MINEBK00208

• County: Lake
• Volume: 15
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

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Title. II,
pwner,or tlompanY~-The Humboldt Yine,owned by O.w.Kellogg.~ Co, sill
Prinoipal'oPfice boated at Leadville Lake tlo.0olorado 1II
Represented by:-Oeorge w.KeiloBB-Address:-417 west 6th,st:Lead- III~i
jville,LaKe Oo.Colo. III ,I
Lesead'.by-H.w.HinoY.ley-Addreee:~ IIO.west 6th,st.Leadville, ,,,III
', Laxe Co. tlolo. I!il II
I Date of original location:-Ir178. III'
n n openings:-IC79. ~I,il
Altitude:-I O.g99•-Streams-None.water supply-Iron Mine fltmte. 'II~II
',Timber-NOne.Roade-Yee. "I~
iThere ie a geological survey of the district:-Fmmone ;I
Structure and character of country rock:-Porphyry and Lime.
Ore bodiea.
At the preent time there era no ore bodiea opened in this mine,
the work now being done is proepeoting,the ore shoots having
bean exhausted a year ago,end praotiaally no shipments of ore
have been made for the past eighteen months.
Power plant.
The Power DSant consists of two 60 H.P.boilere,end a 35 H.P.fri-
otion hoist,water used from Iron dine flume-Hoist ie not equip-
p~d with indicator-Engineer operates engine at engino-Age of
engineer 5g years-20 yearn experience-Not addicted to use of
intoxicating liquors.
Head frame.
Head frame ie built of IO X IO inch timber, end is 25 feat in the
clear above collar. oP shaft-Doors ere Provided to keep rooks,and
dirt from Palling into shaft-Engine room,end working shaft ere
under one roof-Ore bins on property-Lighting by lamps.
surface tr.anegortation:-Wagon road to H.H.ewitoh.
Exploeiven•
Gelatin Dowder 40 Der cent is used in biaeting,tivith Oermen In-
ooloid fuse-NO metal tamping bars employed-wooden tamping bare
being provided-No Dowder man employed-Explonives are stored in
megezine,eituated 150 feet Prom workings-Amount kept in storage
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Iy0 1bs.Uine hen ne device for warming powder-No oils or oombun-
tibles stored with Dowder. 1
!dining.
The main opening to the mine ie a shaft 5~E0 Peot in depth with
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