Reprint of this story from the May 30, 1902 issue of The Grand Encampment Herald brought to you courtesy of Grandma’s Cabin, Encampment, Wyoming. Preserving History - Serving the Community.
Woodson Bros, Find Free Gold in Property within Sight of Grand Encampment
Woodson Bros, are doing the location work on a group of four claims called the Gold Nugget Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4, located less than three miles east of Grand Encampment in the foothills. The ground can be seen from town, it being on the top of the first high bluffs. Some interest has been created in these claims, owing to the fact that the Woodson boys have been exhibiting some quartz specimens carrying particles of free gold.
The location work is being done on quartz leads, which in addition to the gold values occasionally found show some copper values. Sam Fields and Ole Berg have located a group of claims adjoining the Gold Nuggets, and without doubt that whole section of the country will be staked out within a few days.
If these claims prove valuable as producers of gold, the excitement which attended the first finding of gold in Purgatory Gulch some years ago will be discounted ten to one in the mad rush for ground and the shining metal.
Meeting Called to Discuss Plans for a Rousing
Celebration on July 4
Will Grand Encampment celebrate the Fourth of July? The answer is for the business men to decide. Attend the meeting next Monday evening at Vane’s store if you are interested. In regard to the sports for the day and evening the Enterprise has suggested the following which should be favorably considered:
The Speedway association or others could easily arrange for some horse racing on a track which could be laid out on Freeman Avenue between here and Riverside.
Rock drilling contests are the proper thing for a mining camp. There certainly many expert drillers in this neighborhood who if a purse were hung up would be a feature of the day’s entertainment.
Then we have two hose companies. A hose coupling contest would not only be exciting but would tend to stimulate interest in the fire department!
Foot races for boys under sixteen.
Burro races, burros to be ridden by boys under ten.
A game of baseball between two picked nines.
The country club could have a tennis tournament open to all comers.
For the night’s performance a temporary shack could be built, set on fire and have the hose companies make a run and put it out.
A public exhibition of fireworks and a grand ball to wind up with.
Such a program as outlined and well advertised would draw crowds from the mines, ranches and neighboring towns.
Road Not Open
The town of Battle Lake is still wrapped in from four to six feet of snow, but the snow is going fast and in two or three weeks the road will be open to the little town on the Divide. Great activity is promised among the many mining properties in that district as soon as the roads are open and the snow banks are gone.
New Roadway
A movement is on foot among the property holders on Freeman Avenue to open up said avenue to Riverside.
It appears that the present travelled road to Riverside passes through some private property which is apt to be closed up and as a well travelled road is needed for stage, hauling and driving-purposes the citizens of Riverside have offered to stand half the expense of opening up Freeman Avenue right through.
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