The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-07-21
MINING BRIEFS.

Mr.. Sturgeon is working the Provi-
dence and Phigamma lodes.
The Pacific has 55-ft. shaft and is
showing up well for that amount of
work. Pay rock will appear shortly.
Charles Stevens, Jr., is working six
claims in Silver basin, all of which he
is we'll pleased with.
The Little Schuylkill and Spar
Chief, in O, -Be-Joyful basin, are both
being worked at the present
time. s.
| < The Ben Lucas lede, on Sheep
mountain, located by ]. L. FRANKIE
berger, gave an assay of 1903 ounces on
the surface. -
The Hightide claim on IN les
mountain, east of Elk basin. is g
worked by T. IT. .Childrens and
Frank Smith.
Jas. Healy and Ed. A. Maloney,
who sold the Belmont, have located
another claim just beyond that, which
is looking well, although having but
an S-ft. shaft.
1.-The Elk Mountain lode, in Ruby
basin, owned by Anderson, Joyce,
Prentiss & Co., will be developed by
a tunnel 100 feet long, as soon as DR..
Prentiss arrives from Canon.
The Jennie Hodgson, in Elk basin,
and the various other claims of which
]. NJ. Sturgeon has charge, are look
ing very we'll. He sent a crew Of men
to work in Elk basin a few days ago.
y The Bonanza King, in Elk basin,
owned by Cartwright & Co., is look
ing extremely well. The vein is 8 #.
wide and pay streak 3 #. Fine grain
ed galena is the predominating min
eral. A soft. shaft is being sunk.
The Task, in O, Be Joyful basin, is
the extension of the Little Schuylkill
and is owned by John Edwards and
John Foss. They have 3, feet of
work done and the vein shows about
two feet wide, carrying galena and
iron pyrites.
. The Forest Queen now is still
working ahead on the tunnel. The
shaft is $50 feet deep and no more
work can be done in the way of sink
ing until the machinery arrives. Ore
is being taken out and stored, in the
ore house to await treatment,
= The Allce II. is a claim located in
Elk basin by Kent, Scott, McElroy &
Harding. They have only two feet
of work done, but it shows three dis
tinct veins Of mineral bearing quartz
with galena, black jack and arsenical
iron, and it bids fair to be a good
claim.
X Loch Culey, in O, Be Joyful, is
showing up we'll. AT depth Of IS
feet mineral has been taken out which
runs 24o ounces per ton. The vein
is about 21! feet wide with an 1S-incb
pay streak. The rock contains chic
rides, galena and black sulphurets.
Slatterly 4 Canney, owners. M
y J. B. Anderson has sold u of the
Mammoth lode to Messrs. Leland,
Quintal ct al, for $500. They will
sink shaft 60 feet. This property is
located next to the Minnie and has 81
feet Of work done on it, which dis
closes a eft. crevice Of quartz show
ing galena.
IThe U. S. Treasury, in Elk basin,
just below the Venango, has 12-;nch
pay streak in a loft. vein. 1t shows
brittle and native silver, although but
an open cut of 10 feet has been run on
the vein. Kent, Scott and McElroy
own the claim. They also own the.
Silver Queen, which they were offered
SIS, 200 for few days ago.
xrhe owners of the Eureka and
Ella, Messrs. Nelson and Peterson,
have been Strengthening up the shaft
Of the Eureka, which is about 40 feet
deep, preparatory to working it. They
will commence sinking soon. They
don't know how wide the vein is vet,
as they have not struck the foot wall.
There, Is mineral ail thro,rh - ,~;r