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Silver Dollar - 2. ., - •,:> ~.' .::; .... - . <br /> <br />- ' The:.title:asveetedcin,8:'~13: Ktik,~and',Compa~.oY::Ruasell <br />-- Gut.oh,-Colorado:'Hot.inaorporated .c.:,r: 1:_: _:,r.:a::_ .,~ ::_. <br />-- The. property.aa worked:by.the:•ownera..'.; .~-r;~,~., ~:iS .c! ~ „ <br />~. .. ... ... H - S T ~ :R-°_• ...,:_...~,., ._ ~.., -•-'- - ~~I,~I'~r~lill'I ~ ~~~ID~~I IILS <br />The original looation and orening;:wae made ~in•~1868: T}ie <br />property has been worked at intervals sinoe that~a ime aad~was <br />.idle Yor several years ~uat previone to Deoember let, 1y14 When <br />Inork was again resumed and has been oonoinuous sinoe the latter <br />,.. <br />date.. ._ ...o:i -.. ...... ,.. .. <br />T O P O G R A P H°. <br />'The 811ver Dollar Mine-ls'eitnate at the'Yoot'.oY the north <br />t <br />elope ot'Saratoga~mountei'a"and ataen eltitud.e oY-8,7ti0'.'"The '!N I ':~ ~'' <br />eurfaoe of the.rwuntaia le Pougti~.end.steep and dostitute oY'tim- I` <br />bar ar water supply oY any kind. A good wagon road Se built from I ~~.,' ~; <br />;. <br />the wino to 0etrtral Oity, Oolorado,-a distanoa oY two miles: ~ HI ~ i. <br />• 6E07,0 GY , <br />A good geoiogioal "survey has been Wade oY~tha dietriot. ~~III II~C II~ <br />Tho oharaoter oY oountry rook is granite and eohiet`and tho'go- l i I~ I ; <br />ologioal period is Arohoan. `I~, II IF J ,~ ~, <br />OREB ~ ORE „H-ODINd , <br />,,r~ <br />,,- ,. <br />The oro body is a.true fissure.''Phere isronly'ona lrnown <br />vein with a etriie oY'noxtheaet and southwest and dipping to <br />~'tha north. The'vein varies in -width tram 1' to 7' witih en avor- <br />',age width oY'4+S.~bength 1;100'=• height 880'. The enolosing'rooke <br />fare granite and eohist, tho ganguo is•d6ooppoeed sobist'and' <br />'.there are:ao tdu7.ta~4n the vein: Thoro'ara tour~ore shoots; 60', <br />!,8U'; 1~~.,and;gBO' in~lbngtH, rodpeotively:' "" <br />'rhe oharaoter oY voin tilling is iron'eulnhtdee'hnd quaris-. <br />