The silver lance., 1899-08-04

visit to the section above Elko, under the
guidance Of Hessrs 81. 8. Attix and j.
w. Magee, than whom no one has more
thoroughly prospectsd that portion of
the ELK Mountain Mining District, or
can better exhibit its mineral wealth a.
disclosed BY the work accomplished.
Elko camp is ON fork Of East Rock
Creek. and in the excitement Of tho early
SOS became lively place, with telegraph
connection with the outside world by
way Of Crested Butte. In those days
one stock company spent = hundred
thousand dollars or 20 in the erection Of
. mill, for which, unfortunately, Nature
had failed to provide ores in tho neigh
borhood adapted to the method. This
Immense plant has been treasure -trovs
for vandals the past ton years, and only
tho buck board and furnace remain in
the assay ofdce. which We are told was
wsll-equipped whom abandoned to the
tender msrciss Of all comers. In the mill
ruin has been wrought more by wanton
destruction Of reckless hands than by
time and the elements. From the latter
causes q substantial building has pro-
tected the machinery, but vandalism is
amenable to no power save law and
might, and in one insance 1t 10 apparent
that an expensive casting forming . part
Of governor was deliberately broken to
secure bolt! Chapters might be pen-
ned Of this old mill and its shadows from
. checkered past. which the light Of
new era ID about to absorb.
What 10 known ~ the "Attix company"
10 the allied interests Of four members Of
the Attix family, Of whom the people Of
this district are we'll acquainted with
Harry and Charley. and forming an
equally good opinion Of Fred. Tho Attix
company has . number Of tho best To-
Gated claims in Paradise GuIch, which
We will first notice in this sketch.
Paradise Gulch lies between Badly and
Cinnamon Mountains, both Of which
rear barren crests high above timber-line
and presents striking contrast to the
meadow-hks sward Of the gulch and tho
intervening slopes and benches covered
by forest Of yellow pine and spruce.
Here seems to be ample timber for mine
and mill purposes for fifty years OF ex-
tensivs operations. Tho mouth Of the
gulch il less than . mile above Elko.
where the little rivulet bringing down its
waters unitss with another draining Sill
ver Basin.
The Bessie, was the first OF the Attix
properties we reached on our way up.
It il located on the Baldy side Of the
guIch and just at tho upper end Of Elko
park. So far tho development consists
Of seventytwo foot tunnel opening a
vein eight feet wide Of splendid concen-
trating product, from which six assays
gave the average value in copper, silver
and lead Of e31 per ton. Gold values
also are found. which may be expected to
improve with depth. A shaft will be
sunk at what Is believed to be . favora-
ble point, for the purpose Of prospecting
the vein at greater depth.
Further up the gulch, on the CHINA
mon mountain side, the Spar Chief is .
property which promises we'll. 1t is be-
ing opened up by tunnel driven on the
vein and has showing Of lead carbonate
though only disclosed at present for the
length OF . short tunnel which will be
driven for Q considerable distance during
the next sixty days.
Proceeding on toward the divide, tho
Grace il soon to be located between tho
Golden and Lsadville group. The Grace
is also opened by . tunnel and sesms to
be . lead silver proposition upon which
assay values Of A and A per cent lead
and II and 16 ounces silver has been
returned.
Then up little ways tho Toboggan
Slide and Campfire are adjoining claims
on tho side Of Baldy, located on veins
which seem to center about great dixie
that cuts through that mountain. These
two claims have surface workings in
number Of places, showing clearly the
trsnd Of the veins and character OF ores.
In tho former a tunnel has been run Tor
anne distance on the vein. and on tho
Campfire q force or men is now engaged
on . prospe:thg shaft. Some day these
claims will b. opened by . great tunnel
that will pour a wealth Of mineral from
tho great deposits within tho rock bound
receeses Of old Bsldy. The surface WORK
on the Campfire shows the ledge Of min
srai q upwards OF fifty feet IN width.
Up on the slope Of Cinnamon noun
tain near tho head OF Paradise gaicn y
group Of claims that merit me st'e1U~ T"'r
bestowed BY the Attu company foui