MINEBK00195

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

Title.
Owners or Company:-L.M.aoddard and Company,Denver,0olo.
Leaned by:-The Consolidated tiirginius Mining Company. .
incorporated under the laws of the state of Colorado.
Capital Stook:-4200.000.-shares,par value:-~I.oO.eaoh.
Principal Office located at Leadville,Lake Co.Colo.
1ianager:-W,S.Bowdert-~ 400 Harrison Ave.Leadv111e,Lake Co,Oolo.
Data of original location:-ICSO.
" " " openings:-IPSO.
Altitude:-IO.OOO.Character. of aurfaoe,Hilly-3treame,Sugar Loaf
Guioh-Timber,yes-ROada,wagon road to Colorado Midland Ry.
There is a geologiael survey of the district:-Heyden
Structure and aharaoter of country rook:-Granite.
Ore bodies.
Character of same-SUlphidea,Strike N,E.&.S.W.-Dip,vertical-No.of
veins-Two. All ores mined are smelting in character-Mine has no
mill or concentrating works,
Ores.
Metals and minerals:-aold,and Silver,
Assays and analysis:-{'.old S~IO.Oz.Silver 30 Oz.
Surface and Hoisting plant.
No machinery,exccpt I-2 HP.electrio motor used for blower.
There is a boarding house,blacksmith ahoP,and ore bins on the
property.
Explosives.
Gelatin powder 40 per cent is used in blasting with German Inso-
loid fuse-NO metal tamping bare allowed-'~rooden bars provided-
No powder man employed-Aline has magazine Por storing powder~00
feet from workings-character of magazine,wood-NO device for war-
wing powder-NO oils,or combustibles stored with powder,
Mining.
The main opening to the mine is a tunnel 3600 feet in length,at
IIO feet from the portal there is a shaft oonneotion with the
tunnal,eiso a oonneotion with the Lad`I Loftus shaft at 600 feet
from the breast of tunnel.
E(ine methods.
3toping and driftin~No machine drills used-Single hand drilling
employed-Timbering,by setts and cribs.
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