The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-11-17
I 1ohn Seifert commenced work on
the Fairvicw last Monday.

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nicely on the Lead Chief, and are
pushing the work with three shifts.
The lower tunnel of the Venango
is now in about 100 feet and will prob
ably strike the vein sometime III Jan
uary.
>/MessrS. Rose, Reed & Co. have go:
a large shipment Of ore to make just
as soon as the road receives freight al
Crested Butte.
\/Thc drum holster is about finished
at the Bullion King mine, SO that
they can hoist rock about three times
as fast as they could by a wlndlass.
s/At depth of ninety-two feet il
the shaft Of the Ruby Chief, Mr.. Def
ferbaugh has commenced to drift both
ways on the vein, and is taking ou;
some very rich mineral.
), MIR. Copley has reduced his force
On the Nenango. 1t is to be hoped
that he will soon replace them again.
However, he viii push work in the
lower tunnel.
) Col. Wilder is working the Durango
to the queen taste. He is at present
taking out some fine mineral, but the
water is beginning to come in pretty
fast, SO much SO, that he is thinking
of getting pump very soon.
There are only three men working
on the Forest Queen mine, but they
are taking out, on an average, half a
ton per day of 500 ounce ore. 1t is
great pity this company will not
put on more men, get machinery and
work the mine to a greater advantage.
The mine ought to be working at least
4 hundred men to-day.
S<The Lee Taylor mine is reported tc
have been sold for the sum OF 500,
Who the lucky purchasers are VIC
have not been able to find out, but
whoever he or they may be, We can
safely say ;hat We think that he OF
they have got good property, for
under the careful supervisor OF
R. A. Estes and Sons, the original
owners, it has become producing
mine this summer.
The Pocahoatas mining company,
under the management of Superinten-
dent A. r. Rel, is working quite a
force of men on the Yankee Doodle
lode, situated on Ruby hill Mr.. Rel
has bulttwo houses and is we'll provided
for work all winter. At present he is
sinking Wine at tie end Of the TIN:
mel which is in forty-live feet. The
Wine, which is fifteen feet deep, is
being sunk on the vein that IS foui
and a half feet wide, with an eighteen
inch paystreak, carrying ruby silver
and if it continues to improve In depth
as it has done will soon be listed as
one of oar producing mines. The
Pocahoatas mining company Is com
posed of Duena Vista men, Dr.. Cole,
the we'll known druggist, being the
President. Dr.. Cole is an old citizen
of Buena Vista and vas Postmaster in
that locality long before there were
any towns in the vicinity, and sale
Post Office being at one time the
nearest to the entire Gunnison coun
try, just think Of it! having to 60 a
hundred miles after mail, The off.
GERS of this company are all men OF
means and we'll experienced in min.
ing matters, and we trust by spring
they will be rewarded for their energy
and enterprise.
A. R. Rel, Superintendent Of tne
Pocahontas mining Company, informs
US thst he has nine very promising
prospects over on Rock creek. Tie
Argentum Wave lode shows vein
ten feet wide, carrying grey copper
and galena. out of which lie has had a
mill run of sixty-seven ounces in sill
yer and 7-1oths of an ounce in geld
at depth of only ten feet. This
property is adjoining the Shakespere
lode, which was sold this summer by
Jack Blewett for the sum of $50,
Mr.. Reil also has a claim on Yule
creek, the Inca lode, that has -four
foot vein with twelve inch paystreak,
that will mill all the way from 100 to