The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-05-19
MINING BRIEFS.

tunnel on piece Of property near the
Venango. j.
We are creditably informed that the
owners of the Queen of the West lode
will work good force of men on that
property all summer.
A contract has been let to sink
thirty feet on the Denver lode right
away. This property is owned by
AbelcPmbtie & Hawley, of Gunnison,
and Perry Smith ct al, Chicago capi-
talists, who will spare no means to
make the Denver a bonanza before the
fall if properly developed.
w. c. Miller, treasurer of the
Standard Mining Co., and Ed. Leon
ard, superintendent, came into camp
the other day and Immediately put
force of men to work on the Hopewell
lode, belonging to that company.
Three of.the miners employed bought
hundred dollars worth of stock each,
in the company. They say that any
prospect that shows pay mineral at the
surface is good enough for them.
We are under obligation to Mr..
Edward Copley, manager of the We
mango tunnel, for beautiful cabinet
specimea from that property. 1t is
very rich in ruby silver. The vein is
one and half feet wide and doubles
about every 90 feet. The tunnel is
eco feet in length with east and west
drifts; in the former the workmen are
now understoping, while in the latter
they are sinking winze.
We were shown, last Saturday,
some handsome and rich specimens of
argentiferous galena and gray copper
from the Galena King, bonanza near
Spring Creek, and the property of
Myers, Donehower, Donaldson & Co.
The workings consist of a 2o-foot tun-
mel and several shafts, all showing
good mineral. The vein is four feet
wide with an eighteen-inch pay streak.
Assays, SIS ounces silver and some
gold per ton.
Prof. Bauerman, an English miner
alogist, metallurgist and geologist as
we'll as an author, was here last week
in company with Col. W. T. Holt,
making an examination of the Ruby
King property, for the purpose of de-
termining the best method of working
it, as we'll as to ascertain what machin-
cry will be necessary to facilitate mat
tiers. This gentleman was highly graf
flied with the property and advised
the immediate erection of machinery.
The owners have accepted his advice
and will expend large amount
Of money at once for improved ma
chinery and will give employment to
a large number of men this summer.
Prof. Bauerman ranks among the lead
ing mining men of England and his
opinions are sought after by in
vestors and owners of mining proper
ty everywhere.
SILVER BASIN NOTES.
G. A. Russ passed through town last
week with six pack animals and four
men on his way to Silver basin, where
his group of mines is situated, and
known as the Gen. Sayles, Little
Oracle, Bassett, Highland, McClellen,
New Discovery and Gen. Hancock.
The shaft on the Gen. Sayles is
down IS feet and has been worked all
winter. 1t is in good pay mineral and
the last assay showed 125 ounces of
silver besides large amount of gold
per ton.
The Little Oracle is down IS feet
and shows the same mineral as the
Gen. sayles did, 1t the same depth.
The Highland, which is being
worked, has depth of twenty feet
and is on a 5-foot vein between walls.
The McClellen has only the first as
sessment work done, but development
will be commenced at once, as it bids
fair to equal any mine in the basin.
The New Discovery has a 14-foot
shaft which shows native and brittle
silver.
The Gen. Hancock is supposed to