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2:ir. J• P.. ',IcRINNIE, President,
<br />'~'heMonarcla M: M.d.T.•,
<br />Coloradc Springs,
<br />Ta& P. Company,
<br />Colorado.
<br />Idaho Springs, Colo., tlrt. ^5th, n?nn,
<br />Dear Sir:
<br />Inn: pleased to go on,Cecord as recommending the McClelland "Ilnuirl :,:: ~m~ of tlu•. ~•:~~r
<br />enterpri>~~ in Colorado. It will drain and develop an excellent minin;• scrliun to a t[rcat dc;~''i
<br />and should moreover vast ore bodies in its course. The Freeland Atinc has Lira r,n„ ~:f ILf: Li;~;
<br />produces, of the state, and when developed to a further depth of sonic Ihl~~cen ho.ml:~;•,I tr, ihi~~t.•-
<br />three hun:h~ed feet (as it will be when cut by this tunnel) should take. its place ns one rd iLe Lid
<br />things iu the mining world: .
<br />Having driven the Newhouse Tunnel the first y,5oo Pcet of its course, Lcin~ f:unilinr with
<br />mining and tunnel work generally, and knowing the strength and rlaracler of Ile coins n[ this
<br />district as determined by the developments in the Newhouse Tunnel, i rln not hesilatr L. say tlyd:
<br />the Mc('Iclland Tunnel will prove to be a safe, pennvsent and prnii nillc rntcrprise.
<br />From my personal knowledge of tunnels in this mining district, is what T Lase my opinion on.
<br />As I said before, Idrove the NewltouseTunnel into Seaton D4ouulain nnc and a half mile., :nut tLc
<br />present slowing in said tturnel has fully met with the expectations of the owners.
<br />I am now engaged as consulting manager of the Chesapeake •I'mincl, at 1';ud:cc. (fill,
<br />near Idaho Springs. Thistuvnel we have driven into the mamlain nearly three-(nnrlhs of a
<br />mile, and the showing in this tunnel is all we could ask ior. The McClcllaud'Cunnd, near Idaho
<br />Springs, I consider one of the best and most legitimate mining enterprises to-day in Colorndo, as
<br />it will develop one of the best mineral sections in Clear Creek or Gilpin counties.
<br />I con safely say without contradiction that if this tunnel is pushed aLcad and driven under
<br />these enm~mmts veins in the Freeland mining district; that tLe owners would rcreivc splcndEJ
<br />profits 6nm their investments, as the veins there are simply ineshaustiblc. ,
<br />Yours respeclhdly,
<br />'I'. R. IIII;NAIIFN.
<br />,f ,et s~
<br />h4r. J. It. McICINNIE, President,
<br />The Monarch NL, M., T., T. & P. Company,
<br />Colorado Springs, Colorado.
<br />Dear Sir:
<br />hlr nucntion has been called fo your proposition to drive the McClclland'puuncl fines (,car
<br />Creel: Ilirongh Freeland and Lama•tine Mining Dislricls•, Pfuving' an imiumte I:uoogrdgc of
<br />flint sn•l i:m since r8Go, I do not hesitate to say that I consider it one of the first enterprises i^
<br />Colorad::. Said humel insure to encounter many excdlcnt I:noem veins, hrsidc, nilu'''s that. do
<br />not shoo on the surFtee before reaching the Freelance mine, which I consider n"° ni Ihr best in
<br />the stale ]have been well acquainted and am familiar with the Freeland min:•. sinr,~ Uir Ali>,~nvcry
<br />n(saun•. :uul have no doubt bttC that farther developmeuC, such as your tunnel „III :~Ir~~~l, will
<br />place Ih~ old Freeland amongsC the lmge producers of Colorndo.
<br />]3ciucon Che IPreclaud and Lamartine the entire section is simply a nolo:rclx of vain,, and
<br />Ihcrc rm~ 6e no doubt that many valuable mines will be opened up by y°°'' I""net, 'I'hc Irrce-
<br />Innd nil~~,~. alone warrants driving the tunnel, as iC will reduce the ~~'~.st'!i "I1P1~"li"-" the mine nt
<br />Icast Sn .per conc. The Yunnel proposition wiChouC the Freeland should, ;unl in ury opinion will,
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