The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-10-13
Mining Mention

Elk basin.
The Durango is now working six
teen men and Stopping in the drift
which is 100 feet long. The vein
was cut at distance of thirty feet in
the drift, from which wire silver was
found in quantity.
Alex. McDougal has just completed
the assessments on the Boulder and
Morning Star lodes, situated in Peeler
basin The Morning Star is about
fourteen feet deep and shows native
silver in a vein seven feet wide.
The Twin sisters lode, in Elk basin,
has shaft about thirty feet deep and
shows fine quartz, spar and galena,
and is similar in character to that of
the Vcnango. The owners intend to
sink the shaft fifty feet before cross
cutting to find the walls.
John w. Sayles, OF the Galveston
Mining Company, has returned to
camp from visit 10 his home in Bren-
nan, Texas He is looking as snipous
as a man who had been living on
peaches, watermelons and SIGH. He
has come back with the intention Of
pushing the work on the Gen. sayles
lode, having let contract to sink the
shaft 100 feet deeper, and talks Of
putting up a stamp mill in Silver ba-
sin lext spring.
The Scottish Chief lode, on Sheep
mountain. owned by Mcneil Bros.
and Cameron, two Of our old pros
pectors, Is about to be sold to some
kansas parties. These boys are Old
prosDectors in this camp and we are
glad to hear of them making sale.
They have returned here to spend the
winter. Like all Others who go out
prospecting they want to get back for
the winter, as this will be good
camp for worl; this winter.
Mr.. Copley has given a contract to
Mr. H:ghtower to build d new road to
the Venango mine, to 60 up by the
Forest Queen, which will make it at
least mile shorter in reaching the
ming. Mr.. Copley IS now working
abou, twenty-five men ard has two
shifts on the lower tunnel, which was
started three weel;; ago aad is now il
sixty feet Il wlIl haze to be driven
24o feet 10 cut the vein and viii Gu,
i, at a distance of 3so feet from the
surface and 80 feet below present
workings Of the nine NJ. Copl.y
Is now Stopping in the lower level Of
the upper workings, and wncrc the
vein Is solid il is from orc to three
feet OF breast that Is good stopping
mineral Tie nine is producing one
ton q day now o. first grade mineral!
that will average ovsr two hundred
ounces.
Mr.. Scherenberg, Manager of the
Gunnison mining and development
company, reports work progressing or
the compx'y's property in O,-Bs-, Joy
iui gulch very favorably and intends
to push developments as long as the
weather permits. The E.n!lyis down
19 feet, where a spur joins the n1ai.,
lead, with a four foot two inch pa,
streak, showing rich in gaiena and
zinc with brittle silver. An ASSAY.
when IS feet deep, gave the very graz
flying result OF 25o ounces. Mr..
Scherenberg thinks this will be the
boss mine Of the camp, when proper
ly developed.
The Maria, another of the Com
pany's claims. has a pay streak IA ms.
wide and widening rapidly, running
well IN copper and galena. promising
rith returns at no great depth.
Work will be prosecuted on all O.
the Company's properties as fast as
men and money can do it and we CON
fldently expect to hear of some rich
strikes being made there before long,
as all OF their claims rank among the
best In that very promising locality. !
ne holster for the HopewelT mine
has arrived and is being put in place.
This property Is making all prepara-
tons tor winter work. One thing we
can say for the Standard Company.