The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-08-11
Mining Mention

1t IS 1t. deep and IS showing up well.
The Mountain King lode in Elk
basin has shaft down 20 feet. There
is some good looking rock on the
dump.
The Lee Taylor mine, owned by
R. A. Estes & Sons, is accumulating
ore on the dump. They will ship the
ore when the cars get to Crested Butte.
Upper Slate river is very lively this
year. A large number Of men are in
and all busy at work. The claims
generally are showing up splendidly.
The Texas girl and Temple lode on
Ruby mountain, has tunnel started
on them. Tne Humboldt No. has
its assessment work done. NJ. Geisel-
man, owner.
DIR. Kinney, who has some interest
in O, -B-Joyful, obtained an assay from
one of his claims of 1s9 ozs. in silver
and a trace of gold at depth Of ten
feet. The Doctor thinks this is a
sway up" assay for tenderfoot.
The Highland Chief has some good
ore on the dump. It is situated about
900 feet above the Silver Belle, on
the opposite side Of the creek. The
water is keeping them from work at
present.
The Little Rhoda tunnel is now in
60 feet. The vein is IS inches wide
and carries ruby, wire and brittle sill
yer with a strong trace of gold. 1t is
located in RUBY basin and owned by
Mike Cowley and Others.
The Jennie Hodgson, on Mt. Gar
field between Evans basin and Elk
creek, has shaft 81 feet deep on a
quartz vein s inches thick, from which
an assay has just been obtained of 1i6
ounces. Owned by Sturgeon and
others.
The Duster, in Redwcll BASIN, has
a SIT. vein with a pay streak IS
inches wide. 1t shows we'll for the
work done upon it and runs in galena.
zinc blende and pyrites of iron. There
is shaft sunk Oh the claim about 30
feet deep.
The PILOT corps returns thanks to
Miss Addle Z. Knight for her invita-
ton to the fishing picnic, On We'd
nesday, but as that is the day upon
which the paper goes to press, IS
to express its regrets at its
inability to attend.
The Silver Belle, owned by Cornell
and Merrill. on Mineral creek, three
miles east OF town, has commenced
work. The vein is SIX feet between
walls and the paw streal; a foot to 18
inches. 1t assays 5 ounces in silver
and "a ounce in gold.
The Cowley lode, a cross lead Of
the Little Ella, has 12-ft. shaft on
it. The lead is we'll defined and can
be distinctly traced across the Hill
upon which it Is located. Work upon
it is progressing finely, An assay OF
As ounces has been obtained from the
rock.
The Prentice Boy in Ruby basin is
being steadily worked. 1t has 25-ft.
tunnel on 1t and the vein six or eight
feet between walls. The far end Of
the tunnel is now showing pyrites of
iron and gray copper. An assay on the
surface shows Is ounces per ton of
silver.
The Long Branch lode, located east
of Grant park and owned by Streit
Bros. has shaft 80 feet deep and
they have just got into some good
mineral showing ruby and native sill
yer. The quartzite vein is six feet
wide and the pay streak about four
teen inches.
The Privateer lode in O, Be joyful
basin is destined to be a promising
mine. Recent assays give ASS ounces
in silver three feet from the surface.
This property is owned by Jones,
Gregory & Tobey, three energetic
young men who propose to develop
property thoroughly.
We have specimen Of ore from a
claim called the Little Alice, which