The Elk Mountain pilot., 1880-12-30

pllBS WOIAs nave received nom tnls
mine the richest ore ever put through
the mill. A asfoot shaft and drif,
on the vein 20 feet, which shows up
better than the Bullion King, together
with a 1oo-foot tunnel run in on the
vein 100 feet southwest of the shaft,
constitute the development oa the
Monte Chrsto. When another 100
feet of tunnelling is accomplished it is
expected that the vein will be struck.
Work is now progressing rapidly mot
wit'standirg rumors to the contrary
under the supervision Of Sup't Ropel,
who, with his family, resides on the
property.
! One Of the best strikes during the
past year has been made in Elk Basin,
and is known IS the Beeswax. A drift
is in on the vein IS feet /; and the
length Of the tunnel is so feet, the end
of which Is 80 FEET below the surface.
Great quanaties Of rich ore are on the
dump, and the richest and most besu-
tltul specimens asc continually being
taken out. DeVries, Kastner, ct al.
are east organizing a stock company
on this precious properly. But small
capital is needed to develop this mine
as all work on the vein will pay for
itself.
The Last Chance mine is situate west
ofthe Forest Queen, lying parallel to
and above it, extending along the
summit of,he sraall rdge, at the foot
of which the Forest Queen ore body
has been worked. The 1aa Chance
has been worked by cnning an adit or
tunnel in on the vein, from tie same
gulch where the Forest Queen and
Ruby King[so feet below have been
opened. This adit is now in 40 feet
on the vein, and shows a we'll defined
creWce the entire distance, carrying
arsenical pyrites Of iron and occasion
ally streaks ofuby silver in a gangue of
greenish white quartz, the entire dis
tance. There is also an opening
some six feet deep, On the summit of
the ridge exposing the vein, at point
nearly opposite the main ore body of
the Forest Queen, and about 400 feet
from mouth OF adit, which was dug to
put IN water tank for Forest Queen
boiler of hosting works. In this
hole there is vein four feet wide ex-
posed, with about eight inches Of
rich mineral {similar to Forest Queen,
rich ore) in three separate streaks, in
the gangue and quartz vein which is
four feet wide, and we'll defined.
1t is the opinion of the principal
owner in the Last Chance, prospect
or of twenty years experience, that
the ore taken Gut so far in the Forest
Queen workings is slide from the
ridge on which Last Chance is loca-
ted, and the continuation of Forest
Queen vein will be found on Last
Chance ground. This opinion is
based on the relative position of both
mines, on the fact that there is no
continuity in Forest Queen vein, either
in the shaft workings or in the adit
or tunnel run in on vein, also that
Ruby King ore deposit is broken and
not continuous, and the last eighteen
feet sunk in shaft was in loose dirt and
boulders.
The Crystal and Diquita mines were
both located in June, 1876, some two
months before the Lead Chief was To-
Gated, both veins running parallel, and
only two hundred feet apart. This is
monster vein, being twelve feet wide
and the csopPinss III many places pro-
jecting several feet above the surface.
The openings on this vein are, dis
covery shaft twenty three feet deep,
and three other openings ten feet each,
on Diquita, and tunnel sixty feet in on
vein, and shafts respectively fifty FIVE,
twenty FIVE and twelve feet deep on
the Crystal; all of which show good,
well defined fssure vein, CARRYING
some Of the richest ore in the district.
In the main shaft, at present worked
on the Crystal, there is fine vein
carrying ruby, brittle and good deal
of native silver, averaging over a foot
IN width and 400 ounces per ton.