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• County: La Plata
• Volume: 14
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

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T I T L E.
The title is vested in The May Day Gold Mining Company,
incorporated under the laws of the State of Colorado.
Capital stock 3000000.00. Par value per share $l.oo ench.
Principal Office located at 830 Equitable Bldg., Denver,Colo.
Br. nch Office located at Iiesperus, Colorado.
A.E.Reyaolds, President, J.P.I,E,gumphrey, Secretary and
Treasurer. D.G.??iller, ISgr., T.H.Kelley, Superintendent.
The gay Day and Gold:~n Rube claims are under Lease.
H I S T O R Y.
Date of original location Nay 1903.
Date of orig L~a1 opening 1903.
T O P O G R A P H Y.
Character of the surface is Sandstone, Altitude 9000 felt.
The mater suppl;~ is derived from La Plata River.
There is no timber to speak of. A wagon road connects
Iieepe rus and La Plata City.
GE OLOGY.
A good geological survey hac bo°n made of this Dlstr•ict.
The char::cter of Country' rock is lime and phorphy.
ORES aND ARE B OD I ES.
The strike of the vein is Northwest and Southeast. Dip
65 degrees. 7lidth of velrr 6 to 48 inches. Length 4000 feet.
Character of vein filling ~uart2 carrying tellurium.
There are t•,:o ore shoots. Character of enclosing rocks
Sandstone. Most of the ore is smelting ore. There are; sevoral
faults in the vein.' The LiGtals arm gold and silver.
_UP. PAC E PI.A NT.
1-80 home power Boiler.' The Water used in Boiler is from
La Plata river. Pressure 'earriod 100 I.bs. ThG Boiler was
last inspected two years 'ago and was not in use last year.
One Air Compressor; One' Electric Plant; 25 K.iY.GGnorators.
Coal is used Por fuel. The IIoise is a double friction
24 Horse Power used only •f or proslnct work. One Smith's :Shop,
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