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irg n FL Hahn - PateHtIux tiree
clalI4s 0n the same CONTACT. whieh
can t.s Traced iar 10 n.sles as sar a.
+ Aug.-sa mountain. Still t.rtheT
us,rth 0n Oweus peak lac properties
a the tlk NguHtasn Mining cosa-
pasy poS besng steadily developed
~ Ba-ion aud Gunni-oa peoile
The f.rophvry dixie is here lrum -
& several hsndrci isci WIDE Lame
and --sauiis are isana ia ihs walls
Ca tae Wc-t ssde hes the liqpe No !
ioie a clutssf vein. un which SJo
+ See; Il iuunel VaIA has upcned pock
cls a niGA grade aTe that runs 4
ounces an god. $50 - Sfsu ia -
yer vita high per cent # lead
T This Qaartz voIn shows 30 seei vide
in places AND large bodies 81 low
grade ore have been penetrated 4 he
c1utaci Veiu has alss been oE.Eed in
several places and shows milling ore
However these workings are above
timber line " here development work
- Verv difficult and erus-cat tun-
nol much lower down has been start
ed and Is beng drissd by force Of
three men The tanpel is now IN
80 lest The first contact wall be
reached within 6,0 feet and the Hope
vein within 1000. The tunnel
gains foot for loot IN depth Water
power can be easily developed near
by. Among other stockholde are
r. Austin Wilson Of Boston. secre-
tary and treasurer Of the company,
T.. NJ. Nourse, ~ A. Pennington,
G. l.. Pennington, d. Y. Pennington
and Mrs Harry Linton Of Gunnison |
and d. NJ Dwyer Of Boston.
The mineral section west of Ruby |
peaks is rather difficult Of access
and 50 has not been prospected
thoroughly. The ride to Silver
Bosin between Mt Ovens and Mt.
Aarcelleoa is certainly one Of the
most magnificent trips in the state.
Looking across the head Of Or
Joyful bs~in one sses in ssccession
the serrsted ridges Of the Elk Nosn-
tAins 40 fer north ss the White peaks,
beyond which Taylor pess joins
them to the contineatsl divide.
Silver bsain 10 cro~scut by nsm-
Der Of porphyry dikes and severn
6ssare and contact veins have been
opened. The Russ tSnnel srosp
composed Of 10 clsims occupiss The
osntsf Of the basin and shows pso-
.ising mineral. Priscipal lodss sss
the Manhattan, Wiaifrsd, Evelyn
sad Danny. The discovery shaft On
the Manhattan was put down las
feet entirely in mineral on the west
side Of a porphyry dixie. The
quartz vein here carried high gold
value. A ton shipment to Leadville
in 1880 returned $531. Crosscut-
ting l3 feet another vein was struck
carrying three aud half feet OF
galena ore of quite different charact-
er, but with high grade streaks. The /
water proved too difficult PROPOSE
ton and tunnel was then run from /
lower in the basin. At l25 feet in
the tunnel what is apparently the
same galena vein was crosscut and I
aggregates II feet of low grade mill
ing ore Short drifts were run on
tins vein and the main tunnel car
ried las farther along to the east
side of the dixie. The gold bearing /
vein was reached at 4l6 feet and IA
20 foot drift started toward the ore
shoot, which the tunnel level will
tap at depth of 237 feet. After
some years Of idleness the property
is again being operated. Ian N.
Dwyer OF Boston is superintendent
and is cleaning out the tannel and
drifts preparatory to starting more
ex.snsive work on the first of Oct
ober and Sndine the orc shoot. The
tunnel site 10 in the timber with
good water nearby. The present
trail can be greatly improved and
when the property is worked on .
large scale . wagon road can easily
be constructed from Irwin by way
of Anthracite and the so called |
Horse ranch. The Rose Lee group
of claims in Crystal Basin las also
received considerable development
work with encouraging results,
Silver Basin overlooks the beauti
ful North Fork valley and on slopes
of the Elk mountain, Paonia prospect
ors are doing considerable work this
year. Messrs. Max Kennedy, John
Duflield and Z. c. Ewing of the
North Fork are now at Irwin work