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August 19, 1883
The Cheyenne Daily Leader
Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming
What is this article about?
Colonel Swaringen reports from Laramie Canyon on a new Sacramento mining district with rich copper and silver ores in his Star of the West and Grand Prize claims, predicting a large camp.
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A New Mining District.
Colonel Swaringen came in yesterday from Laramie canon. bringing in with him some specimens of rock, bearing copper and silver. The colonel's shaft is now thirty feet in depth, and the character of the ore is changing from copper to silver bearing, though it continues to be rich in copper. He thinks the ledge of the Star of the West. his mine, is fifty feet in width. He has also an adjoining claim, the Grand Prize. A mining district has been formed by the prospectors and called the Sacramento district. It lies in North Laramie canon, about seven miles northeast of Laramie peak. There are a number of prospectors at work in the district. The colonel is an old prospector, having had thirty years of experience in the occupation. He is sanguine in the belief that there will be a large camp at this district. The formation of the country is southwest and northeast.
Colonel Swaringen came in yesterday from Laramie canon. bringing in with him some specimens of rock, bearing copper and silver. The colonel's shaft is now thirty feet in depth, and the character of the ore is changing from copper to silver bearing, though it continues to be rich in copper. He thinks the ledge of the Star of the West. his mine, is fifty feet in width. He has also an adjoining claim, the Grand Prize. A mining district has been formed by the prospectors and called the Sacramento district. It lies in North Laramie canon, about seven miles northeast of Laramie peak. There are a number of prospectors at work in the district. The colonel is an old prospector, having had thirty years of experience in the occupation. He is sanguine in the belief that there will be a large camp at this district. The formation of the country is southwest and northeast.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Adventure
What themes does it cover?
Exploration
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Mining District
Copper Ore
Silver Ore
Laramie Canon
Prospecting
Star Of The West
Grand Prize
What entities or persons were involved?
Colonel Swaringen
Where did it happen?
North Laramie Canon, About Seven Miles Northeast Of Laramie Peak
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Key Persons
Colonel Swaringen
Location
North Laramie Canon, About Seven Miles Northeast Of Laramie Peak
Story Details
Colonel Swaringen brings rock specimens bearing copper and silver from his thirty-foot-deep shaft in the Star of the West mine, with an adjoining Grand Prize claim; prospectors form the Sacramento district expecting a large camp.