The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-05-12
MINING BRIEFS.

Of Rose, Reed & Co., is increasing
daily.
The road between here and Gunni
son IS lined with mining and mill
machinery intended for this camp.
MIR. Leopold W. Fish, owner of the
Johnny Bull tunnel, wants to let a
contract for hundred feet on the
same.
| A number of new locations are be-
ing made in the different basins of the
Ruby district. The prospector is get
ting his work in early this year.
A new strike is reported in Wash
ington Gulch. Ore taken five feet
from the surface assayed at the Den
yer mint 5,265 ounces in silver and
SIX ounces in gold. The mine now
has depth of fifteen feet with
strong vein of fine quartz carrying
native and wire silver.
Charley Menger, superintendent of
the Pocahontas mining company, will
commence work on the Yankee
Doodle lode in few days with large
force of men. This property is on
Ru'1y mountain, and from its location
it is naturally supposed that 1t will be
a good producing mine before the
summer is over.
The owners of the Mountain Prince,
Messrs. Steinke Bros, Short Bros. and
company have put large force of men
to work on this property, located on
Ruby Mountain. They will COM
mence to take out, sack and ship ore
Immediately, as they have pay streak
two feet wide that yields rich ruby
and brittle silver. The developments
on this property last year was tunnel
forty feet long and a shaft thirty-fve
feet deep.
Mr.. William Perkins, of London,
England, who has been here fora
week OF two, examining our mines,
took away with him large quantity
of ore from the different mines to be
treated in London. He left with the
intention of returning again before
September as he is very much pleased
with the large and rich quantities of
ruby silver. One objection he has to
our mode of mining, which seems to
be very serious one to most practical
men Of long years experience, is that
of too much tunneling along within a
few feet of the surface instead of sink
ing on the vein, for where you have
a well defined hssure vein between
walls, it is evident that in order to
make mine out Of it you have got
to gain depth.
One Of the greatest drawbacks in
our mines now is the enormous amount
Of surface ,sater that fills them from
the mountains. Where there is so
much water it is very difficult to work
a mipe without the aid of steam
pump. Therefore, we predict that
mining machine men Will drive good
trade in this quarter during the coming
summer, for doubtless our mine owners
will see the folly of their past expert
ence in shutting down their work in
the winter and then waiting until mid
summer before they can resume on
account of the surplus water. There
is no doubt but what the winter season
is the best time to work mines here
for several reasons, the principal of
which is water. There being no
market for the ore last winter is an
obstacle that will doubtless be over
come the next. The most of our
mine owners cannot afford to work
men at an enormous outlay without
deriving some revenue there.rom, and
even those who can afford it do not
like to eXpend thousands of dollars
in sacking ore to lay on tie dump.
We look for prosperous season here
in every branch of business, for the
camp has been developed sufficient to
| prove its'solid genulneness, therefore
every man will put forth his best effort
and work to the best advantage.
Properties that do not change hands
will be placed in condition to be
worked the coming winter.
DeVries. Buss G. DeVries, Whole