, 1899-10-19
VOL. 9. NO. IL.
THE BATTLE LAKE COUNTRY.
A Graphic Description of that Country
by a Denver Artorney--A Min
ing Town Without a
Crime.

FL STile.
We reproduce below a portion of
an article written ror a recent
humber of the Mining Reporter of
Denver, by Judge friedrich A.
Williams, which will be found of
great interest. Judge Williams
visited this country a month ago,
4and, besides notes, he took many
views of the country with his ko-
dak, some of which embellish his
article in the Mining Reporter.
Speaking of the mines he says
"The well known Ferris-H ag-
gerty or Rudefeha mine is situated
on the western slope of the divide
probably $50 feet below the sum-
init, and 26 miles from Saratoga.
"a new road has recently been con-
structed by the company, forming
a cut off to Saratoga and saving
about seventeen miles of distance,
Saratoga being the nearest outlet.
4This road is cut about twelve miles
Through the solid timber, then by
kstraight line across the plains to
Saratoga. 1t is quite a creditable
exhibition of enterprise on the part
4 of the company owning this mine.
The principle claim is known as
| the Rudefeha IAN abracadabra
formed from the first letters in the
names of the owners, Rumsey,
Deal, Ferris, and Haggerty.) The
mine made its first record in a
shaft about so feet deep, bat a
new shaft has been started about
200 feet away, and has been sunk
to a depth of 100 feet, thence a
cross-cut fifty feet to the vein, and
a drift about 65 feet on the vein.
1t is a great sight to e a vein %
feet wide as it is exposed in this
mine.
1.-The characteristic vein in this
section has a scattering of iron ore
Mt the top, sometimes decomposed,
sometimes in pyritic form, mixed
with quartz. The veins are fire.
quently two to four feet wide at
the surface, and the quartz is u.s.
ually found without further miner
al to- Lepth eff fifty feet or more,
usually after a depth of so feet is
reached copper ore is found.
"The Rudefehe company shipped
about 600 tons or ore in the dead
of last winter, and are now thor
oughly equipped for operations
the entire winter to come. They
have a fine shafthouse and first
class hosting plant furnished by
Frazer and Chalmers. A large
boarding house kitchen is being
erected. The adjoining photograph
shows the new shafthouse with
the old buildings in the distance.
"About five miles southeast of
the Rudefeha is the town of Battle
Lake, on the east slope near the
top of the divide; a typical prim-
tive, mining camp, minus the dis
order and violence usually exhib-
tied in such places. The first
year of its history has failed to
furnish a single criminal act. Our
photograph shows the main street
of the town. The height of the
stumps indicates the depth of the
snow when the trees were cut; but
snow or no snow, mining opera
tions were not suspended, and the
coming season will see a great
amount of development work done
regardless of the weather or the
snowfall.
"About two miles west of Battle
Lake is the Doane mine, Just over
and on the west slope of the di-
vide. This property has a good
air compressor and hoist, tunnel,
engine and ore houses. The orig
inal locaters on this claim held on
for Is years before reaping the re,
ward. They have now nearly 500
feet of work in tunnels and cross
cuts, and are 210 feet below the
surface. The ore is very similar
to the Rudefeha, and the two are
supposed to be a continuation Of
the same deposit. Near by are
the Portland and Hercules groups
here first class machinery is be.