The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-07-07
rounding it, except Silver and O, Be


Joyful. They have been busily en-
gagged in working their claims for
some weeks past and think they have
some splendid prospects, and en-
courage us to expect some items be-
fore great while.
Mr.. Burlingame, of the Micawber
mine, is making preparations. to run a
tunnel on that property. He intends
starting into the mountain about 500
feet above the present shaft, near the
center of the claim. This will give a
depth of 400 or 500 feet on the vein.
The constant flow of water into the
shaft is giving so much trouble that
some way has to be devised to work
the mine and drain it at the same
time. The Micawber has enough ore
on the dump now to run one-horse
smelter.
Mr.. Hightower is running 3o-foot
tunnel on the Printer Boy, located
near Ruby Peak, and sinking 7o-foot
shaft on the Silver Lode of the West,
located opposite the Crested Butte
toll road gate. Both these lodes show
large, we'll defined veins, but the lat
ter is proving an exceptionally good
piece OF property since anil run
shows that the ore through the entire
width of the vein flour and halffeet)
averages Al ounces in silver and $14
in gold per ton. Mr.. Hightower
and his partners have 19 claims which
they intend working, and say they
will not stop when the mere annual
labor is done on them, but push the
work to the utmost of their ability.
The Bullion King is working a drift
on the vein, to which a cross-cut was
run some time ago. The vein shows a
pay streak Of about two feet in thick
ness, which is very rich. Milleuns OF
600 ounces per ton have been made
from the ore of this mine, and plenty
more of the same kind is in sight. An
inclined shaft to follow the vein,
which has dip of about thirty de-
grees, is being sank about 70 feet from
the present shaft and will connect
with it. This mine has the reputa-
ton of sending the richest ore to the
sampling works OF Rose, Reed & Co.
of any claim in camp. Although ruby
silver is present in large quantities,
brittle predominates in the Bullion
King ore. Our reporter was shown
around and entertained by Col.
Boucher, one Of the owners, and Su-
perintendent Ropell.
The Wine of the Durango has de-
velOped a vein r-2 feet thick of pay
ore, showing solid ruby, making an
average run of 600 ounces per ton.
This vein runs along the floor Of the
tunnel and has been exposed dis
tance of at least $50 feet. How much
further it extends can only be deter
mined by the drill, pick and shovel,
but it can reasonably be expected that
it runs entirely through the noun
tain and to unknown and uneyplored
depths below The Wine which is
now IS feet deep, will be sunk to
depth of 60 feet, when levels will be
run and the mineral will be ready for
stopping. The contract made with the
parties doing the work requires it to
be finished by the first of August.
When the winze is sunk the required
distance the depth on the vein will be
100 feet.
The Venango mine, owned by the
Silver Mountain Mining Co., is work
inga force Of 16 men. They are run
ning two levels, the lower one 60 feet
below the first. The vein in the lower
level is about six feet between walls.
A large quantity of high grade mineral
is being taken out, some of which has
been sent to Rose, Reed & Co.'S
sampling works. A force is kept con-
stantly at work sorting ore. The high
est grade or No. 1 venango ore, it is
thought, will mill I 900 ozs to the ton.
The amount of development on the
Venango, most of which was done
since the 18th of last March, is as fol-
lows: Main tunnel 178 feet. east