, 1888-05-17
THE RUBY DISTRICT.

cAMp-AN INTERESTING REVIEW OF THE
ArrAIps or THE prsTRIcT-A SPOKANE
MAN MEETS WITH A PAINFUL ACCIDENT.
RUBY CirY, W. T., M ay 10th, 1888
EpIroR REVIEW AS many OF your read
ers are financially and otherwise interested
in the mineral resources OF this minerai
belt, the following statement may prove
both useful and interesting:
The mineral belt of Ruby district, Is, az
present, confined to Ruby hill and Eagle
hill. both being one mountain, the latter
butte being one and one-half miles north
nv veat of the former; the main mineral
lode having the same tending through both
hills.
The Arlington Mining & Milling COM
pany nut down their main shaft to the depth
OF no feet, when the water caused a suspen-
sion of the work. The entire bottom oithis
shaft Is in fine quartz, heavily charged with
silver. The company are working three
s-hour shifts on their tunnel, which will
tap the lead about 22o feet deep, and which
will free 1t from water to that depth. 1t
has been driven In about 800 feet, leaving
about 100 feet to be cut before the lead is
tapped. The company Is also erecting
large ore house at the mouth Of the tunnel.
The Denver people are sinking working
shaft on their mine. The work Is being
pushed day and night.
Tunnels are being driven in on both the
Arizona and Buckeye mines. The owners
claim they will tap the lead before the end
OF next month.
The owners Of the 4th of July mine are,
1t would seem, still experimenting on
freeze.out role. As the mine presents the
richest surface showing Of any claim in the
district, the owners should 20 D their short
hair points in the vigorous Development
of the bonanza outlook of this district
They should say to one and all, gentlemen,
we are going for II million or nothing.
The people who have the First Thought
mine under bond, have. as understand
less than thirty days to go on, and as am
informed if they should fail to take the
mine other parties will take her Tor the
same figure. She is a rich prospect, lying
north Of the 4th Of July.
The Ruby mine Is another rich claim,
lying north by west of the First Thought.
Ii shows up the largest body Of low grade
ore in this district. The ore will average,
according to all ASSAYS made about s2o IN
silver The owners are poor men, and are
therefore not able to push its development.
1t will yet prove cheap property Tor u
company at saw, S3OOOO.
The foregoing properties are located ON
Ruby hill.
The Idaho people are pushing the deyei. !.
opment OF their rich prospect. The shaft
is now down about forty-fve feet, and the
ole OUTPUT continues the same. 1t is said
this shaft will be connected by level with
the first southern level OF War Eagle SHAFT
L. which will not only open Np the Idaho
ore body but will also thoroughly ventilate
the mine Its shaft house and blacksmith
shop are near completion.
The War Eagle Gold and Silver Mining
4 Milling company are & pushing & the % shai'
Shaft No. l, is now down 20 feet being
pushed down day and night. Levels will
be driven north and south from its 100 foot
station, and cross cuts will be made in
both levels. Its ore output continues to
improve both in quantity and quality
There are now about l30 tons OF tine con-
~ centrating ore on the dump. which, accord
ing to many assays, will average about S6O
per ton.
SHAFT No. is being put down fora work
ing shaft and IL therefore a perpendi Gu lar
one, being we'll timbered from the surface.
IL is 200 feet north of shalt No :. and Is
20 feet east of the outcrop, but will tap the
lead about go feet down. 1t is now down
55 feet and is being pushed down day and
night. Its first south level will be run
from the 100 foot station, and its second
south level will be driven from the 100 foot
station to connect with the first north leve
from shaft No. /. This amount of devel
opment will opeu up the War Eagle min'
in good shape.
Shaft houses have been built over botf
shafts, and the company have erected
good blacksmith shop, also residence iol
the general manager.
The ElDorado and Peacock owners arr
developing their claims, which are north
erp extensions of the War Eagle They arr
looking well, aud the Peacock people are
holding their mine at $50, 1000. AS she
looks she is worth, as u good gamble
$4,000.
The foregoing mining properties are sit
uated on the northeast slope of Eagle hill
Many other prospects are being developed
in this district, and, from the facts al hand
the pay roll Of the district may he put a
$4OO per day. This is not a bad showing
for new camp.
Although l regret it, nevertheless can
not end this communication without an nc
count of the recent accident at the Idaho
shaft. 1t would seem that, ON the return q
Mr.. George Il. Pfupdsr, superintendent o
the Idaho Neutrality-suspicious., from SPOKANE
Falls he was not satisfied with the amour
of work performed during his absence, ant
therefore took charge of the night shift, 81
AZ TO push his work along. On the night o
the 7th instant, he had four holes charged
before the lunch hour; two went off al
right but two missed. When these wer
rect arged they went OIL all right. Then. IA
is the custom, Mr.. Plumber, with his men
joined both shifts from the War .Eagl
where they lunched, relating, by way c
desert, "reminiscences of former operations
On resuming work. Mr.. Pfunder went dow
his shaft, when hensrew faint from powde
gas. He then got on the bucket, request
ing the men az the windlass to haul him vi
When at the surface and in the act OF reach
ing for the plate, he rolled from the bncke
like a ball, falling In limp condition I
the bottom OF the shaft. His men imme
diately gave the alarm. when NJ
Murray, in charge OF the night shift
at northeast shalt l. rushed down tn I'll
Idaho SHAFT and, jumping on to the buckle
was lowered down, when he found NJ
Pfunder with his head in the bottom of tn
81. Il hi faa uI,.