The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-09-22
Mining Mention!


! This year work has been finished
: on the Little Oven, in O, -Be-Joyful
6basin, which has now a 2o-ft shaft On
"a 12-ft vein, and shows a mingled
sstreak of quartz and minera, of 4 #. !
A new claim has been staked on
] sthe' continuation of the extension Of
] the Little Schuylkill in Poverty gulch.
sThe assessment is now being worked
son it by the locators, Walter Smith
.,;;and ]. H. Jones.
] The tunnel Of the St. Joe, on Ruby
sPeak, is in 80 feet on the VEN, which
sis four feet wide with mineral scatter
aed all through IT. There is also shaft
a25 feet deep on the claim, which is
sowned by w. A. Hightower & Co.
The Pride of the Peaks is showing
Cup about 50 feet of mineral vein on
&thc surface. The heavy rain which
occurred some time ago swept down
Ithe mountain side, cleaning off the
1debris and loose cartls over the vein
land exposed it for the distance men
ationed. 1t is galena.
! The Lead Chief is receiving bids
flor sinking the shaft 1oo feet deeper.
aIt is now down 1914 feet. At 50 feet
) from the top of the shaft a drift runs
1north IS feet, which cut the Lead
sChief vein. From this drift runs
east on the vein 12o feet and con
meets with shaft No. ?, which is 80 Fl
:deep. At the bottom of shaft No. 1,
sor working shaft, Is dr;t 81 feet
running north, cutting the Lead Chief
svcln, also drift running south 100
. .feet, (which cuts the Little Chief vein.
lThe Little Chief lode has two shafts
ESQ feet each. The mine shipped SEQ
sacks of first class ole to Rose. Reed
ss& Co S sampllng works, Saturday.
The Ventngo's new tunnel is in s8
fleet. The east drift is 10 feet east of
! the east Wine and in four feet of good
;ore. The west Wine is 80 feet be
GLOW the lower level and on streak of
svery rich ore one foot wide, which is
getting wider very rapidly. The ore
ifs accumulating On the dump faster
than lit can be assorted although as
|much Of it is sacked and sent away as
ithe assorters can possibly handle.
The dump and asserting -eEew will
;both have to be increased.
MIR. J. F. Spauldins. superintend- !
,ent Of the Ajax mining company, will
\ let contract to sink two 100 # shafts
on the Lucky and U. S. Treasury
slcdeS, located near the Little Minnie.
sThe Ajax mining company IS com
sposed of New York parties. They
inropOsc to do considerable work this
swinter. Then claims are considered
das good as any in camp for the amount
lof work done on them. The mines
;above mentioned each have a Shaft ,5
}tcct deep on them, showing ruby and
abrlttle silver, running as high as 800
aounces per ton. Some very fine speci-
lnens Of native silver have Been taken
ifroni tie Lucky lode.
/ The Fopewell is taking out orc
Ifrom the Brown cut, as it is called,
(Which is about 125 feet cast of the
5Shaft house. About 5 tons have been
9sent to Rose, Reed & Co.'S sampling
Sworks. and quite large quantity re-
lImalns on the dump. The cottage
;residence is completed and ready, for
Occupation. It contains 6 rooms, all
;;of which are finished IN the highes,
sstyle possible for this section. Mr..
dChase, one of the owners Of the Hope
awell, now living in Denver, IS expect
sed in camp this winter to occupy 1t.
sThe engine and boiler to be used fol
shoisting and pumping, are On the
s.dump, and by the time it is in place
sthe hosting apparatus will be on the
!spot.
! The hosting machinery at the Ruby
sChiei is working splendidly. When
sthe engine was started there were 60
ateet Of water in the shaft and in ten
shours time the water was all out.
sSlnce that time the Shaft has been
ssunk ten feet and quite quantity of
smineral taken cut, some OF which will
::eaSlly mill 800 or 400 ounces per ton