The Elk Mountain pilot., 1917-09-13
MINING NOTES

associates drove over from Salida in
his big car on Sunday and went up to
the Pittsburg to examine the Excel
sior mine workings. The doctor is
interested in operating the property
which is held under lease by Mr..
Hindman and few other prominent
Salida men. Some very high grade
silver lead ore is being taken out of
the mine, we understand, shipping of
which is to begin at once. This old
property formefly belonged to Yank
Baxter, who was called the million
aire Of Poverty Ouch, owing to the
fact that the ore shipments from
his mine ran up into the thousands
of dollars taken from the grass roots
of the property. 1t is supposed the
present lessees have encountered
similar ore to that mined in the
early history Of the mine.
William Hurst was in town the
first of this week after mine sup
plies, he is expecting his sons in this
week when the work of putting up
winter quarters will be started pre-
paratory to the development of the
mine during the winter months,
numerous applications to lease and
bond the mine have all been turned
down and the owners intend to do
this work themselves.
Henry Elmer and wife were in the
city Tuesday and report the Doctor
mine shipping quantities of fine zinc
ore with the prospects Of steady out
put at the mine during the winter
months, as there u no difficulty in
keeping the roads open and larger
loads may bc hauled on sleds over
good snow roads, than can be done
on the rocky canon roads leading
down from the mine to the loading
switch on the railroad at Almont.
Some new mine locations have re-
Gently been made that have the same
character Of ore Is the Doctor is
producing which are in the same
mineral belt and bid fair to be good
ore producers upon development.
Jack Barnes, an old time miner Of
this locality, but for many years in
IL Cripple Greek district. Is back
here looking up some Of his old pros
poets for parties in the Creek, he
drives team Of burros to q light
spring wagon and camps wherever
night overtakes him, for there is
plenty Of grass and water anywhere
in the mountains and lots Sf wood
for camp fires all along the roads and
trails.
The owners and operators Of the
Copper Basin tunnel are making fine
progress this season with their small
water power plant and electric drills.
They recently cut an ore shute in
tho tunnel and are expecting to
reach one Of the main Queen Basin
veins Of high grade silver ore before
the season closes.
James Bennett IL working on ore
in his lead-silver property in Rustler
gulch and expects to make a ship
ment in the near future, under the
present prices paid for silver and
lead, he should have pay mine
right now.
Mrs.. George Russ made = business
trip from her Irwin mines to Gunni-
son last week returning Tuesday.
She is expecting some new mining
operations to be started in the dis
trict in the near future. Barrett
and Sinclair are expecting to cut a
rich vein Of ruby silver ore with q
few feet more Of sinking on the shaft
now going down.
McAlpine has his hoist in place
and has begun unwatering the shaft.
which is down on rich vein Of ship
ping ore in the old drifts at the bot
tom.
Henry johnson and Louie Idzenton
are working on the Yule creek molyb-
denite veins this week. They expect
to make shipment of this valuable
during the month.
Parties are expected here this week
to begin work on the Paradise gulch
deposits of molybenum. A mill is
to be constructed to handle the ore,
which is in quartz porphry gangue
and will not average over one per
cent per ton. This ore cannot be
at profit without mill fa-
cilities. /
Much anxiety is being experienced
among the miners with regard to
the proposal of Congress for sus-
pending the requirement of doing
assessment work on inpatient
ed mining claims until the war has
been concluded. From the newspa-
per reports many have been led to