The semi-weekly miner., 1885-03-11
The Summit Valley and Independence
Districts.
The Receiver, Mountain Lion. Sioux
City, Adelaid and Maria.
Tie Blue Bird, Shark and Evelyn
L,ies OF Independence District
With New Strikes Recently
Nodo
Prospects Of the Montana Copper Co.
and the Parrot Resuming Full
Operations.
THE RECEIVER

THE RECEIVER
is owned by francis Reece, Giles
RrownelI, James Warfield and
Furg.s5n.
The prospect was found in Horse
Canyon md half way up the noun
tain in 1878. 1t was discovered by
Mr.. Reece, and his partner was To-
cat in. the partner was after
wards arrested for killing . black
smith in Boulder. Giles, Brownell
and pas. Warfi.ld, hearing of the
strike, visited the new prospect and
purchased the interest of this man
whose name cannot be ascertained at
this writing. Representative and
other work was d me for four year (,
but last year Mr.. Reece sunk the
the main snaft to .pth of ITO feet,
on the incline, following the lead
which is feet In width at the lower
levels, where the entire ore
body, across the face, av-
erages so ounces in silver, with q
streak on the hanging wall averaging
from to 20 inches in width aud
showing yellow chlorides assaying
from 20 to !, 200 ounces in silver. At
40 feet in depth drift 80 feet long
was run on the vein just above water
level, with the ore showing up as
good as in the shaft. The water does
not enter very rapidly and can be
handled with the bucket. Two other
shafts have beeen sunk. one IA and
the third 16 feet; both timtertd and
both on the main vein, which is only
% inches wide on top. The vein
widens with depth and the property
promises we'll.
THE MOUNTAIN LION,
Is owned by Pete Conway & Co. This
mine lays southwest of the Receiver
and is being worked by q tunnel
which is in about 800 feet on the
ledge. The width of ledge is not
known. The men are drifting on
the hanging wall in copper and silver
ore which assays as high as 40 per
cent copper and from IL to 200 ounces
in silver, from the first class assorted
ore. An eight foot cross cut on the
lode has not yet reached the foot
wall. The shaft, 500 fest up the
mountain from the mouth Of the tun-
mel, shows low grade ore. The tunel
will be driven 200 feet further when
stopping will commence. There are
other mines in this vicinity on which
work will be resumed in the early
spring.
SHARK LODE.
owned hy Ducei, Curtis l. Majors and
worked un0er lease, since our last
nf hn
perpendicular shaft 40 feet deep
which has been SUNK in the past Is
days. The lessees propose TO sink
until the vein Is struck. The shaft
has been started south about 30 feet
from where the lead crops out and
100 fest in depth will be attained be-
fore the main body is reached. The
ore bodies in this independence
district improves with depth the
same as do all the veins in the
Summit Valley mining district.
EVELYN.
About 30 tons of 200 ounce ore have
been taken from the shaft of the |
Evelyn which is down 80 feet. Water |
was struck at this depth and levels |
are being run ast and west along the |
vein. Nogreater depth can be reached !
until the steam hoist is erected.
California parties are negotiating for
the purchase of the property. |
SIOUX CHIEF.
Operations have been resumed on
this lode which lays between the
Wild Bill and Adelaide. The mine
was closed down one year ago on &C
count Of water, but since sinking on
the Adelaide hos progressed, the
owners have resumed operations.
The supposition is the Adelaide Is
taking the water from the Sioux
Chief, and no more trouble of this
nature will again stop the workmen.
The main shoft is so feet in depth
and is now on the lead of an unknown
width, as the mirer have not vet
passed through the body. The ore is
copper and silver, and the assays
showing 20 to 80 per cent. and 20 to
26 ounces in silver. This property is
owned by Upton 4 Mayfield.
THE ADELAIDE,
Just east of the Sioux Chief, has q
shaft about 800 feet deep. and is still
going down. The California COM
pany, owning the property, propose
10 continue sinking until a depth of
900 feet is attained. In the mean-
time they have cross-cut at the 200
foot level and some beautiful ore now
lays upon the dump.
The company possess capital, and
will develope and explore from diff
ferent levels.
BLUE BIRD.
In the shaft OF the Blue Bird a
q body OF free milling ore has been
and eros s-cut, 80 far, IA
feet and the south or hanging wall
not yet encountered. Sinking is
still going on. On the dump of both
shafts, 1900 tons of good ore is row
piled up and about 600 tons lays up
on the tunnel dump. It Is hard to
tell what Mr.. Fleming, a half owner
and present superintendent of the
Blue Bird will do, but it is surmisad
he will erect mill during the COM
ing season,
THE MARIA.
Joe Daft and his partners in the
lease Of this valuable mine have Just
struck body of 800 OF. ore. Since