The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-12-08

The Venango is sacking some very
rich ore. ~
The assessment on the Dublin lode
has been worked.
Work is progressing finely on the
Treasurer Vault tunnel.
The Belmont lode is being vigorous
ly worked by Kent, Scott and Nc
Elroy.
Thos. Owens and Mike Lawler
have timbered the shaft of the Elk
lode, built shaft house, blacksmith
shop and will work this promising
claim all winter. l
/ The Prindle Bros. are putting in
some good hicks on the Blue Bird lode
They are determined to make big
stake out Of this property, which they
are entitled to for their energy.
Miners are in demand. That is
good underground miners, but no sur
face men need apply. We know Of
one contractor going to Crested Butte
to look for men, hearing that there
were a good many idle men there.
A rich strike is reported in the Lead
Chief. They have struck spur or
what might be called feeder 10 the
main vein that is exceedingly. rich. 1t
is about two inches wide and is very
rich in ruby, brittle and native silver.
This is evidently the same spur that
was cut in the cross s-cut, which is o.
feet from the surface. Eventually
these spurs will come together in one
main vein at no great distance.
The Sampling works have been
crushing Forest Queen and Bullion
King ore this week. Rose, Reed &
Co. experience some difficulty in pro-
curing teams to haul ore at this season
of the year. They have several car
loads in store, which they would ship,
but cannot get teams. At present
the road between here and Crested
Butte is in good condition.
The new boiler has been put in
place down at the oil we'll and boring
will commence in a few days. Mr..
Frank Woodland, of Bradford, Pa,
who has had many years of practical
experience in the oil wells Of Pennsyl-
vania, has charge of this work, and is
confident of success in the near future.
He thinks that within another year
that there will be world wide excite
|ment over the oil discovery here, in,
fact it win eclipse the Pennsylvania
one, some sixteen or eighteen gears
ago. Mr. Woodard is quite enthused
over the future oil production of
OF this region.
The Durango has been compelled
to Shut down temporarily, on account
OF water, which is making at the rate
of about 80 buckets an hour. Work
will be commenced at once to enlarge
a room over the shaft for machinery
and the shaft properly timbcred up.
The shaft is now at a depth of 90
feet from the floor of the tunnel and
about 10 feet under ground. At this
point the pay mineral is IS to II
inches wide, and has increased down
from where it was first struck, about
80 feet above, and has constantly i'm
proved. An engine, pump and hoist
ing machinery will be put in immedi-
ately and work resumed. The shaft
will then be sunk to depth of 200
feet and drifts started along the vein.
At eight o'clock last Sunday morn
ing Rev. Father Lewis Hamilton,
aged seventy-two years, of Irwin, Col
orado, was run into by switch engine
at the Union Depot in South Pueblo.
His left thigh was broken, both legs
considerably bruised: and it's feared
that he was injured internally. The
Reverand Father was removed to
room in the Union Depot Hotel, and
Doctors Nc Donald, Craven and Gray
were Immediately summoned. Father
Hamilton came to Colorado in 1858,
since which time he has continually
vOrLed hard for the couce of ro1ioior