Laserfiche WebLink
t <br />The Alta Mout group consists of five pateuted claims umbraeing 38.178 acres of ground nnd, <br />except for the small fraction indicated on-the map, is free from all adverses, liens or mortgages. (See <br />pugs 9.) <br />The small fraction referred to consists of 2.9 acres, and a question in regard to its title has not as <br />yet been satisfactorily settled. The names of the claims are Lareuce Wordeu, Sarah Bell, Hill Top, <br />Hill Top No.2 and Hill Top No. 3. Their arrangement and position in reference to surrounding clnims <br />and the Deadwood group may be seen on the map attached. <br />LOCATION. <br />~ Both of these groups are located in the northwest part of the Cripple Creek Miuiug llistricf, <br />Colo. The Alta Mont group lies very near the top of Tenderfoot Hill (S. side See, 7 and N. side Sec. <br />18. T. 15 S., R. (i9 ~'P. 6 P. M., Teller Co. Colo.), and at the extreme head of Poverty Gulch. This <br />locality has been brought into prominence of late by the large purchases of Poverty Gulch mining prop- <br />erty by W. S. Stratton; the former owner of Stratton's Independence, Ltd. <br />The Deadwood group is located just a little north of the top of Tenderfoot Hill (Sec. 7, T. 15 S, <br />R. 69 W. 6 P. M., Teller Co, Colo.) A glance at the map will show that the location is almost. in a <br />direct line with the famous mines located on the north slope of the Cripple Creek range, such as the <br />Victor, Isabella and the Morning Star, and the Damon, Jerry Johnson and Hoosier. <br />It is au interesting fact, and one that argues well for the future prospects of these groups, that <br />the general trend of the main veins of the camp converge upon a point at, or near, the top of Tenderfoot <br />Hill as a common center. <br />Some of the superintendents of the larger mines have very courteously given me permission to <br />publish the strikes of the veins in their several mines in confirmation of this singular occurrence. <br />The strike of the Moon-Anchor vein is 25 degrees E. of INT. <br />~. El Paso Gold King vein is 20 degrees E. of N. <br />.Mary Mcginney vein is 15 degrees E. of N. <br />Moose vein is 2 degrees VP. of N. <br />Independence vein is 25 degrees to 30 1'V. of N. <br />Buena \~ista vein, of the Isabella Company, is 35 degrees W. of N. <br />Jerry Johnson vein is 24 degrees W. of N. <br />Fluorine-Lost Lillie vein, of Copper Mountain, is 38 degrees E..of S. <br />i By consulting the map it will be seen that the course of these several veins, which I have chosen <br />as representative of the various sections of the camp, all point toward the top of Tenderfoot Hill. This <br />section was evidently the center of the disturbance which caused the fissuring of the Cripple Creek <br />district. As a consequence, we find this region cut np by a complex of veins and dykes lmving no <br />general course. This fact makes prospecting nnRSllkllly dlfficlllt and ha6 no doubt, retarded the. devel- <br />opment of the locality. <br />GEOLOGY. <br />Iu the common parlance of the camp, the "formation" of these two groups is good. T'he mniu <br />contact between the granite-and the andisitic breccia passes directly through the Alta -Iout group, <br />`4 while the Deadwood group lies.in the granite not far from the contact, and is crossed by several strong <br />1 phonolite and basalt dykes. (See the attached map.) It is a well known fact that the neighhorhood of <br />the main contact and of phonolite and basalt dykes are likely places for Ending large bodies of. ore. <br />Owing to the lack of development, it was impossible to trace any of the various dykes and veins for any <br />4 <br />___ <br />