MINEBK00118

• County: Saguache
• Volume: 15
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

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TITLE .
The title is vested in The San Luis Valley Land & Ltining Co., r~I,s;~,lil)
incorporated under the laws of the State of New Jersey. G ~1
Principal Office located at Philadelphia, Pa., Branch Office ~:~ ~`~
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located at Creston, Colorado. Samuel T.Hodina, President ~i~~ ll
aad rr.x.Marshall,secretary. The Mine is at present loasad to
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Haca ldining Company. The Independent }dine covering 200 acres.
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HISTORY. '. ~ ` 1;
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Data of original location 1885. Commenced work in 1893. ~ 1'~~I
Abandoned April 1, 1912.
TOPOGRAPRY. ; ~, ;
This }dine is located on a rough and broken ldountain side heavily

covered with timber at an altitude of 8000 to 14000 feat. ~~
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The D.& R.G.Railroad crosses Lhrough the proncrty. 1 )
GEOLOGY. I II ~~
A good geological survey has been made of tttia District. i~ ~'
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The character of country rock le nltored eranite and limo. 3!~ '
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ORES AND ORIi BODIES, lI
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There aro numerous veins on the property with atrika,SE and I,j 'I
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1114. Dip Southwest and some Lo the north and oast. Avorago

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width of vain 10 font lon~th 4000 Sant. Charnctar• of vein
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filling 2uurtz, shale and schist. Tho ore shoots era irregular. i
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The churaoter of oncloeing rocks foot wall, rrraniLa,hanging ;, , '
wall and rsneiss. One lar(;a fault has be~•n encountered ~a~lrJzoh +{ I
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cr•osnos tiro veins at ri3ht angler, and nltero the course of tho IJ ~
vein to n considarablo axtont. Abrntt fi0 ~ of Lh:: orc--. in email- II
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ing oro boSanra milling. Thn metals are gold and nllvor. l
SURh'ACE PLANT, I~"
3 Boilers, 1-HO horse power return tublor. 1-GO home power j'i
Nagle, lncrnnnt.lve Lype.l-75 hnrne por+ad J.I.Cuse loconw L1.ve Lype. i
1'he wuLer from Mine in used in hof.lnrn. The presanr•; c+u•rdnd Ln %~I
not ovnr• 90 Lbs. Thn ,e Bollern Nava never Kenn lnspretod by ~i
Ltm ,,^,Lute Inspentor, 2 ^>team Iinginen, 1-1'x14 Vulcan Type ItoL+L- III
er, 1-GxB Oanred Iloiotar Vulcran Type. 1-Rand 1?,x1.4 x16 Air
Compressor, Ona comprenned Air Engine 12x14.. The Air Camprannnr ~'
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In compound and not, belt driven. The Ilolating Englnn .lu nperuLed ~ifl
by an erlx,rlenoad Engineer. wiUt not lane than 10 yenru oxparinnce. I'!~
The 3ltnft hounn 1s 1Gx20 i'rame. Tha nhnnve wheal Sa B`T, lncheu rli~