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4J7 <br />TITLE. <br />The title is vested in the Bachelor Rhedive Mines Company <br />incorporated unQar the laws of the State of Colorado, <br />with a capital stock of $50,000', shares par value $1.00 <br />per abate. Principal office located at Denver. Amsrican <br />Smelting and Refining Co2apan~~. <br />$I ST 0 RY. <br />Date of original location 1885. <br />Date of original opening 1693 and hea been worked ever <br />8121 ce . <br />T 0 P 0 GRAPH Y. <br />This group of mines ie located in a Qeep canon with high <br />and rough mountainea ranging above the canon with an <br />altitude of 1000 Peet. <br />The water suprl~~ consists of one good sized stream <br />called Dexter Creek, which flows within fift*r feet of <br />all the buildings. There is 4uite a lot oP timber on <br />these claims. A good wagon road connects the mine and <br />mill with Ouray and the D & R G R. R. a distance of four <br />miles. <br />6 E O L O G Y. <br />A good geological survey has been made of this district. <br />The character of the counter rock la quartzite, lirn and <br />porphyry• <br />O R E S A N D O A E H O D I r•, S. <br />The character of ore boAiea ere fissure veins in a <br />contact. There is one ~~ein that has been worked upon <br />very extensively, the Bachelor vein. The strike of this <br />vein is East e~id !9e at and the dip 70° south, the vein <br />varies in width Prom two to four feet, length 6000 feet <br />height 1000 Peet. Character of enclosing rook ie quartzite <br />and lime. There are some faults in the vein; there era <br />Tour throws to the ^outh ao far -ea known. The ore shnte <br />in the Bachelor BrouD la continuance. The character of ~` <br />the vein filling is oountry rock lime, iron sulnhidea <br />and porphyry. The metals era lyoatly gold, ail~~er and lead. I; <br />_2_ <br />