The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-09-08
Mining Mention

xThe Kerner silver mining company
is working three shifts on the Moun.
tain Baby lode.
considerable ore is being hauled
from the mines above the lake to the
sampling works of Rose, Reed 4 Co.
xThe last lot of Ruby Chief ore,
eight tons, sampled by Rose Reed &
Co., averaged 600 ounces Of silve,
per ton.
>>Col. Cadle is working the claims
owned by himself and associates in
RUBY basin. He has gone down on
the Rather about Is feet, and has a
good vein Of quartz in place about
two feet wide, carrying mineral. The
claims owned by his company are the
Rather, Raven and Christopher.
| xThe tunnel Of the Lee Taylor, in
Estes basin, is in a distance IF $, feet
from the mouth of the cut. Twelve
feet from the breast Of this tunnel a
shaft has been started which is down
three feet on the vein. The tXp rich
mineral streaks recently disclosed and
Of which wespoke particularly in our
last issue, are RAPIDLY widening and
the en.ire vein is improving.
X J. M. Sturgeon is cross cutting on
the Union Chief, situated above the
Lead Chief. This claim has tunnel
16o feet long, aud the cross cut, now
II feet long, is run to cut the vein
which the groupings show to be about
SIX feet wide. 1t is thought thai !
feet more will bring the cross cut to
the vein. This claim shows good min,
eral.
<1nc shaft Of the Hopcwell is 80 ft,
but at present is not being sunk. Two
drifts were started from it at depth
Of 60 feet from the surface, one run
ming north, which is q feet long and
was put into mineral last Thursday.
The other drift runs west and is in ten
feet and has just come in contact with
the s2uth edge of the vein. Consid-
cradle mineral is being taken out OF
the north drift. A large force is men
is constantly employed at this mine.
The Youngstown lode, owned by
?. Curley and P. Connolly, situated
on the east side of Eckerly mountain,
IS improving ait the time. r"~ Iac shaft
is 2c feet deep and the owners are
drifting at the bottom bf the shaft to-
wards the hanging wall. They are
sacking some good mineral that will
run over geo ounce5 to the ton. Where
this mineral CONES from they have
about four inches. but can't tell how
wide the vein is, having only pros
pectcd it about ten feet.
p 1t is runored on the street that N
Thompson, representing California
parties, has purchased the Forest
Queen mine, and will immediately
erect a mill thereon for the treatment
of the ore. If this be true it will be
one Of the best things that ever hap
pcned to this camp. There is a vast
mountain OF rich mineral that has
been lying untouched, apparently,
for the last year, but we may look for
a force of several hundred men tc be
employed without cessation.
The new working shaft CT the RUBY
Chief is down 50 feet, and an air drift
has been run to it from the tunnel, a
distance of 40 feet, out of which con-
siderable rich mineral was taken. A
large quantity Of rich ore taken
from an open cut on the vein 50 feet
east of the shaft house, Is on the dump
awaiting shipment. The hosting
machinery is being placed as rapidly
as possible. The development work
on the mine consists of two cross cut
tunnels each 70 feet, making 40 feet
shaft 50 feet deep and 400 feet OF
drifting on the vein, making in all
500 feet. Fourteen men are employed
at the mine.
On Saturday Mr.. V. A. Wilder
showed US a piece Of ore recently
stopped from the upper drift OF tlr-
Durango, which for beauty and variety
exceeds anything we have yet seen IN
camp. 1t is about loot long and con-