The Elk Mountain pilot., 1880-08-12
SILVER BASIN.
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Two weeks have passed since the
last article appeared in this paper
about the promising camp of Silver
Basin. During the past week the
claims that were already showing up
we'll have been further developed, and
as the work progresses upon them the
leads of rich mineral show up much
better. We could not obtain the
names of the numerous parties who
are now prospecting in the camp, but
Judging from the frequent blasts that
can be heard all over the basin we
would say that there are several hun
dred prospectors in the camp. We
learn that she first parties to enter the
basin was Texas outfit that went in
while the snow was deep all over the
basin. Numerous other parties soon
followed them, and Judging from the
happy countenances that all of the
prespcctors in this camp wear, VIC
would say that they all feel that they
will be richly rewarded for the many
hardships they had TO bear in cross
ing over the range and in prospecting
iii the early spring.
Among some of the noted claims in
Silver Basin are the New York Central
lode, owned by the Prindle brothers
and Martindale. The claim is seven
or eight feet deep and shows a vein
of quartz four feet wide, carrying both
gold and silver. This claim is being
sunk and will no doubt improve as it
goes down.
! The Alamosa is located in the same
vicinity as the New York Central and
was located by Messrs. Mcclure and
Cody. This claim has vein seven
or eight feet wide and will, no doubt,
when sunk down on, show up well.
The property owned by the Texas
company and Messrs. Gen. Rusk,
Harvin, Callahan and others has been
further developed than any other
property in the camp, and demon
strates the fact that the leads improve
in wonderful ratio as they are sunk
down on. The General Saylcs, a
claim belonging to the above parties,
has been sunk about sixteen feet and
shows up vein Of quartz six feet
vide, carrying galena, ruby and brit
tie silver. A choice piece of mineral
from this claim asssayed s54o to the
ton, and much Of the ore that Is being
taken out closely resembles that of the
Forest Queen in this camp, which
mill runs 1900 ounces, and might
safely predict for this claim as great a
reputation as the Forest Queen now
bears.
We were shown several other yalua-
bic claims that belonged to the Texas
company and Messrs. Gen. Rusk and
others, the most promising among
which are the Silver Chief, the Little
Oracle, the Bassett, the General Han
cock, the General Mcclellan and the
New Discovery. All of these claims,
at depth of from ten to twelve feet,
show up rich leads varying from two
to six feet in width.
Mention was made in our last issue
Of great many claims in Silver basin
that promised, in the near future, to
become paying mines, and as the
work progresses upon them the pros
poets Of these claims grow more fiat
tering.
Silver basin is one Of the newest
camps in this vicinity, but the time
will doubtless soon come when wagon
roads will be built from Ruby to it,
and with The development of the rich
leads there, the shipment Of ore to
Ruby will follow, and our now pros
porous camp will haze another feeder
to its wealth, and in the opening OF
the numerous camps around us we
may expect to be the greatest mining
camp in the Gunnlson.
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