Delta chief., 1883-06-13
Red Mountain Mining News.


From the Red Mountain Review.
Work still continues OH the Rogers lode,
with good showing.
Work has been resumed on the Treasure
Trove, near town, owned by Clark & Miner.
Below the Sunshine lies the Douglass, an
other prospect showing mineral from the sur
face.
The Galena Queen, in Prospect basin, has
nearly 900 tons of ore on the dump ready
for shipment.
The Hudson mine is being worked by two
shifts, and an immense quantity of ore being
taken out.
The Cincinnati lode, adjoining the Argen-
tine, in Marshall basin, has been sold to east
ern capitalists for 100000.
The Robinson and Gustin, near the Yankee
Girl, both have large dumps of high grade
ore ready for shipment.
The Rouville, near the Yankee Girl, is de-
veloped by a 6o-foot shaft, and is in solid ore,
about 80 tons being now on the dump.
Messrs. Mullowncy and Mock, of the Hud-
son, are building large cabin on the st. Paul
lode in Prospect basin, and will soon conf
mence development work.
Messrs. Shively, Wood and Hopkins are
working on claim about quarter of mile
west of town, and indications are that they
have an extension of the National Belle vein.
The Boston lode, below Ironton, owned by
by Frank Schirmer, }. IL Haynes and others,
is being developed by shaft which is down
80 feet, and in a body Of solid yellow copper
quartz and white iron.
The Mineral King, in Prospect basin, is
being worked b;r :hree men and is developed
by 40-foot tunnel and a l0-foot shaft, both
in mineral of high grade. About 30 tons are
now on the dump ready for shipment.
The Sunshine, below the Yankee Girl,
has fine body of galena, copper and white
iron in white quartz. Only assessment has
been done Oh this property, which will no
doub, prove to be n rich one as soon as devel-
eped.
The Gustin company, original owners OF
the Yankee Girl, are drifting on the Elnora
vein, running two shifts, and are about GO feet
under cover; they are also erecting substan-
tial buildings for the use Of their men.
The tunnel on the Niagara Fails lode is be-
ing pushed through and shows signs of the
near presence of the ore body. The mineral
now being taken out is decomposed lead and
quartz, evidently of a superior quality
The Sunset is the name of claim located
about 80 feet from the Yankee Girl trail, one
fourth mile from town. The location was
made May 18th, and about 10 feet of develop
mcnt work done since then, showing loose
chunks of solid ealena " superior grade.
The Joe and John, in Prvspcc, basin, has
been bonded by Clark and Miner, of Red
Mountain, and J. ii. Burghardt, of Rico, 70.
an amount not made public, hut We 9Ader-
stand i; is up in the thousands. The mine is
developed and producing ore from an s-foct
vein Of genuine lead carbonates.
The Aunear boys are working the Copper
Star, and have their tunnel in distance Of I5
feet. From this point they are sinking ashaft
which they expect will strike mineral within
a few feet. They are working in deeomposed
gaicns and copper of fine appearance, and
have good thing to stay with.
The Yankee Girl has come TO the front
again as bright particular star, and is now
producing yellow, gray and peacock copper
of very high grade, and is the same ore as
was found in shaft No. last winter, which
run 1900 ounces in silver. The ore comes
from the lower tunnel which is now in some
200 feet.