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TI TL E. <br />The title ie seated in the Sweepstakes Mining Company, <br />E. A. Reidher and others. The mine is at present under <br />lease to The Mountain Top Mining Co. incorporated <br />under the laws of the State of Colorado. Capital <br />stock $500,0^0; par value of shares X1.00 each. <br />Principal office located at Oura;•, Colorado. <br />President and general a»nager G. H. Barnhart, Ouray, <br />Yice Pres. E. C. L. Barton, ;7lndber, Penn. <br />Secretary r. 0. Whittington, @ura~r, Colo. <br />Treasurer, E. J. Bent, Oura;•, Coio. <br />HI ST O RY. <br />Pate of original location 1886 and later. <br />Date of original openning unknown. <br />T O P O C R A P R Y. <br />This thine le located above timber line at an albi- <br />tude of 13,0^0 Peet. The charsober of the sdrface <br />is Rhyollte. There i~ no water on the clairls. <br />There is a go^d ~s+Eon road wi*.hin ?,0^0 feet. <br />G E O L O C Y. <br />A good geological surve~• has been made of t, his dis- <br />tract. The character of the country roc_: is of San <br />Juan series. <br />O R E S A 1; D O R E B O D I E S. <br />The character of the ore bodies ie probabl;• the same <br />as that of the ~augP,ler-Union as the vein has not <br />been openefl up ;•et. The strike is 2.0° west. DiP <br />probably 75° belo^r the rh;•olite, length 7 miles. <br />Character of vein filling not known. <br />The vein is not yet opened below the rh~olite on <br />this group. <br />SURFA CE PLANT. <br />The surface pl?nt consiatn of one 75 H P air ootc!- <br />DreeROr, three electric plants as follows, one 75HP <br />one 5 HP and the other 3 IiP. Coal is used for heat- <br />ing. 9mith'e shop at portal of tunnel, eleo carpen- <br />ter and machine ahoD, one two etor7 and ba~setaettt <br />..~ <br />flseliing and boarding house. <br />-2- JM~ <br />4:10 <br />s <br />i <br />