />minernlizing vutly1ng territory to such an extent that Ifie nrees
<br />of Production PregnenUy extend over widely sepnra[ed points, ell,
<br />hotverer, seemingly dePendentuPOn [Ue central uplift.
<br />This vhdHCatlohererfrom Ibm•Ito six [miles xsgmtrel bas o`ve
<br />in GBpm cmmty,.
<br />quently been descriLed as the rlcheat minernilzed secllan of the
<br />Ute en lee eounmineroalermg near1YU500 square mileatiieponetlgeeat
<br />mining eamP~
<br />The Geological Survey has innugura[ed the system oP sur-
<br />veying end iseu(vg bulletins upon geographical quadrangles tour
<br />acing notable nreae of mineralization and Production and a
<br />bulletin on the Silver[on quadrangle has recently been Issued..
<br />A coral ul castling aP this important work, and a study of the
<br />mops, 1napU'ea one with great respect Par this section, with Ila
<br />vast pussiUllities of m'odnclion, and its wonderfully extended nren
<br />of h16h mineralization, nndmay well manse aPprehenelon un [he
<br />part ul' Cllpln connly ,miners that Ihetr famous elx miles equnre
<br />me)• yet Ue excelled by Lhls Inter rh~al for the honors of Prq-
<br />dnctlvn. '
<br />From the Japan mines in Sen lfiguel county e¢st tv a Point
<br />'~, n little below Rose Cuhht an Henson areal[, In Rlnutlnle county,
<br />"' le abvul 1'onrteen mBea In on air line, and from a point oq 1Ue
<br />_Animss ricer nbmn a mlla xont.b of the mouth nl' FPltrtn err-ak
<br />' uw~th ton ]mint on Cenyan creek flue m11es souHr bf the city of
<br />Om•ny is n 11[Uv mare than seventeen mtlen dud this. area of about
<br />290 square rollea le one nnbrohen Iield oP mineralizntlon, lnclud-
<br />ing several oY the moat-noted producers of the connlry.
<br />A BUNCH OF BONA NZAB.
<br />It Is not [he Intention In LUIS m2lcle-to ntlompt mt abeh•nc[
<br />vl' the comprehensive and ntlmlr¢bla roport of b`redorlclr Loallo
<br />linneame, 1'or It le in Itxelf mt nbsl recq glvhig every doL¢II oP
<br />1'nct 1n concise language, und. to he nl'veluo to tlm miner or gaols.
<br />gist, must Lo read ne ¢ whole, DnL the Iny reader \vill Ue lnten
<br />toted hi n brie/' resume of what may bo lm~med lho commercial
<br />solos of thle Brent minor¢I section, whlrh Une a Unnch of Uo-
<br />nnnzns of rom¢rltnhle records.
<br />'PUe ilrnt nttmrpn to open fho soon U•y wad In ]gG0 when a
<br />party led UY John Ilakm~ Penedutud to lfio hour[ of t7US Brent
<br />uplift und ul"Lm• unhe¢rd-oP nugm•Ing IYOm cold, ]uelt of provisions
<br />nntl lhn huxllllty ul' tho fito Inrlluns, not more lhmt ~nedhh•d of
<br />lhls plmmm• ezpudlHon ottectgd Ihelr return la clvlilzalloit us It
<br />then ezlslod In the 14ontlm• town of llenvor. 'fho dis¢etere aP
<br />the Baker Pm~ty dutm'red 1'urllmr ullempte nt nreepocling nnlil
<br />the early '70s. In i87U gold wax fonvd In Artvstrn gulch und n
<br />ronslderublo amount tulren mn wllh Lho credo mnchlnory then In
<br />rggue. 'Phe news uttt•ne[od u faw udnere, Uut In 1872 all WOI'0
<br />drl van out by ygvmmmont L•ovps, llm eonnU~y Laing wlthln the
<br />Ihms of the ^tdlm~ resorvnLlml nod the Drgsouce o[ wldto men
<br />hoing u v1ulULlon ul'lhu d~enty, lll IN79; lho connlry having boon
<br />opened, Lhu Orxt rndh 1'or lho utlnex cnmmoncod. From Llnd. dulo
<br />pragrc9s Ims heen xleudY•
<br />A SECOND BOOM.
<br />Bavolapmont x•ns ut Hrat. xlax•. In 1878 lhn 1'relght charges
<br />m+ are warn $9n ,per ton. while ud high ax $1U0 per ton woe
<br />cfim•god for troutmont. The grout moan of fho oro opunod woe
<br />IOW gl'ndo nlld tlm IneHlOllx of 1r011110f rtt !hell In Vaglla Wnl'e IIxO~
<br />Icse for lhls class of oro. Dut rnplin) Imd booomq Intrroatnd, and
<br />vnrldux roducllon plunk trocled oral mining pnLerpldues xt nrWd,
<br />wltbuut rpgurd to m•o nluu•netm~lxllrx ar the Illness nY lhh~gs kept
<br />fho inlerosl n11va. Hnrhtg the Iirxt Lhroo Yum•x nl'ter lhn nponiig
<br />~~d r a n~~ e
<br />of the countrythe Productloh x•asestlmated at. $1,000,000, but
<br />lrom 1877 to 1881 was s record o[ flnnncinl dfeaeter that went a
<br />gt•eet ways in crushing the hope6 0&. operatore;,and tteeting the
<br />belle[ that the gdestidve of reductlou Preeented~were impassible
<br />or solution. Them'In'1881, came the rilecovery ottLe wonUert'ul
<br />deposits In the YmUtee Gtrl and Gaston at Red mountain, causing
<br />anew rush to that section, These~minea producedbetween six
<br />end seven mililondollere in-a taw Yeareand the San loon caum
<br />try commenced tomeke mare raPid,prdgtes&.The construction
<br />of the railroad [q Silvertan In .1882 ~greutlyafded In the advanve
<br />of mining, though even thed 9t tl'ae BCldom-pasalble. to ahfP ores
<br />that yielded Jees than $100 per ton.
<br />THE FIR6T REAL' 6TART. '
<br />DUt tE was notuntl] 18@0 that avy. ienl attempt a! the syx-
<br />tematlc cancentratlon of low grndo oree waemade. The credit
<br />[or Inauguration aYa system which has 7esulted Jn the Instnllm
<br />thin'. of many df themost cdmplelo. mflling'planta in tho xhde
<br />monk. be divided between J. P. Terry of fho Shnnyside mine und
<br />L. G'. StoiUer of the Silver Lake mine.' Both men have demnn-
<br />etratea tho .union of the system LY 1ndlVlduW euceoss, and It Is
<br />not dayin6 too much to attrlbule the. remnrkabie dove]oProent of
<br />tl:o Pnet ten years to their example. Since then the entire sco
<br />lion lies mode wonderlul strides, and., line opened', a mineral
<br />area with a Yuturo oP Prodnetlon tltet'can hardly be competed.
<br />,There fs now to OPOrnttun within [fie limits of the quad-
<br />rangle not [ewer then twenty mines which. havo rePnmtluns
<br />throughout the mining world. in San.Migitet county m'e the
<br />japan ¢nd Tom Boy mince, Uoth of whfch hove been In euccens~
<br />tut operation POr yam's,. Pny rognlnr dividends, end fiave n prmro
<br />Isiug'future oP years of Pro0tab18 Production; Aerosstho ilne In
<br />Om•ay county oro tlio Came Hird, vow brodncing $286,000 pm~
<br />month, end realizing a Praflt a[ $1,800,000 Per annum; the Revs.
<br />nun, which Is estimated ae fho moat valuablo mine lu the world,
<br />and hue nudergrmmd connection betweon Onray ¢nd eon -1lguel
<br />counties; tho Sm•ntogn and adlecent mines at Ironton with abelr
<br />enormvud Uodfee oY low. grndo oro; 'tho 811vor'. Deli, PnymnsLm•,
<br />Guetgn, Yankeo Glrl, Vnnderbllt and Natlonnl Della on Rod mama
<br />lain, uvd scorns of athor producers of Importance. In Bnn .luau
<br />county ~nro fho Gold King, the Sunnyeldo, lire Mnetodon, the
<br />Honlta, tho Silver Lalio, the Royal Tiger, tha Iowa, the Highland
<br />Mary, .THE HEN RIETTA,.WHICH'HABOPEN ED A BODV OF
<br />ORE 100 FEET WIDE, and not Powor than HPty other prodnceru
<br />of conslderaUle Importanco, with hundreds.: bP Promising Prnx~
<br />pd tsTho morn mantlnn of dhofProPOrtlodouLovo tcitod yfx rmnnigh
<br />to show tho anormobe union of fho section, and when It la roub
<br />!zed tLnt It hue bnroly entored upon tUe. opoch oP serlmla dorab
<br />opment, 1C le not aurprleing thutSan Junn oBeratore claim Imc
<br />ominenco fm• that eoetlon.
<br />PRODUCTION AND FUTURE VALUE.
<br />II, is ImPOxslbla ~t0 m'PIV0 .0.t 0.nen1'at0 Hg11rOx nl Pfodip9Um
<br />dtt account of p¢nt laxity ht keoping thoracordn, Unt uD tri uu~l
<br />Inclnding LhO Pnst year It has not bean lose then $GO,000,OOn, the
<br />groa[er Port of this outnnt Loving baen rondo during Clio V,ml
<br />twolVO Yom's. ConsldorBlg the 1'neG thdt ali PI'. the !urge pro'
<br />ducere namod ui~e t)lo peeulte oP fho apotmtlmtn oC that Prrlnd,
<br />und that fow of thorn fiaVO roachcUtho Iimlt oP PonelUlo Dfndur
<br />flan, moat of fho output hnvfag Leari taken out Otdovolopmeut.
<br />it la not mn•uuxonnblo to mrt(clDgto u Imnvy 1um'nuso wllhhi tut
<br />noxt Pow yours. Cnrol'ul ohservm'x prodlot that wlthln gvo >"'n rs
<br />too mroductlon of fho S1lverton gnndrmlgl8 will Uo nut loan Ihun
<br />$1G,000,000 por annum, and that IL w111 Inm•oasn thm•enl'tor I'or nu
<br />h~dolinlto Porlod. '1'0 ostlmnlo fho union of lhln grout m•eu Ix h~`
<br />urullz¢tlml mwBh ul groutor Wernher oYliPlmducone of ChotHl•xCfrh,xn,
<br />' It flax not yot Loco i'hcm~ded in [he ldstoty of minhtq, Grantor'
<br />Indivldanl minou thm'o nluy Uo, but not mm'o'at them wlthhi i hn
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