The Elk Mountain pilot., 1924-04-03

The company has absolute title to
the entire territory, and there are no
conflicting claims or any contest
whatever as to the rights of the Com
pany. The Tunnel is being driven so
as to cross-cut the formation of the
entire territory, meaning that all
mines of the company can be opened
up, drained and operated thru this
main bore, which is located sufficient
| ly high to allow the ore to be deliv-
cred into the mill by gravity tram.
Tunnel VIII Attain Great Depth.
The main bore of the tunnel has to
date, been driven 2560 feet, at point
2400 feet in, heavy flow of water
was encountered, and, while previous
to striking this water course the
shafts of the Camp Bird, Midnight
and Queen Bee mines were always
filled with water, they are now "bone
dry" The water course follows the
formation, or Contact vein" encount-
cred at the 240O ft. point. This con-
tact vein has been followed for 300
feet and the company is now prepar-
ing to push this drift forward
with all speed possible, to reach the
fissure veins of the Midnight, Queen
Bee and Camp Bird mines, the verti-
cal depth to be gained being from
1900 to 1900 feet.
The Camp Bird mine has up to the
present time been operated thru the
shaft which is 400 ft. deep, and has
to date produced about SSO,OOO.OO
(part of which was taken out by for
mer owners of the mine) and most of
it from above the 200 IT. level. The
vein has but recently been opened up
on the 400 level and proved to be
wider and of more uniform value than
on the levels above. This has been
followed for about 200 feet, the ore
showing about A feet wide, with an
average value of S26.0O per ton, al
though vugs have been encountered,
specimens from which assay several
thousand dollars per ton The shaft
of the Midnight mine is 14O feet
deep, where vein nine feet in width,
averaging about S2800 per ton was
opened up.
The tunnel will tap this mine at
depth of 1900 feet and the prediction
is that the company will have a
world beater" the moment this vein
is encountered, which will not take
long as it should be reached in about
400 feet. The Queen Bee adjoins the
Midnight and it is the opinion of the
mining engineers that the two veins
will merge at depth.
The Roosevelt, l. X. L. and Gold
Ridge mines have been developed by
shafts and prospecting tunnels, and
large and rich veins have been opened
up, and it is expected that number
of new veins will be cut as the tun-
mel advances, and with the depth at
tanned by the tunnel some startling
results can confidently be expected.
Water Right and Power Plant
One of the most valuable assets of
the company is the Water Right on
Quartz creek, which enables them to
operate at Jess cost than perhaps any
other mine in the entire state. A pc
culiar feature in connection Herewith
is that short distance above the in
take to their pipe line stream of
warm water, utilized by the Pitkin
State Fish Hatchery, runs into Quartz
creek, keeping the water from freez-
ing even in the most severe winter
weather.
The wood stave pipe line, which is
4 A feet in diameter, extends for dis
tance of 6,625 feet, giving head of
120 feet and drives two units of Lef-
fel Turbines, which developed 400 H.
P. electricity. The electrical machin-
cry of the Power Plant is modern and
up to date, and aside from furnishing
power to drive the machinery for
mining and milling, it is also used
for heating purposes, even the shower
bath for the miners being heated by
electricity.
Permmency of Construction
One of the outstanding features
apparent to critical observer is the
substantialness of the buildings, the
Power Plant being of solid concrete,
and the Compressor House, large
and we'll built stone structur all
buildings being we'll located and
splendidly equipped. Constantly run
ming spring water is piped into every
building and conveniences not often
found in mining camp are observed
on every hand.
The blacksmith shop is equipped
with drill sharpening machine of