The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-08-11

Pioneer stamp mill will be ready te
begin work as soon as some belt
ing and a few other appliances which
have been delayed on the railroad, ar
rive. He is now ready to receive
ore, and those who have been promis
ing can deliver it at any time
The Little Maggie, in Redwel
basin, has 5-ft. vein with IS or &c
inches of pay streak. This claim run:
about 60 ounces in silver. The quartz
shows galena and iron. The present
development: work consists Of 4o-ft.
shaft which is being worked upor
constantly. TIE owners are Chestnu
and q. B. Thompson.
The contract for 50 feet on the
shaft Of the Jawcracker in Independ-
ence basin, has been finished anc
another contract for an additional &c
feet will be let Immediately. The
mineral now being taken out is suffi-
GENTLY encouraging to merit consid-
erable development, at least the own
er, Mr.. Geiselman thinks so.
Mike Cowley and B. V. Harris are
working the> Little Ella lode, the
northeast extension Of the Venango
The rock taken out is of the same
character as that in the latter claim.
The shaft is down IA feet and will be
sunk until depth of 10 feet is reath-
ed, when the vein will be drifted for.
1t is thought it can be struck within
45 feet.
The Eloise, in the Nashville basin,
is looming away up. Some of the
mineral, a specimen of which We
have, shows the finest galena impreg-
mated rock we have seen. The six
foot veir is filled with it and it has a
12 inch pay streak. The Eloise has
only the two annual assessments done
upon it, but the prospects are SO en-
couraging that work will be continued
on it. Coffin & CuIlom, owners.
The Bullion Prince, in Redwell
basin, has a soft. tunnel, the ore
from which looks very well and con-
talns galena and sui lphurets, and the
owner says will pay to ship, although
we did not ascertain how much it
runs. In the same basin the Jane,
iron Chest, Morning Star, Rebecca,
Odd Fellow, VIM. Tell, Old Heenan,
Rattlesnake and Johnnie DWARF are
looking very well for the amount oi
work done upon them, which in most
cases is only an assessment.
Mr.. Seldomridge has shown us a
piece of ore taken from the We
mango, the outside covering Of which
will probably run 10000 ounces pei
ton. 1t is chloride, weighs about six
pounds, and is covered with native
leaf silver. The vein in the lower
drift of this mine is three feet wide,
and interspersed throughout with pay
streaks, one of which contain this
chloride matter about four inches
thick. One hundred thousand dol
lars cash has been offered for one-hali
interest in this mine. 1t can prob
ably be bought for sI,ooo,ooo cash
for the whole property.
The winze in the Durango tunnel
is down 45 feet. This makes total
depth from the surface of 100 feet.
The winze is on the vein and mineral
is being taken osit constantly. The
floor Of the funnel hos q cOntip,,O,,s
vein of ore exposed a distance Of $50
feet, which is from IS inches to sHft.
thick. Shots put into the vein have
knocked out solid chunks Of ore worth
SIS. There are two pay streaks in the
mine. The one upon which the
Wine is being worked and the other
at the rear end OF the tunnel, about
Is feet distant from it. This vein will
be cut in week or ten days, when q
large working shaft will be sunk from
the surface down on the vein through
the tunnel to the lower drifts. The
tunnel is now in 165 feet. When the
winze has been sunk 60 feet deep a
drift will be started and stopping
commenced. There is considerable
ore on the dump, which is being as