MINEBK00315

• County: Clear Creek
• Volume: 10
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

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.ITLE.
The owner of this property is the Shatter 'Sining Company, in-
corF.orated un9er the laws of the state of %ew York, capital.
stock 100,000 shares, at ;;1 each. Principal office ilo. 1,
Eroadwa;~, :;ev York. Eranch office, Idaho Springs, Colc.
?resident, ?S. S. ?ales, Po. 1 nroadway, Pew York.
', y'ice-?'res.; Sec'y Chas i. i?oss, same address.
S'1P't A. ~. roller; Idaho Spri:,as, Colo.
HI3T O:,Y .
Orivinal location, 1866, end has been work~3 continuously.
TOP3CnAF::Y.
Altitude, 7,650. Stepp mountainside. ',Yawn road,and horse tram
to mill.
OiiB iJLI35.
A sulphide. Cne vein has begin opened vrith a northeast and
southwest stri<e, •~i'h c die of :i0 d^^rces. Gveraae width
aft, bin. Character of the vein ..^illin~ is por•phyritic
quartz. Thr9e ore chutes ha••e beer. opened, and the tnclosinr
roc's are ararite and ;:Weis, i'he vain produces smelting, con-
centrati~r and mi7.lin=^ ore, ccrr;;ing aold,sil•ror and copper.
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!The hoisting is dune by c Steal hots*. engine, operated by
compressed air, brow^ht t.roiph pipes for 0,000 feet from
(the central. t mnel. kir compressors. 'Che en^ine is equipnnd
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!Mirth a positive indicator operated from the engine. Engineer
~is 26 years old, four years experience. Is not addicted to
the use of intoxicating liquors. The shaft house is hO x
8O ft. frame, r.itr. timber h"ad frame, 10 x 7.0" x 50'. Four
Ift, iron shea^e wheel, operating a skip. The liPhting is by
foil. Ore trectSeat is smelting, aural^amating and concentrating,
(The mine has a stamp mill with 80 tons capccity every 2h hours.
All mineral is lowered thro t?:e lateral connecting with +.he
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(Central tunnel, and tramm?d to the mill e 1~4 mile from
mouth of t•innel by mule power.