The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-12-29
RUBY CHIEF.

out about the middle of June last
Chas. Deferbaugh, the superintendent
and one Of the owners, commenced
work. Since which time he has sunk
the shaft about 100 feet deep from
the bottom of which he has cross-cut
both ways, one drift being about forty
feet long and the other about sixty
ieet long, making altogether about
200 feet of work done within, say six
months. The drifts are on the vein,
which varies from 5 feet 3 inches to
10 feet, and seems to widen all the
time. The ore that Defferbaugh has
mllled from the drifts averages all the
way through 132 ounces, and the ore
throughout the mine, including the
tunnel and cuts, has averaged 2o2
ounces. During the summer a shaft
house and other buildings were erect
ed and a Council Bluffs holster placed
on the mine, which gives entire salts
faction and the superintendent is now
working regular force of twenty-one
men.
LEAD CHIEF
Is being worked now by contract.
The present contract is for sinking the
shaft one hundred feet deep to cut the
vein, in fact nearly all Of the work
done during the year has been dead
work " or development, which is
essentially necessary in any mine.
What ore this mine has produced has
been very rich in ruby, brittle and
native silver. The development SO
far consists of shaft about 100 feet
deep with levels run each way fifty
feet from the surface.
! FOREST QUEEN
Development consists of shaft 1S,
feet deep and level IS feet from the
mouth of the shaft, which has been
driven 80 feet south and s. feet north.
There is tunnel on the property 5S5
feet long connecting with the bottom
Of the shaft. Several cross-cuts and
shafts have been made for the purpose
of exploring the vein. So far no stop
ing has been done except above the 65
foot level, where ore has been found
almost to the grass roots. About SO,
900 has been received for ore sold the
past year, the average value of which
was about $500 per ton. The ore was
sacked and shipped just aslt was taken
from the shaft, without sorting. The
greater part Of the work done during
the year has been development work.
The number of men employed has been
thirteen, and the total amount receiv-
ed tor ore since the opening Of the
mine has been $50, 600. 1t was decided
to push the work during the present
winter, and the main shaft will be sunk
to oadepth of2S5 feet with levels driven
in both directions. Several cross cuts
will be .un from the tunnel at various
points to cut the rich ore body which
was recently discovered sixty feet west
Of the first one opened. 1t is the in
tention to place powerful hosting ma
chinery on the mine in the spring, at
which time the company will begin
shipping ore.
At present there are 600 tons ofsec-
ond-class ore on the dump; this ore
willrun 100 ounces of silver to the ton.
YOUNG AMERICA,
Situated on Ruby Hill, is owned
by some Chicago parties. Near the
south end of the claim they have sunk
shaft about forty feet deep. The
shaft is substantially timbered and has
a shaft house erected over it. This
shaft shows up ruby, brittle and native
silver. The pay streak is from 10 to
Is inches wide. The hanging wall is
we'll defined. They have tunnel 40
feet in length on the lead near the
north end. The tunnel will develop
the lead at a depth of 200 feet. The
lead is composed of galena, iron
pyrites, brittle and ruby silver. AS
yet the vein is decomposed in the
tunnel. The present owners are the
discoverers and they are satisfied they
have a true fssure vein and a real
bonanza.