MINEBK00129

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

Title.
Owner:-Bathaniel 1t,Tabor,-Addresa,Denver,Colorado.
Leeaed bq:-John Peterson & Company,~I26 South Toledo Avenue
Leadville,Lake Oo.COlo.
Hate of original looation:-Ia7a.
" " " openings:-I879.
Altitude:-I0.500.Character of sur'faoe,Hilly-Streama,Water sup-
p1y,California Ouloh-Timber,nono-Aoads,wagon road & D.&.A.O.Ay.
There is a gaologioal survey of the diatriot:-Emmons.
Struoture and oharecter of oountry rook:-Porphyry and Lime.
Ore bodies.
The ore bodies in this property oonsiata of argentiferous iron,
Strike N.E.&.S.W.-Dip east.
All ores shipped are smelting in charartor-tfine has no mill.
Metals ~snd minerals:-Iron,ailver and zino.
Assays and analysis:-Iron 3g par cent,$ilver 5 Oz. zino 22 per
oent.
Power plant.
The power plant oonsiata oP a 20 H.P,upright boiler, and et1 b` X
Io fiat friction engine.
Head frame.
Haad frame is made of IO X IO inoh timber.,24 feet in the olear
above oollar of shaft-Size of sheave wheel 30 inohes-Doors on
shaft to prevent dirt fa•om falling.
Explosives.
Gelatin powder 40 per osnt is uead in blasting with Baer fuae-
No metal tamping bare used-Wooden bare being Provided-NO pow-
der man employed-Drift in side hill uaetd for storing powder:
amount kopt in storage 50 1ba.NO oils,or oombuatibles stored
with powder,
Mining.
Shaft ie 150 feat deep, all work oonfined to level within 40
feet of oollar of shaft,remainder of shaft filled with water.
Hoisting.
Method employed maohinery driven by steam by whioh men are
raised and lowered-Weight of load hoiatei 1500 lbs.-Diatanoe
hoisted 40 feat-Gable 3~4 inoh atesl-Bell rope I~2 inoh manilla
~BUreau of Mines oode of signals uaed,posted in engine room,and
oollar of shaft-BUOket used in hoisting.