MINEBK00129

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

Title.
owner or Company:-The Niai Prius Consolidated Mining Company.
Inoorporated under the laws oP the 3t ate of Colorado.
Capital Stook:-X500.00..-Shares par value:-~IO.OO.eaoh.
Prinoipal offioe boated at Leadv111e,Lake Co.Colo.
President:-John A.Evana-Denver,Colorado.
see.&.Treas:-Fremont woodruff-Detroit,111ohigan.
1Sanager:-George O.Argail-Leadv111e,Lake Co.Colo.
Leased by:-William Simmons-&.Co.~ 20n west 7th,9t.Leadville,CO1
Date of:~originall.loaation:-Ib'77.
Date oP original openings:-IN7N.
Altitude:-I0.lf00.Charaoter of suxfaoe-Hilly,t7ater aupply,City
ditoh,9treama,none-Roada,wagon road.
There is a geologioal survey oP the diatriot:-Em;nona.
Struoture and oharacter of oountry rook:-Porphyry,and lime.
Ore bodies.
Character of same.Oxidea,and Iron-StriKe N.E.&.S.w.-Dip,east.
Character Of vein filling: Porphyry,lime and iron.
Ores.
All ores ghat have been produoed from thin property are smelting
in charaatar-Kine hea no mill or reduotion ~vorKa.
Ketala and minerals ere prinoipally ailvar,and iron.
Not produoing at present.
Po~xer plant .
The powsr plant oonsiata of a 37 H.P.eleotrio motor,whioh is
equipped with an indioator in plain view of engineer, who operate
motor at holat.Age of engineer tF0 years-15 years e~xperienoo-Not
addicted to use of intoxicating liquors.
Head frame.
Head frame of IO X IO timber,35 feet in clear from Dollar of
shaft-Sheave wheel 4N in,diameter.shaft provided with doors.
Explosives.
Gelatin powder 40 per Dent used in bleating ,with German Ineo-
loid fuse-No metal tamping bare allowed-wooden bare being pro-
vided-NO powder mnn employed-1(agazine provided for storing pow-
der-75 feet from worKing shaft-Character of magazine,wood,and
iron-Mine has no devise for warming Powder-No oils,or oombuet-
ibles stored with powder.