MINEBK00054

• County: San Miguel
• Volume: 13
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

T ITL,E.
The ti91e is vested in the Smugg,Ier Union Mlning mAd
Company, incorporated under the laws of the State of Colo-
rado with,a Capital Stock of ~5,000,000~00; 50,000 shares
,Par vs].ue ~i00,OOmeaeh, Princlapl.office;is lpaeted at
Telluride, Co1+D. tJames and Address mf •Offieetrs, $uekley
wails, President and Manager, T. E, Sherraari, Seexetary and
Tresaurer, BoOtpn Maas.
~. . S e !, Q:: ~.. Yr
Date of original discovery°on past of the ~hropertp in 1876
Date of original opening 1882 and has worked continuous
since above-date.
T O P O O R A P H X.
This group of mines is located ors a rough and very steep
mountain and wlth an altitude of 8000 to 13000 feet. :The
water supple eonsists_of one good stream or creek tailed
edarshail Creek to supnlp tine mines and the San Miguel river
Blue, Mud,. atad Smoggier Lakes supplies the fi111s and furnlahes
raoet of the power.. The surfaee of the mountain is vexq
rough ,and steep and net .much timber. A fairl~F Food county
rgad connects tha mine and mills with Telluride a distance
of from two to fire miles.
t3 E 0 L D G Y.
A goad geolo~Jicral survey has been made of the Ati.strict.
The character°of theetr~* rocek:+is'Ande9si:tre Bre~ca~
0 $!~ AB1D BOBI E S.
The character. of ore bodies is fissure veins. There are
numerous veine_on, this property, two that has been worked
very extensively,`°^~hat is the SmugKler Union-and the Pandora
veins. The strike of .these veins are Smuggler Union
Moxth and soxth{ Pandora-East"and'wdst, dip of these velns
73". T1ie. vein varies in 4ridth from two to ten feet .ride.
Length 7000 feet, height 2000 feet. ~'he character of en-
closing rocks is Breceie. There are no faults ia't these
' veins. The ore shoat in the Sfttuggler is contiraio~se. The
Charadter of vein filling is country rock quartz and sul-
phides. The metals are goald, silver, lead, zink and iron.
Ail of thevein fi.7;iinp;" is concentrati~oh` arcs, with an
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