The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-08-25
Mining Mention


basin, has struck ruby silver.
VIM. Bardsley sold 1-1o interest in
the Almeda to Jas. Scott for $425.
The buildings on the Hopewell
mine are rapidly nearing completion.
I2/The machinery for the Ruby Chief
has arrived and is now being put in
place.
The Hungarian lode is new strike
made in Mineral basin by Geo. Jeakel
and Sam Brust.
x The ST. George lode, in Redwell
basin, has struck ruby silver in the
tunnel. which is about 22 feet long.
LThe Forest Queen mine hauled
seven tons of ore to the sampling
works of Rose, Reed & Co., last week
that milled sSe ounces.
The Belmont Consolidated Mining
company have made preparations and
will Immediately begin work on the
Lyons lode, situated near the We
mango.
The Lead Chief is running two
drifts, one towards the Little Chief
and the other to cut the main vein of
the Lead Chief. Each drift is driven
ene foot per shift, which is fast work.
\ Preparations are being made at the
Bullion King mine for the erection of
new shaft and boarding houses. As
soon as these are completed hosting
machinery will be placed and every
thing put in trim for winter work.
xThe American Eagle lode, in Peeler
basin, is owned by Parks, Jones ct al,
has tunnel 40 feet long, which shows
iron, galena and copper in a vein at
least IS feet wide. The owners ex-
pect to do considerable work On this
property this fall,
John w Faas has gone over to Red
well basin to start work en- the July
Bird, claim recently located there.
After shoveling through 5 feet of
drift a vein 4 feet wide was disclosed
of almost solid mineral. No ASSAYS
will be made until the depth of 20
feet has been reached.
NJ. f. Callahan has sold a third in
terest in the Robert Emmett lode to
Sam Brust for the sum of 5000 and
ten per cent ola net profits accruing
from the sale of the same in case Mr..
Brust sells it. 1t is located in Evans
basin and has Aft vein Of galena in
a tunnel IS feet long.
The new tunnel on the Kennedy
lode, on Silver hill; opposite Ruby, is
in 90 feet. 1t is run to cut the vein
at a depth of 40 feet from the dis
covery tunnel, which is in Is feet.
The new tunnel will strike the vein at
sufficient depth to insure good mineral
A. P. Richot, owner.
The tunnel on the Emma, a claim
on Ruby hill, is being run tor the
purpose of cutting the veins Of both
the Emma and Canada lodes. 1t was
started at the base of the hill, is In IS
feet and will be continued through the
hill. 1t will cut the Emma vein 125
feet and that Of the Canada 200 feet
deep.
The Comstock, extension OF the
Kent lode, has tunnel . feet long
A shaft was started in the far end of
it but work on it has been temporarily
suspended on account of water, and
the force is now employed in retim-
berlng the old shaft, which is So feet
deep.
\ The Redwell, in Redwell basin, has
a SIT vein with pay streak from 3 to
4 feet in width. No assays have been
made on the ore this year. Last sum-
mer test Of the groupings showed
15o ounces silver per ton. There are
two shafts on the vein, one ten and
the other IS feet deep. =. 1t is owned
by Shurtleff & Co., Mckay and
Others.
The tunnel on the Annie L, owned
by Chas. Eskela, McDougal and ]. C..
Brown, is in a distance of 155 feet
and will cut the vein at a depth of
200 feet. There are two shifts at
work on it now, making good head
way. The vein matter on the surface