The Elk Mountain pilot., 1880-12-30

vein is three feet wide on the surface,
and both vein and mineral streak are
widening as depth is attained. In the
Eagle is foot four Of vein with a min.
eral streak Of about foot showing "a.
lena and ruby silver. Surface assay,
I9 ounces. a1c-
Kent. located Oct ,th, 1880, by ]
E Carson, NJ D Murray. Scribner,
Rathbone T. Co., has been successful
ly worked ever since, having run two
tunreis-cne 90 n and one 50 #. In
ethe latter lead rs It wide was struck.
which had a pay streak ls inches.
Eloisc, in Ruby goich, is I true h,.
sure vein carrying gold, silver, lead
and copper. Located in June, 1880,
ana named after a little daughter OF
LOUIS Coffin. 1t has a shaft Is fee,
deep and belongs to Smith Cullom.
lronsides, in Redwell basin, is
owned by ] c Holden, VIM RYAN
and others. Vein six # vide showing
brittle silver.
Twin Sisters (the FIRST location
made in Elk basin), is 4 very valuable
property near the head of the basin,
the vein of which has been tapped in
several places, and 2o-ft shaft sunk.
Its vein is about S # wide with min
eral streak Of 40 inches. Assays OF 40
ozs have been obtained. Owners,
Mary J Christopher, John Webste,
and NJ G Mullowney. Hidden
Treasure, a 80 inch galena lead, runs
across the lower end of the first men
toned mine, and belongs to Miss
Christopher, and Messrs. Mullovney
and Holden. A 10 # shaft has been
sunk showing galena of fine quality,
which assays from a6 to 80 ounces.
The Wakefield is located above and
to the right of the Lead Chief, about
2oco feet. 1t was discovered by Geo.
Graves, en- the 18th Of September,
1879, and is owned byGL&L Graves,
Levi Marshal and DR. Wakefield Of
Bloomington Illinois. The mine is
developed by a tunnel driven on the
vein, 9s feet in length, and shows a
six foot crevice the entire distance,
carrying galena. brittle, ruby and
native silver, and assays from 20 to
1000 ounces per ton. A number O.
tons of ore are on the dump awaiting
shipment. This mine is advantage.
ously situated for economical work
ing, as tunnel driven on the vein,
will gain depth of 100 feet indrivnig
300, thus draining the mine without
the cost of machinery. These parties
own the Free America, the southern
extension ofthe Wakefield. making a
property, on this immense vein, 5000
feet in length. They also own, near
the we'll known Little Minnie mine,
the Tiger, Mohawk, Baltic and the
Alta, the two last adjoining the
Little Minnie on the south. Graves
and Marshal are well know miners,
and with them to have claim means
to make it mine or spoil it with
too much development.
Bristol, on Silver Hill, has 16 #
shaft and 18 in vein of pyrites Of iron,
carrying native brittle and ruby silver
and assays IS OF. The Silver Star,
has II # shaft and shows in of good
ore, assaying no OF.
Overlooked is the extension of the
Lead Chief, has II # shaft on a fine
vein and is owned by Hadley Deve-
reaux & Co.
Micawber, in Elk basin, is turning
cut good galena ore from 40 foot
shaft, sunk on six foot vein, which
runs IS to 10 per cent in lead, and
and IS to $50 ounces silver per ton.
Ore is being piled up on the dump,
where there is already lots of it. 1t is
owned by the Douglas County Mn'g.
Company Of Kansas, and D. F.
House is the superintendent.
Almeda, in Ruby basin, Is # tun-
mel and 5 # crevice carrying ruby and
native silver owned by Har ding Shurt-
left & Co.