The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-07-14
MZNING BRLEB.

The Callahan Bros are working
three claims in O, O,-Be-Joyful basin.
The Bufkan King mine has about
200 tons of ore on the dump ready
for treatment:
Coleman & Manning are working
the Highland Chief, situated On the
crest of Ruby peak.
Now is the time to be ordering
your machinery. If you procastinate
much longer you won't get it here
this season.
The Hillside, owned by Streit Bros,
east of Grant park, which is the exten
sion of the Long Branch, shows up
ore similar to that claim and is good
property.
Delventhal & Coleman have taken
a contract 10 sink the Diquite mine 40
#. Several mines in this vicinity are
being worked as fast as the surface
water will permit.
A. T. Gilklson, and Rob't Duncan
have commenced work again on the
Bonanza, southern extension of the
Independence mine, with large body
of ore to work on.
A Mr.. Campbell, we understand,
has made a rich strike on a claim just
this side Of the iron swamp on Elk
creek. He has a large vein Of ore
carrying wire, native and brittle sill
yer Of rich quality.
The Spring Creek and Ruby mining
Co., of which Col. Phil Peters is su-
perintendent, is working one Of their
claims at Spring Creek. 1t is down
about IS feet deep and have struck
porphyry, which is sure indication
for carbonates. s@
The Jack lode in 20, Be -Joyfal
basin, owned by the Kenosha COM
pany, has two-foot pay streak which
runs we'll. 1t shows gafena and cop
per. As yet but IS feet of an open
cut has been worked on the claim.
The Bonanza King, i'll Elk basir, is
producing some fine argentiferous ga
lena. Machinery has been ordered
for the mine and will be put in place
as soon as it arrives and the property
worked constantly until the shaft
reaches China.
G. P: vaux, ]. II. Sargent, ]. M.
Sturgeon, Howard Curusj Homer
Able, &. G.. Chamberlain and J. N.
Russell are the owners Of the claims
in Falls basin which mention was
made OF in hast weeks edition as be-
ing the property Of J. H. Sargent.
y contract was awarded TO c. II.
Roberts On Monday. for building a
shaft house, size 65xa4, on The Ruby
Chief, to be completed in time to re-
ceJve their machinery, which is now
being shipped to the mine around
from the city limits TO Ruby basin.
The Long Branch li-s east OF the
Falrvlew and is owned by NJ. A.
STREET. & Bro. A aa-ft. Shaft is sunk
on the property in solid formation.
The pay streak is nearly two feet wide
and shows up ruby and brittle silver.
This mine will be worked right along.
Chas. +. Nelson and John Peter
son, of Roslta, have taken the water
out of the Eureka and Ella and com :
menced sinking. They report large
vein OF good ore with six inches of
choice ruby, which is increasing in
width with every foot gained in
depth.
The Little Rhoda, owned by Mike
Cowley, is being worked now. The
tunnel Is about IS feet long and shows
a 25-inch vein filled with iron, galena,
brittle and native silver. Mike will
probably put $500 worth Of work on
this property, which will develop it
considerably.
J. H. Sargent purchased 16 inter
est in the Iron Sides lode, last week.
of ]. H. MeMillen. The mine is To-
Gated On Ruby mountain and has
true hssure vein with 20 feet of work
done on it, and shows very fine grain
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