MINEBK00263

• County: San Miguel
• Document: Manager
• Suffix: A

rl~ipped direct to sr..alter.: i7:s asuoturt no sagroghteds at Tomboy last year was some-
thing Asss than one hundred tons} or lens than one-half day's run for their rsi11J
ire extrarr~cly fine specimens rarely reach the reduction furnnce~ but are absorbed
!;y tl:e various rineral col3ections arm specimen fiends of the country. As a mat-
ter of fact tl:a ores as a r:hcle mvy be classed ss lov rrade~ and witnout dressing
stet ursder eEisting conditicr,si ururarketable. Rs before stated the average value
of Jape:. ore is stout ~,1g.00 pea ton as so far demonstrated. That of tho Tomboy
is a'~out ~I2.00 re. ton a.u the Sawggler Urion is still la<er. Tl:e existing con-
ditions are in some rays unfavorable for economical mining and reduotion~ viz.
tY.e altitudes short suna:,crs~ long wintersr na tinier and aYwrtress of uater~ to-
gether aitl. hig}:saagos~ reruoteness from market, and expense incident to ore and
sup, ly trarsportation. irese objectionable features are offset by others. •Jslue
of ores lseely in gold and possibility of reduction to bullion on the ground;
a
the ability to concentrate the values into~misrauum amount for transportation.
Lhility to work veins tlrroudh au'it levels nr cross-cut tunnels that requiro very
little or nc timbering a:rd expensive lioistir:g plants. ^ee vier. Y:crerrith of
FQ:aie tunnels driven t^selve years ago an3 fa still 3n good condition. Tl:e com-
paratively small amourrt of timl3tr required in actual mining operation, and the
al:anst unprecedented, contlauous :ainerrxliaation of veins anti consequent small
7rsount of prospecting and expensive dead wort: necessary.
Tkae construction of wire traraaayn said tl;e tranaraission of power }urn rscrter-
ial.ly advanced this section. The bulk of supplies and ore concentrated ie as yet
trrnsi:orted by pact: animals to Pzurdora. At the recent election borxls were voted
for the construction of a wagon road from Telluride into the 'basin. The wisdom
of this will be demonstrated as soon ns the road is eery}e4ed. constructod.
~~
;.
',.. ~ 1
.~
,~
3 ~.
,t
;y
:! jj

i
~~
I
~ '4
'S i
..
~~