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.~ <br />®' <br />-5- <br />~ .. <br />%' <br />T!xe managers of the. Americus and Sleepy Holloci are positive in <br />their statements of ignorance of tlxe presence of the drift and stope, <br />cnd et•idence this statement by personal visits to their mines, asswn- <br />ing the same riskd as that assumed by the mirrors. It does not appear <br />logical that these risks mould have been assumed if they had knorm of <br />the death trap over rthich they rrei•e operatiitg: <br />The opening betrreea the Americus and Sleepy Hollocr, crhich caused <br />the death of twelve men,'vras mado trith the knotvlodge of both compan- <br />ies. The Americus had extended their drift within the end lino of <br />the Sleepy Hollow, follotsing what tlxey claim is tlxe Blythe voitt. Tho <br />Sleepy Hollow raised their stopo as indicated and mado cotiitoction. <br />Bether this connection ryas made with or Vrithout the consent of oitltor <br />or both parties it~matters not. Having boon mado and being voxy advan- <br />to„eous to both mines for vontilatiott and affording a double oxit•, Itt- <br />apector John Ii. Talbot on Ouly 3rd, 1f39G, having visited tlxe propoi•ty, <br />Cvo the follotring ot•cior, the same being of record in Tiools 1, Pago 11 , <br />General Records of this department. <br />"Central City, July 3x•fl, 189G. <br />Nsrry A. Loo, <br />Commissioner of Minos. <br />91r:- <br /> <br />Tho follrn~ring rocommoudationa voro mado by me bo the mmtagomatt I; <br />of the Sloppy Ifoliov hllnini; Company, Central City, Gilpin Co~utty, Colo- <br />redo : - <br />I <br />i <br />"That all loose ground nonr the laddota~ray loading Prom the 600 <br />t°0t 't-ovol to a point of oonnootion with the Americus tAino, bo secured; <br />1~ 1 : , <br />1 ` <br />„I'..~i ~'. t rv~ <br />