The Elk Mountain pilot., 1882-08-03
OurNines.
LATEST REPORT FROM THE
PICK AND SHOVEL.


is heard on all sides, and before fall
we expect to be able to chronicle
some startling discoveries, which Is
bound to lead to some good sales.
Elk basin and Ruby basin are both
improving and the fact is well estab-
lished that good veins exist IN both OF
these localities. We speak of these
basins more particularly, because there
has been more work done in them
tn an in any other, bat we firm
ly believe that the adjoining basins
will prove just as rich on develop
ment.
CUNNISON NJ, NJ. & S. CO.
The Gunnison mining, milling and
smelling company's tunnel, which is
being run'to cut the Comet and Long
Branch veins, is now in sixty-fvc feet
and gives every indication Of rapidly
approaching strong vein. 1t is ex-
pected to cut the Comet within the
next fifteen or twenty feet, when a
good paying strike is confidently an
ticipated, as the vein shows we'll on
the surface and carries ruby and native
silver, wherever 1t has been opened.
The company were very fortunate in
letting their contract to the Murray
Bros, Pond & Lamb, who, although
they engaged to run tie tunnel at
low price, have pushed the work with
vim and energy entirely satisfactory.
Capt. STREET has just completed a
substantial and commodious hewed
log house tor use as residence and
office, OF, which he takes possession
with pardonable pride, as II certainly
commands one of the finest views In
the Elk Mountain district. The COM
pany has evidently "come to STAY
and are putting their money where 1t
will do the most good.
ONTARIO AND ESSEX LoDEs.
The rich vein Of Ruby bearing
quartz, recently located by Charles
Kerner and others, is improving and
promises fair to become a fine prop
erty. They have located two claims
on the lead, which they call the On
tar!o and the Essex lodes. They are
sacking ore that runs over two hun
dred ouuces TO the ton. The claims
arc located on the south side of Ruby
hill, overlooking the road to Crested
Butte, and overlapping the Ruby Chest
lode, one of the Gunnison mining,
milling and smelling company's most
promising claims, as yet only develop
ed by an assessment shaft.
THE GREAT REPUBLIC LODE.
w. P. Rose, Superintendent of the
Great Republic mining company, Is
working the Great Republic lode,
situated in O., Be Joyful basin, near
the Yankee Blade. At present they
are taking out very fine grade of
argenti(erous galena, out Of a vein
that measures eight feet between walls
The present workings consist of
shaft sixteen feet deep, which is on
the vein, and tunnel is being run to
cut the vein, which will cut it at
depth of $50 feet from the surface.
The tunnel is now about IS feet long
and will cut the vein at distance of
about 100 feet. The company con-
templates erecting smelter there
sometime before the winter.
MISCELLANY.
Tire Prindle Bros. were compelled
to shut down work on the New York
Central lode, in Silver basin, on ac-
count of foul air. They report the
basin full Of miners working their pros
poets.
Mr.. Headly hlsdoncthe assessment
on the Chiqu,ta Extension.
The Chrystal City lode, near the
lake, is having the assessment work
done upon it.
Work has been resumed on the
Alaska lode. The owners have let
a contract to run drift in on the vein
twenty feet at the bottom of the shaft,
which is sixty eight feet deep.
The Sars6eld lode, situated in Rob
inson basin, is now being worked by
Mir. Murta and others. A contract
has been let for fifty feet IN the tunnel