The Elk Mountain pilot., 1880-12-30

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erty of DR.. Reid and lChas. Stevens.
Alabama, shows sane mineral Is the
Tenderfoot and has the same amount
Of work and Is owned By the same
parties. 81
The Phoenix Lode WIS located on
July 1st, 1879, by M. Lawler, in JUS
tice Basin, and crosses the Justice,
Homestake and Old Missouri Lodes.
l, showsa strong vein ten feet be-
tween walls, assays from which show
90, y and 81 ounces.
Adjoining the above lode Is the
Alexander, located May 10th, 1850,
by D. Noble and NJ. LAWYER; 1880 OF
this vein is situated in Peeler Basin.
The present development consists Of an
adit which cuts the vein at a depth OF
90 feet. The locators intend running
Iso feet Of tunnel in the spring that
will tap both the Phoenix and Alex
ander lodes At depth Of 900 feet. The
Elk lode situated in Elk Basin, was
located July 9th, 1879, by Evans,
Christopher & Lawler. This claim is
developed By two shafts, one IS and
one Is feet deep, also an adit which
cuts the vein at a. depth of IL feet,
and shows a body of mineral three
feet in width. Mill runs, from the
Argo Smelling Works, show returns OF
90 and 1oz ounces per ton. At pres
ent there are about five tons Of ore on
the dump.
Adjoining the Elk and crossing at
right angles, are the Clara and Carl
bou, owned by Tedrow, Christopher
and Lavler, both Of which show gale
ma and copper pyrites. The devel-
opment consists of a shaft on the
Clara, 70 feet deep with a four foot
cTevice. The Caribou has an adit
which discloses the vein at a depth Of
II feet. Ore from this claim runs
from 50 to 1.3 ounces.
NJ. G. Mullowney owns control
ling interest in the Jenny Lynn,
American Girl and Clara Fisher
lodes in Ruby basin, the other
owners being Mary :, Christopher,
Frank Maeder, N. Salisbury and 9th
ers. A 2o-ft shaft is on the Jenny
Lynn, and 3-ft vein exposed.
Assays, IS ozs per ton.
Snow Flake, located May 81, 1880,
200 # west of the Howard Extension
and crosses itat right angles. Has $50
# of cross-cut tunnel to cut the lead
$50 feet deep. Produces galena and
brittle silver. Patrick NJ. Dewitt, To-
Gator, is now working the mine.
Mountain King and Queen, located
June 10, 1879, by Farwell, Tedrow &
Co. Claims parallel to each other.
$500 worth CT work done on each.
Produce ruby and brittle silver assay
ing as high as 1900 ozs. Situated
northeast of town.
Burlington, northeast of town,
Dunn & Maloney, principal owners,
is one of the best mines in camp. 1t
has a13-ft shaft On large vein carry
ing ruby, brittle, native and wire
silver, a mill run from the second
class ore Of which returned 1S1 ozs
per ton. Work progressing.
Following are the properties owned
by Park, Jones & Selig: Roxy Jane,
southwest of the Lead Chief. Shaft
down IS # showing very fine mineral.
WEIGH lode, in Ruby basin, has a cut
and shaft of 20 #. showing one of the
largest and strongest quartz veins in
the district with very fine mineral
all through it. Boston, on the line of
the Howard Extension, has mineral
of same character as the Howard Ex.
In Blk basin is located the Louis
lode. J. E. Carson, ]. S. Hayden, NJ.
D. & ]. B. Murray, and Robinson &
Co., are the owners. 1t has 3-Eoot
vein and assays from 80 to 40 ounces
per ton. Work will be pushed on this
claim all winter.
Silver Star, located July !, 1850,
By Geo Roach, Schcie, Dick Hardy.
J. E. Carson, \. J. Johnson, and O.
E. Stiles, is down IS feet and shows