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Title. <br />Owner or. Company:-The Benton Mining Company. <br />Inoorporated under the laws of the state of Colorado. <br />Capital Stock':-#IOO;D00.-IO,OOO,Sharea,par value:-#IO.OO.eaoh. <br />Principal office located at Leadville,Lake Co.COlo. <br />Branch office located at New York City.N.Y. <br />Incorporators:-Tingley S,Wood,LeadvilIe-R.E.Goodell,and Charles <br />T.Carnahan of Denver,Colo. <br />1!anager:-Tingley S.Aood-# 90I Harripcn Ave.Leadville,Colo. <br />Leased by:-Charles Holden & Co.Adlalde,Lake Co.Colo. <br />Date of original location:-I6]t!. <br />" " " openings:-IL'78. <br />Altitude:-IO.SOO.Character of aurfaoe-Hilly-Streams,water supply <br />Iron mine flume-Timber none-Hoods,wagon road. <br />There is a geolgioal survey of the district:-Fa~ona. <br />Structure and character of country rock:-Porphyry anti Lime. <br />Ore holies. <br />Argentiferous iron in contact vein-Strilke N.E.&.5.41.Dip east. <br />Ores. <br />All ores that have been shipped are smelting in oharactes~Mine <br />has no mill-No production at present time. <br />Power plant. <br />I-50 H.P.and I-20 H.P.boilers-I-20 H.P.and I.6 X S flat fric- <br />tion engine.Hoiat is equippedt with indicator in view of engi- <br />neer,who.operates engine at engine-Age of engineer tE5 years-i5 <br />years experience-Not addicted to uee oP intoxicating liquors. <br />Head frame. <br />Head frame of IO X IIO inch timber,20 feet in clear above the <br />collar of shaft. <br />Explos'dves. <br />Gelatin powder 40 per sent is used in busting,with Baer fuse, <br />DTO metal tamping barn in uee-WOOdan bars are provided-No powder <br />man employed-Mine has magazine for storing powder,I00 feet from <br />shaft-Amount Kept in storage,50 1bs.Mine has no device for war- <br />ming powde~No oils,ox combustibles stored with powder. <br />Mining. <br />Same as rdport of 19i3. <br />--~- - <br />