The Elk Mountain pilot., 1880-09-09
OUR DUMP.
SOUTHWESTERN MINING co.

VINO has been spending the sumner in
this camp operating as superintendent:
OF the (Texas) Southwestern Mining
company. on the success which has
attended his movements. The pros
poets he has chiefly worked were made
last year, and the locations are enyied
by the shrewdest miners Of this camp.
The Lille lode lies adjacent to and is
an extension running northeast and
southwest of the Howard Extension,
on the eastern slope Of Ruby noun
tain, and has vein, as officially at
tested, over fifteen feet in width. A
cut, having well defined wall on the
east, has been made, with an adit and
face twelve by twelve feet. Seams of
hematlte of iron, tale, quartz and a
seam Of mineral were passed with the
dippings Of the chief vein, and now
that he has contracted for a cross-cut.
we cannot doubt that he will expose
the same character of high grade min
eral borne by its neighbor, which is
unquestionably the prince OF mines in
TINS camp.
| On the northern face Of the head OF
the upper basin he has two very valu-
able leads, ore Of them (the Josey)
being located at the junction OF two
very rich quartz veins. Besides these
he has near the head of 0, Be joyful
Basin number OF locations, and no.
tabiy among this number the ". R.
Bake! and MAJ. Bolts, That are not
surpassed BY any lodes in that rapidly
growing section Of this camp. The
veins are OF very great wid,l, and show
character Of chrisrals and quartz in
which wire and native silver is always
found. Specimens of quartz with
both Of these characters Of silver ex-
posed to the naked eye, have been
shown to us, and the comparison
made under the glass with the rock
from these lodeS, and they are Of the
precise character III every particular,
| showing at the present digging the
close proximity Of this rich Gre. Ex-
tensions have been made on these
lodes by sagacious miners, and they
| all express the opinion that they viii
show up bonanza when properly de
veloped. A recent assay from lode
not far removed fIom these, run over
1000 ounces. We regard with great
favor the mining interests of this
basin, and are pleased to learn that a
Leadville company have determined
to construct reduction works at an
early day lii that branch Of this camp.
Our friend has secured a half-dozen
prospects in the new carbonate camp
at Spring creek, but further than
working the assessments will do no
work this season.
Col. Elliott will conclude his
work in this camp for this autumn
about the 10th OF October but proposes
vigorous developments the coming
season.
TIE OLD VIRGINIA,
In O, BE Joyful Basin, shows ruby
silver from the surface. The owners,
Messrs. D. c. Brown, H. II. Pell, F.
Swaziland and ]. F. McWilliams,
were offered $4,000 for their clam be-,
fore any work was done on it, but re-
fused the offer. The assessment work is
now completed, and they would rot
take $1,000 for it,
THE BUCKEYE,
Owned by John B. Dent and 10
Gated in Lead Chief Basin, shows up
ruby and brittle silver. The pay streak
Is twenty inches, and depth Of the
shat. is fourteen feet. This mine is
near the Robert Emnitt and looks ex-
ceedingly well. Assays o76 ounces.
CHLORIDE DEPOSIT,
Being worked by c. Christopher &
Co., at twelve feet struck paw streak
four and half feet wide. A full force
is developing the mine as fast possible
ELK Mt. CONSOLIDATED.
Mr.. J. c. Cooper, of the Elk
Mountain Consolidated Mining Co.,
operating in Washington Gulch. was
il town yesterday, and from him We
learned the following particulars con-
cerning the above named company:
The company Is composed principally