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Title, <br />The Morning Star Mine. <br />5G~ <br />Owners:-Felix Mol.aughlin-Falrpley Coio.-P.W.O~Brien:-Fairplay, <br />Colorado.-R.DeCOUroy-Kansas o1ty,Mo, <br />Leased by:-John R.Martin,rlddresa-,yx 1660 Ogden SL.Denver Oolo. <br />date of original location:-I879. <br />~ » ° openings:-1879, <br />Altitude:-13.OOO.Charaoter of surface:-Mountainous-No timbex~No <br />streama.Wagon road. <br />There is a geological survey of the district:-Hayden. <br />Structure and character of country rock-Porphyry and mime, <br />Ore bodies. <br />The ore bodies on this property consist of a silicious ledge of <br />mineralized matter exposed on the surface of the mountain aide, <br />and laying on the blue limestone formation,it has not as yet <br />been determined whether it is a smelting or milling proposition <br />The ore carry a small per centage of both gold and ailver,and <br />is vary irregular in value. <br />There is no machinery on the pronerty,and no explosives are to <br />any extent used in mining the ore. <br />kSining. <br />The extraction of ore up to the present tine is done wholly by <br />quarrying on the mountain side,there are several small tunnels <br />Trove into the hill aide simply for prospecting purposes. <br />Statistics. <br />There has been no production up to date. <br />Men employed. <br />2 }Rivera. ~3.OC. per day. 8 hour shift. <br />Total No.of men employed:-2. <br />General remarks. <br />iro persona under the age of I2 years employed-There are no shaft <br />or pits uncovered-ell eocidenta have been reported +.o the Bureau <br />oP Mines-Mine carrye no indemnity insurance agalnat accident- <br />i'ine oarrya no insurance for eaployeee-L(ine le not a regular <br />producer and h8e not been worked continuously-Property is not <br />sub-lensed. <br />