The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-07-20


fifty and hundred tons of ore in the
ore house, and are taking out ore all
the. time, which is improving in
quality.
BELMONT TUNNEL.
Sup't. McCurdy hasgot the air pipe
laid and the ventilation is all right in
the tunnel, now. He has got. every
thing in shipshape and is how doing
some good work, which we have no
doubt will terminate with good re-
suits.
LONG BRANCH NINE.
Mr.. M. H. Streit, the superinten-
dent of the Gunnison NJ. ,, M. & S.
Co., reports that work is being pushed
on the Long Branch. There is fifty
feet done on the one hundred foot
contract that was Let sometime ago.
and this week they Will cut the Comet
vein in the tunnel. AT present Mr..
Streit is erecting suitable buildings
for residences and for the working OF
the mine, so that they will work right
along this winter.
s- THE ANNIE L. TUNNEL, 80
Owned by Col. j. c. Brown and Others
is being vigorously worked. 1t has
been run 200 feet and at a distance OF
900 feet will cut large and rich vein
that is known to exist from croppings
on the surface. Two other veins will
be cut also. This tunnel is up at TIE
head of Elk basin.
THE TIvoL1 LODE,
Situated at the head of Elk basin, is
having the annual assessment work
done. Just how wide the vein is we
do not know, but the dump shows
galena, zinc blende and iron. This
property is owned by Col. J. c. Brown
and others.
TNE IITTI r CFPTIE
There has been a contract let on this
property. The shaft is over 100 feet
decp.at the end of a 100 foot tunnel.
This claim is on the same vein as the
.Micawbcr, which is a tremendous
vein of galcna, running we'll in silver.
LEAD cNIEr.
Mr.. Morrison is pushing work on
this mine and is doing it in a most
systematic manner. The shaft is be-
ing sunk straight down between the
Lead Chief and Little Chief veins and
when he reaches a depth Of 200 feet
he proposes to cross-cut both ways to
cut both veins. He has a depth now
Of perhaps 80 feet and is sinking at
the rate OF two feet per day.
ONTARIO LODE.
Too many people are apt to say
that there is no room here for pros
pecting and that everything has been
taken up that amounts to anything.
That is mistake and we venture tc
say that there are rich veins lying un-
discovered that will propably surpass
any that have heretofore been found.
They may be found this year or ii
may be ten years before. some ofthen1
are discovered, while Others may never
be discovered. We think, however,
that there was one discovered the
other day that is destined to equal
any mine here in richness. The loca.
ton of which is, as yet, held secre,
but from the description of the vein
and the mineral taken from it, We
think it must be good. Charley Ker.
ner is the fortunate discoverer and
Steve Scnbner, David Russell and
Charley Hoffman are associated with
him. The quartz vein so far show:
four feet wide, but they have not vel
struck the hanging wall. They have
about eighteen inches Of rich ruby
silver and are sacking ore right from
the surface.
RUBY KING NINE.
Short Bros. and company have gol
a lease on the surface workings, below
the break Of the Ruby King mine.
They are getting plenty Of mineral
on the back of the drifts, which is
very rich. The boys will make q
good thing out of the lease.
THE SARATOGA LODE,
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