MINEBK00129

• County: Lake
• Volume: 16
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: B

Title.
Owner:-Yra.Blizabeth B.Tabor -Vendome Hotel,Leadv111e,Coio.
Leased by:-Edward Heat ~ Co,-~I19 Weat 9th,St.Leadville,COlo.
Date of original location:-I677.
" " " openings:-Id78.
Altitude:-IO.GOO.Oharaeter of surfaoe,Hiily~treama,none-Water
aupply,City water works-Timber none-Roads,wagon road & C.&.S.Ry.
There is a geological survey of the district:-Emmons.
9truoture and character of country rock:-Porphyry & Quartzite.
Ore bodies.
The ore bodies oP this property consists mainly of argentiPeroua (/`
iron iayirig in deposits between the over laying porphyry and the '{
upper quartzites-Strike N.E.&.S.t9.Dip slightly east. J
Ores.
All ores mined are smelting in oharaoter-Mine has no mill.
Metais and minerals:-Iron,and silver.
Assays and analysis:-Iron 40 per cent.Silver G Oz.
Power plant.
The machinery on the property consists of an g0 H.P.boiier and
a IO X I2 Plat friction engine.Hoiat is equipped with indicator
in view of engineer.
Head frame.
Head frame is built of IO X IO inch timber,24 feet clear of the
collar of shaft-Size of sheave wheel 46 inohea.No ore bins on
the mine,ore dumped in rail road oars.
Explosives.
Gelatin powder 40 per cent used in bleating,with German Ingo-
load fuse-NO metal tamping bare allowed-Wooden bare provided No
powder man employed-dine has magazine for staring powder,I00 ft.
from shaft-Amount Kept in atoraga I00 lbe-Oharaoter oP magazine
Iron-1[ine has no device for warming powder No oils,or oombuati-
blea stored with powder.
Mining.
Thera are two shafts on_the property,or~e G40 feet in depth and
one 320 faet~,no worK is being done on the fatter shaft,and on
the former aheft ail work is confined to the 200 foot level.
Connections are made on the 200 foot level with both shafts also
with the Robert E.Lee and Dunkin shafts on adjoining property. .