The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-06-10
The Mines.


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On Friday last we visited some of thu
newly discovered silver lodes in Downie
Wills and Montana districts, and found
them to promise far better than we hao
anticipated. The orevices are generally
quite large, and defined, carrying good
quantity of rich ore.
The Capital lode was the first one that
we visited. It was discovered in October
last, by A. s. Carpenter, is owned by him
and Capt. J. s. Cook, and is situated on
Capital mountain, between Ohio guich
and Silver creek The discovery snaII Is
now down about so feet, and shows well
defined creyice, about five feet between
walls, carrying vein OF very rlcn look
ing ore. from six to fifteen inches wide, be
sides soft gouge of about the same
thickness next the hanging wall, which
appears to be moderately rich in silver,
and will probably prove valuable pan
ore In sinking this shaft, fully ten tons
of first class ore was taken out, and now
lies piled up at the shaft. Different as
saws of this ore, have indicated value
of from $500 to $500 per ton, and select
ed samples would probably run up to a
much higher figure.
The lode is opened on the south face of
the mountain in very pleasant and de-
sirable location for working ct all seasons
of the year, can be reached by a wagon
road at small expense and without any
very heavy grades, and has an abundance
of timber, fuel and water within conve-
nient reach The mineral that we noticed
as Astounding in the ore, were gMena, zinc
blende, sulphuret of silver, and ,sulphate
of lead, none of which are at all detri-
mental to the successful and economical
working of the ore, either by smelling or
roasting and amalgamating. So faras the
lode has been developed, it's indications
are all first class, and doubtless will soon
prove its right TO be classed among the
best in our Territory.
The Comstock, the next lode examined,
Is situated on Elephant mountain, in
Downieville district, was discovered and
is owned by the same parties as the last.
The discovery shaft was partly filled upI
with snow and water when we visited it,
consequently we could not go down it, but
are informed that it is about thirty feet
deep, and carries O vein of rich looking
ore nearly all the way from the top to the
bottom. But one wall has yet been found,
so the width of the vein remains unknown,
but that it is a very wide and strong lode
is amply shown in several holes that have
i been sunk at differen points on it east of
the discovery. About 200 hundred feet
east Of discovery, hole has been sunk
some ten feet deep,in which vein of min
eral from ten to fifteen inches wide-ga-
lena, oxyd of lead and iron, intermixed
with air ie zinc .blende, that appears to be
very rich in silver. Assays of the different
kinds of the ore have yielded from 5000
to 81, 200 per ton. Outside of this rich
ore vein is a large body of lower grade
that will very likely yield good profit
by raw amalgamation.
The vein has not yet been opened
anywhere west of the discovery, but can
be distinctly traced by the outcrop for a
distance of more than six hundred feet,
showing the same general characteristics,
all the way. 1t is, altogether, very
promising lode.
About one thousand feet east, and a
little lower down on the same mountain,
is the Comet lode, one of tho best looking
things, so lsr as it is developed, that we
have ever seen in the country. The ere.
vice is exposed in several places along its
course for distance of some four or FIVE
hundred feet, and shows all along an ore
vein from two to three feet in width, con-
sisting of galena and sulphurst OF silver,
nearly all of which looks like exceeding
ly rich oIe and we are informed yields
large results by assay The discovery
shaft is only about twelve feet Deep but
from that and one other hole about eight
feet deep, and eight feet long, fully TWEEN;
ty-fve tons of fine ore have been taken.
One lump that was taken out few days
since, measures three and half feet in
length, two feet in width, and eighteen
inches in thickness, and is estimated to
weigh over one thousand pounds. Anoth-
er similar chunk is exposed in the crevice
that is more than four times the size and
weight of this. The ore ID very similar
in character to that in the Comstock, but
has the appearance Of being richer In
silver.
About four hundred feet lower down
the mountain is Educational lode, having
u shaft forty feet deep On the discovery
claim, bnt as it was partly filled with
snow and water we did not descend it.
1t has crevice about three feet between
walls, and carries narrow streak of very
rich ore, as is evidenced by the ore pile
AS whole, the Capital, Comstock and
Comet are among the best and most prom
isign lodes, so far as they are opened, that
it has been our fortune to examine in a long
time,and when fairly opened for working
will undoubtedly rank among the most
prolific bullion producers of Colorado.
etlA 80 j. As.
An assay of some of selected ore from
the Capital lode, made yesterday in the
gave the very large Register Assay Office
or 31S,99580 coin yield of 10.776 ozs.
pounds. The lodev value per ton of 2,OO(