, 1866-02-23

From the Post of Jan. 29th, we compile the
following mining items;
uThe immense number of gulches discovered
ELK CREEK REGION
are attracting great attention, and the rush
continues. unabated. There have been discoV-
cred no less than twenty gulehes in the vicinity
of Elk Greek, prominent among which are Big
Guleh. which empties into the Deer Lodge, eight
miles beiow-Flint Creek-some ten miles long,
McManus Gulch, on the Big Blsektoot side, near
ly the same length; Elk Greek itself, some hfteen
miles IN length, all of which is claimed, togeth-
er with the small ravines putting into 1T Day
Gnlch, six or seven miles in extent; Deep Gulch,
which is the wonder of all, is about FIVE miles
long. A shaft thirty feet deep has been sunk in
this gulch, and no bedrock yetfeund, the dirt
prospecting from three to seven cents to the
pan. from the top down. 1T is dry gulch, and
the dirt will have to be hauled some distance to
water. There are host of others, but have
no time to refer to-them now. Lincoln, Calltor-
MIA, Reeds and Madison gulehes, near the far
famed Mcclellan Gulch, are all proving excel
lent, and will be extensively worked the coming
season. Jefferson Gulch, also, is proving Of
high character as a paying gulchfthe pay being
found in the banks. Claims are now held as
high as four or Ave thousand dollars, and am
told that some ground has changed hands at
these figures.
JUNCTION CITY.
Of late little has been done here ia mining,
except digging drain bitches, etc., the weather
being so intensely cold that little dirt could be
washed; therefore parties have been extending
bitches and drains to the Empire Claims, Nos.
oneend two on Dixie Bar, and as soon as posi-
BILE (from the information given me by Mr.. Peter
Wooleock one of the company they intend to
commence operations in running tunnels sink
ing shafts, etc., from which they expect to ex-
tract rich dirt. The West Cornwall Company,
on claim No. five, are making great preparations
to turn the water into the new ditch, and are al
SO cutting their shaft larger, in order to put on
full force when Jack Frost gives way; and the
boys are willing to bet SlOO that they can take
out 50 to the pan of dirt, from the streak on
which they are now working. Next in order
comes theIndependent American Company on
No. two, who have two new shafts sunk, and are
now drifting through as good looking gravel as
Ihave seen in this gulch, and from the iufnrma-
ton furnished me by Mr. James Hicks, mem
Der and Secretary of the company, they have
washed little dirt as prospect, and the own
ers are satisfied that it is rich. The Morning
Star Company's claim No. FIVE has been doing
well. Finding the bedrock pitching toward
the hill, the men continued their tunnel, and
have now got into a channel never before found
by any of the miners on Dixie Bar. They say it
pays better than ground worked by them be-
fore They can take out from $50 to 500 to
the set of timbers. They will be in full opera
ton in few days, breasting out. l presume
the Live Yankee Company, OR claims Nos. six
and seven, will put on extra shifts and continue
their tunnel until they reach the back channel,
on which they have shaft sunk 6E4 feet, to a
depth of twenty-seVen feet. Last Saturday your
humble servant reached the bedrock, through
two feet of water, aud took out from seventy
cents to one dollar to the pan of dirt. assure
you that quite excitement prevails here mi.
uers are clearing away their top dirt, buildiHg
dumps, on which to pile their dirt, and setting
boxes, to sluice when water permits; teams are
hauling timbers, spiing, ETC., and the hum o.
the saw and the ring of the hammer makes me
think Of former days. might mention variou;
other companies and claims, but l shall have tC
omit these until some other time. / am request
ed by some gentlemen of this city to mention tht
| doings of the great Union Consolidated Mining
Company, of Granite Gulch, comprising bur
teen members. They have located 2 800 fee
of that Gulch, and by the laws of that Distric
are entitled to 200 feet each man.