The Elk Mountain pilot., 1880-11-11
MINING INTELLIGENCE.
The Old Mexico is producing som,

Mr.. Frankeberger has made very
pretty little map of the Chip Munk
and Cataract lodes Of BE. Joyful
Basin,
The Fairview is the best mine in
the vicinity of the Forest Queen, and
next years work will prove it rival
to the Queen.
Messrs. Rose, Reed & Co., are
sampling large quantities of Ruby
King and Forest Queen ores at their
sampling works on lower Tenth street.
]. A. Mayer has a force of men
hunting for the extension of the Chi
quita. They are very hopeful in their
search, and we trust they may soon
strike it..
Mr.. Ira Brown, superintendent of
the Ruby King mine, is also superin-
tendent Of the Forest Queen, while
Mr.. Lee Thompson is away to Denver
and Chicago.
A contract for extending both
drifts, north and south, on tie Ruby
King, amounting to about 185 feet Of
work altogether, has been awarded to
Mr.. Jacob Pressly. Last Saturday 22
men were put to work on this mine
and ore is being taken out quite
rapidly.
The Chiquita is now working a
night and day shift The shaft is be-
ing sunk 50 #. deeper, which will make
a total depth of 100 feet. Drifting
will commence in few days and be
continued during the winter. The
mine is looking we'll and the owners
are satisfied.
The Independence lode Is being
worked by night and day shift. Py-
rites or iron Of 4 very qaetel b,ifFfhati6fi
and some low grade galena is being
taken out. The manager expects bet
ter results as development is made.
At present the work is somewhat re-
tarded by water.
The pump and hosting works on
the Lead Chief are now housed, to-
gether with the engine, and are in full
blast. Only about forty feet of water
remained in the shaft last Saturday
Monday force of men were put to
work Strengthening the shaft in order
that the suction pipe of the pump
might reach the remaining water. The
work of taking out ore will be com
menced Immediately.
The Crystal, property of a Colorado
Springs company, continues to i'm
prove at every blast, and is already
sufficiently developed to convince
anyone acquainted with mines, that it
is big thing. A shaft is now being
sunk in the tunnel, out of which is be-
ing taken and sacked large quantities
of wire, ruby and brittle silver. The
finest specimens of wire silver to be
found in camp are taken out of this
mine. Assays recently made gave
2,2o6 ozs. silver per ton.
The shaft houses over the Gen.
Sayles and Silver Chief Iodes have
been completed, and winter supplies
for the workmen. on these mines pro-
vided for. The work of sinking is be-
gun and will be prosecuted vigorously
all winter. Mr.. John Callahan, an old
miner of Black Hill reputation, one
of the original discoveries and part
owner IN the Gen. Sayles, SAYS he has
a true hssure vein within we'll defined
wall rocks, and that he looks for high
grade ore at 90 feet. The shaft is
down only IS feet now.
The Little Rhoda, heretofore men
toned in these columns, gives fair
promise of becoming one Of the lead
ing wealth producing mines in Ruby
district. In lies in the well known
Ruby Basin and was discovered and is
owned by that indefatigable Rambling
IRISH Prospector, Mike Cowley. 1t
joins the Robert Emmett and Chico
mo lodes, and has IS feet Of tunnel.
The vein is from IN to 3H feet wide
and carries ruby, brittle silver and
gold, assays from which give Sc ozs.
in silver and 5 ozs. in gold. The vein
is solid. The character of the forma-