The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-07-14

awarded for the erection of d shaft
house, size 24x7o, on the Hopewell
mine, also boarding house, 24x75,
two stories high with 20 rooms, for
the accommodation of the miners OF
Hopewell mine, and also residence
and offices for the Standard mining
company. =
The tunnel of the Fair View is now
in about 65 or 70 feet, and the own
ers aresrngaged in putting up a shaft
house to cover the hosting machinery
on the; shaft. This mine will be
worked all winter, as the owners
know that they have good property
and tie kind OF ore that will suit the
Pioneer mill for reduction.
The Ruby Chief, under the able
management of Chas. Defferbaugh, is
beng placed in excellent shape to
ship continuously. This mine is the
oldest and one of the best in camp:
Hosting machinery is on the road in,
and within month their whistle will
be heard regularly, and their output
of choice o:e will add materially to
our daily yield. They have 5000
tons in sight.
Work on the shaft of. the Forest
Queen mine has been sdeRanded at
present owing to it being ata depth
that 1t cannot be worked to an adj
vantage without machinery, which is
over $50 feet. We understand that
machinery is being shipped and will
be in place on the mine some time this
month. Work still progresses in the
tunnel.
The Miner Boy lead, located in In
dependence basin, owned by McGinly
& Conway Bros, is proving to be
good property. 1t is down only 22
feet and shows vein the whole width
Of the shaft The mineral is galelia
and brittle silver, and late assays SAM
over 50 ounces in silver. The owners
are working the property and will
probably continue to do 50 all winter.
The yellow Jacket, 4 continuation
Of the Faitview lode, bids fair to equal
if not even surpass the Fairview. AL
though a blind lead, covered with
five feet of soil. the claim when sunk
upon to depth Of I 2 feet disclosed a
vein perfect in its position and the
mineral though not SO high grade as
the Fairyiex. runs about $50 ounces
per ton. This vein is about five feet
wide, and should the owners get
means to develop; it will prove cne
of the best in camp.
The White Quail, near the Jack
lode in o, Be joyful basin, has about
same amount of work done on it as
has the lack. It has a ,H-ft. pay
streak OF fine galena and white iron.
The Brighton Boy, in the same basin.
is showing up we'll, although it has at
present but the assessment work done
on it. The vein is about two fee:
wide Of solid galena. The owners Of
these claims DO not intend to stop
work on them until they are develop
cd as much as their means and muscle
will permit, as they feel conhden,
that their claims arc well worth the
labor.
The plans OF Col. Geo. DeLevcrgne,
president of the Si!ver. Mountain mi
ming company, for development of
the Fenango mine, are arranged s.
that the mine will be opened by an
Adit following the vein in from the
west end and a cross-cut tunnel tap
ping the vein under the present work
ings at depth of $50 it,, which will
enable the company to work 1oo men
per day and furnish enough good ore
to run a 6o-stamp mill. The ore at
present depth averages 100 ounces
silver per ton, some of 1t running
over I 900 ounces.
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