The Elk Mountain pilot., 1884-12-11
Latest Reports From the Drill
and Hammer.
Weekly Round up Of Reliabe Mining
News from all Parts Of the Elk
Eountai<.
Povertv Gulch-


further in the tunnel than the one that
was sunk this summer. At a proper
depth these wines will be connected
by a level and ultimately the level will
be driven out to the surface, making
another tunnel level farther down the
hill. This is systematic manner of
opening a mine, and next summer
there will be stoplng ground enough
to make an enormous output.
All the work we believe is on the
vein, and when it is developed as
planned it will be one of the best de-
veloped mines in this part of the
country, exposing large quantities Of
shipping ore that can be easily mined.
, Work IS still progressing on the
crosscut in the Richmond mine, and
it is expected that the vein will be cut
every day. 1t is expected that good
mineral will be encountered when the
vein is cut, but still it will be no great
disappointment If they have to drift
either one way or the other on the
vein before they come to mineral IN
any quantity.
IRWIN
The Forest Queen concentrator is
now running day and night and is do
lng excellent work. Extensive work
has not yet been, begun in the nine as
they are working ore from the old
dumps. Prof. J. G. Rldgely, the
superintendent, is now in Denver on
business.
The Ruby Chief contractors expect
every day to tap the shaft, and as soon
as that is done stoping will begin and
We will then have another regular
producer.
Assessment work has lately been done
on the Fourth of July, Batipolis and
Josie lodcs.
Mr.. Z. NJ. Harris is up from his
ranch doing work on the Short and
Sandwich lodes.
The assessment is being done on
the Double Dyke.
The air in the lower drift OF the
Bullion King became SO bad that
wcr,, Is abandoned for the present.
The mine continues regular shipments;
10 the Moffat smelter.
Work is progressing very satisfacto-
rily on the Eastern.
kcI!le CooSson is doing assess ment
work in Redwell.
o,.se-JoyTu1-
O-Be-Joyiul basin will not be de-
serted this winter by any means.
Walter Smith came IN this week from
working the Yankee Blade lode. He
worked the assessment further down
the hill with a view of cutting the
vein. He says there is much more
mineral IN the vein than he had ex-
pected to find, and was surprised to
find it SO good a claim. This proper
ty is owned by B. w. Lewis and 9th
ers, of St. Louis, Mo, who are repre-
sented IN this country by L. R. Frye.
We believe they.are about patertiag
the claim, and no doubt if the Moffat
smelter continues to be as successful
as it is now the Yankee Blade can be
worked to profit.
Mr.. Smith saws that Andy Diepold,
and Messrs. Darby and Murphy have
made preparations to work all winter.
They will work the Spar lode. They
are we'll fixed for the winter with sup
plies, fuel, etc. .and their cabin is snug
aud comfortable. Mr.. J. E. Wood,
our druggist, is interested with the
boys, and he has confidence that their
work will not be in vain this winter.
CrySta1 C1tv-
E. c. Atkins of Indianapolis, con.
templates erecting smelterin Crystal
for the treatment of Sheep Mountain
ores and vicinity. There is a splendid
opening tor smelter at this point, as
there is all the coal and fluxes close at
hand, with an abundance Of ore.
The Milwaukee IS showing up a
much larger vein than was expected in
the cross-cut'
The Detroit is in fine lead ore, and