The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-06-23
MINING BRIEFS

baugh and Jim Brennand.
1.-THE "Overlook,' said to be the
extension of the Lead Chief, owned
by Manning, Renshaw & Co., is now
being vigorously worked by its owners.
SThe Belmont Mining Company have
let contract to Messrs. Christopher,
Holden & Co. to run two hundred
feet on the Belmont tunnel in Elk
Basin.
x Howard Smith informs US that $5,-
900 worth of machinery has been
ordered for the Ruby Chief mine, and
that property will be worked exten-
slvely this summer.
tThe Ruby District Mining Co. have
gone to work in earnest. Persons
wishing safe investment will do we'll
by writing to Ira Brown or w. H.
Graves for prospectus.
The Belle Of Baltimore, owned by
Mccormick, Rose & Co., situated in
Evans basin, has a vein about $ feet
wide which at depth of IL feet ran
1876 ozs. is being vigorously worked
upon by the owners who have great
faith in the future of this property,
which now shows up we'll in ruby, ma.
tive silver and galena.
Mr.. Edward Copley, superintendent
Of the Venango mine, situated IN Elk
Basin, commenced shipping ore to the
sampling works Of Rose, Reed & Co.
last Tuesday. The shipments which
amount to about four tons per day,
are being made by wagon, as a good
road was made to the mine last fall.
The Venango can now be classed as
one of our best paying mines, as the
ore runs high.
John Sayles came in camp from Sill
yer Basin yesterday, and reports many
men over there working their claims
and many others waiting for the snow
to disappear so they can get at their
claims to work. He is now working
on the Silver Cliff and Bassett, two
promising lodes which show galena
and arsenical iron. In few days
tunnel will be started in the Little
Oracle for the purpose of taking ore
from that mine and the Gen. Sayles.
SGustav Levi, who is now in camp,
will commence work on the Queen of
the West, located west of the Forest
Queen. 1t is said to have a very large
and promising vein, that will assay
well. He will also start work on the
Hidden Queen. 1t is IN Peeler BASIN,
and shows splendid quartz at depth
Of ten feet. MFR. Levi will begin
work on numerous other claims which
he Is interested in shortly, of which
we Will have an occasion to speak of
in the future.
The work on the Durango mine
tunnel still progresses favorabIy. The
tunnel has now reached a length of
about one hundred and sixty feet, but
no'hanging wall has yet been encoun-
tered. A fine vein of ruby silver was
struck last Friday, since which time
we have heard nothing from it. A
piece of ore was taken from the dump
and upon breaking it up wire gold
was discovered. We congratulate
Bros. Wilder and Goodwin upon their
prospects.
SCeorge B. Spratt came over from
Spring Creek last Monday and reports
that on Sunday rich body of mineral
was uncovered in the Terra Haute
lode, owned by Beeson, Kline Bros,
and Oldem Bros. The claim is located
on Chloride Hill, and'the mineral was
discovered at depth of thirty feet,
the character being gray copper and
hard carbonates. Mr.. Spratt also re-
ports that the Emma lode, owned by
Van OSterne, Rose and Spratt Bros.
has now got tunnel twenty-five feet
long with good indications of mineral.
The Great Republic lode in O, Be
Joyful Basin, mentioned in our last
weeks issue as having an 8 #. 2 inch
vein, is being worked on constantly.
The vein is getting wider with every
stroke of the pick and bids fair to
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