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F. C. YBNDRICY.. E. W. WALTER, ~ D. UMDELL, <br />M~n~Rer. Supt. of Smelter end MetallurRirt Superlnt<ndent o/ M1tiner. <br />Tti E SAN JUAN <br />SMELTING & REFINING COMPANY <br />~~( <br />Su.vhuros, COLO., January z, fgog. <br />:llr. Gcorgc Oli,•cr, President The Smt luau Smcltilr,{r ~ /Zifiuin~ Cmnpnn~•, Drn;•cr, Colorndo: <br />\ii• llG:ru Stu-ht regard to the condition of the mines of tour cump:un•. I :un pleased to state <br />that all of the workings of the IIenrietut mine fro n \u. ~ up to \u. t and the surface arc connected <br />:md in working order to handle ct•en•thing through the timbered upraise, ur rather <~-take, con- <br />necting all the upper levels with Xo. ~. and then over the tr:unw;q• to the railroad b}• gracit}• at prob- <br />ably as sm:dl esptntse per ton as an}• mine in the S:m lu:m country. 'I'hc heading or breast of each ~1 <br />:uul cccrv unc of the seven levels is in urc r:uy;iu; from G to tti feet iu width. lu places- wlterc the <br />rein is a'usscut it shows as high as s5 (cct in width of urc. l.crcls Xos. ~. G :md ~ have been <br />driven each war from the main cunncelin;; upraise so they have uru he:ulings, butte iu urc, so there <br />arc nine drifts ur tunnel lcrels with heading; iu bi;,r bodies of urc, chch unc of trhich r:w be c~tcnded <br />and incruue the developed tunua;;e rapidly. 1 should say if the urc runtimes iu acre ;;ruuud as it <br />is where Qevclnpcd it would be little u•uttble d, open np a thuus:uul loos a day of ncn• urc. <br />1 bare drivat thr dt~elopntent of this properly fur the past font ye:u•s with the unc idct of <br />h:uullin;; it to the best :ulv;uttagc, :u the Icut cspensc :uul fur the L•u'gcst prulits ant the completion <br />13 <br />~ 'I <br />6 <br />F <br />~+ <br />.'i?. <br />:~1 <br />rk•,' <br />;` <br />!\u. i Tmmcl, About teal[ u utlle undergromW In Nu. . Icvel, Ifonrlcl4l uJnu, xhuw•IuR the henry xnhxlnntinl <br />tlmher work to hold We ore lu Place. Shoa'InK xowc of the ret;ul:u• uduerx x916 aonm rlahora, uuumg them two <br />achoul Firlx. On the rlRht ride la uu urc cur ouch ua la uacd for u•uuuninR lu the udue. Jua[ in trout of the nre <br />car la nu ore chute, which Iota the mineral doteu from shore into the curs. <br />