The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-12-29
THE BULLION KING

| tect deep. Al tnc ueptn OF so 1eel
in this incline cross-cut was made
fifty feet long to connect with shaft
No. +, or the original discovery shaft.
The vein has showed from seven to
eight feet wide with pay streak from
two to .hree inches, out of which they
have shipped considerable high grade
ore. This nine is being worked
steadily by three shifts this winter,
the hosting being done by drum
holster. r.-.-
THE BELMONT TUNNEL
Is working three shifts this winter
and has during the summer and fall
run $40 feet. They are very near
the Blind King vein, and the tunnel
will probably cut it any day now.
When that vein is cut it will be at
sucha depth that they expect to take
out some high grade ore.
THE YOUNGSTOWN
Is situated east of camp, back OF
Halls Saw Mill, and is owned by P.
Curley and P. Connolly. This prop
erty was located last spring and the
owners worked a shaft 22 feet deep
and then drifted on the vein. 1t
proves to be good strong quartz
vein carrying some ruby and brittle
silver. The owners will work it ex-
tensively next spring and will doubt
less open up good paying mine, as
the indications are very favorable.
THE CRYSTAL,
Situated near the Lead Chief is
owned by Colorado Springs parties.
Mr.. Hart, the superintendent, is now
gone to Colorado Springs, and it is
reported that the company has put up
a working capital Of $4,000. If this
be true we may look for thoroughly
developed mine in the Crys.aI next
summer.
THE GENERAL SAYLES,
Situated in Silver basin, has an So
foot shaft we'll timbered, and is now
being sunk at the rate of a foot day.
When the depth of 100 feet is reach
ed, drift will be run each way on
the vein. The vein is S feet between
wall rocks, showing three foot crevlce
which mill runs $40 in gold and silver
to the ton.
THE LITTLE oracle,
Adjoining the General Sayles and
under the same management, will soon
be worked from the shaft that is now
being sunk on the latter, and work
will soon be resumed on the Little
Oracle tunnel.
THE vENANGO.
This time year ago there was no
such mine on record, but under the per-
sistent efforts of Edward Copley, who
has worked necessarily in this camp
for over two years, made the strike
early last spring, cutting the vein he
had so much courage to prospect for
all winter. The amount Of develop
ment done on the Venango, since
about the middle of last March, con-
slsts of the main tunnel 17S feet long;
east drift from main tunnel $50 feet !;
west drift from main tunnel to winze
40 feet; winze 60 feet deep lower
level east and west from winze IS feet
and two cross-cuts Fl feet, making an
aggregate of $50 feet of work during
the summer. Last fall Mr.. Copley
started tunnel some $50 feet below
the original, where he has had his
forces concentrated this winter. This
tunnel will probably have to be run
400 feet to cut the vein and will cut
it at least 400 feet below the present
workings. He will cut the vein some
time next month. There has been
considerable mineral shipped during
the summer, it being high grade ore,
averaging probably about 200 ounces.
THE DURANGO,
Under the management of V. A..
Wilder has had about 100 feet tunnel
work and 90 feet shafting for develop
ing purposes. Buildings have been
erected consisting of shaft house and
boarding house. This mine stopped
work few weeks ago on account of
the voluminous quantity of water, and
at present Mr.. Wilder is east for the