The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-06-02
EROA SHEEP MOUNTAIN.

FROM SHEEP MOUN2AZN.
Mess,s. Editors Having just re-
turned from the Sheep Mountain Dis
trict on Rock creek, l think a few
items on that camp might be of inter-
est to some of your readers.
Scoheld the nearest town of any
consequence to the district, is a lively
one, which is already commencing to
do brisk trade, as a considerable
number of prospectors and old timers
are rapidly coming in. The snow on
some of the trails leading to Sheep
mountain is in some places still quite
deep, but can be passed early in the
morning on the crust, starting from
Scoheld. l first visited Mineral or
Hicks mountain where there are sew
eral claims that for the small amount
of development on them look remark
ably we'll, many showing a considera-
Bile quantity of brittle silver. The
Belle of Titusville, Berry and Ellis,
Pride of the West and General Grant
are looking very promising. The
Belle of Titusville has had several
mill runs of from five to six hundred
ounces in silver, the veins for the
most part are not very wide on the
surface but all increase in width as
depth is gained. There will be a
good opportunity for prospectors in
this direction during the coming sum-
mer. From this point l proceeded
on to Sheep mountain, which from
what | saw should say, with Ruby
Camp, will make the bonanza camps
of the Gunnison country. Many per-
sons staid in here during the past win
ter and very sensibly to work to de-
velop their claims, and they have all
been we'll rewarded. 1t is an exploded
idea that of expecting to take pay
mineral from the surface except in ex-
cases. From assays of from
50 to 200 ounces at depth of tea
feet they have at depth of twenty or
thirty feet obtained many of from 600
to 1900 ounces in silver, and l may
say that in no instances have parties
working their claims failed to be sat
ished with the improvement. The
formation is for the most part porphyry
and black lime with considerable
quantity of quartzite interspersed, the
quartzite IN most places Gaping the
leads. Leads are plentiful and gen
orally well defined, many showing
both walls. was lucky enough to be
shown 5y Jas. A. Cameron and ]. R.
McNeill, who are in this district, and
who are interested with two or three
prominent citizens of Irwin, several
of their claims, among them being
the City of Glasgow, Savannah, Robert
Burns, Scottish Chief and Franklin,
in this last they have small streak of
grey copper and brittle silver that
will run into the thousands. Those
of their claims that l saw are very
promising and in many cases they
have quite quantity of mineral that
will when they have chance to get
it treated make them good return.
These are for the most part situated on
the south side of the mountain, close
to where the new town of Augusta is
to be located.
The location of this town is situated
at the foot of the south side cf sheep
at an elevation of scarcely
8, 900 teet. A toll road is laid off to
this point by Mr.. E. D. Baker of
Gothic and the projected line of road
of the D. & R. c., runs through the
town. Ruby is successful camp,
and Sheep mountain with the town of
Augusta will most certainly be, and
as ! said before they together will be
the Bonanza camps of the Gunnison
country.
Mr.. Buddee keeps a stock of goods
in Scofield, and also has restaurant,
presided over by his two accomplished
daughters, where the hungry can be
C.. F.
A nail factory is to be started in
Denver.
The engagement of Rutherford B.