MINEBK00349

• County: Gilpin
• Volume: 13
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

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Cooly - 3.
ORBS ~ .:0:~ E :•B?O:D::L~.S - Contin.
aorY hoe been contined"to-the Gilpia ~ein.~The number"ot known
..' 4 ~ ~' n ~ :. ~ -4 n
veins is sia. The dtrike~is northeast'aad'sonthweet and"the''"''
dip is to the north. The Gilpin vein has'been`opdned'h length'
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of 600' 'sad to s'height of 831' : There is`"one ore-e2ioot •300' ""
in length.'The"encldsing rocks•are granite ~and'thB~gAngite is'
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talo.
The vein varies in width trors 1' "to '4' . with'`an's~ersge'
width oP 3' . The charaoter ~ot vein "tilling is' lead aad•" quartz'"
sad the metals are gold, silver; lead;`oopper and'zino~`gold
predominating. dbont SO~p of-the vein filling is smelting ors,
with an average valve of $70 per ton, sad bOje is ooaoentrating
'ore with sa average valve oY $12 per ton. The perosntnge of
the several metals oannot be given as no assays or analyeee~-'
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were obtainable.
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SURFACE P L A N T„
The sustaoe plant oonsiats of one - 4loodbnry and Booth.
60 h.p.. retnra tnbnlar boiler and one - Hendrie sad Bolthotf~
6" z 8",'doable oglinder~ flat triotion, rises hoist."'
The hoist is equipped with a positive iadioatbr in pisia
clew of the engineer who operates at the erigiae. Thereiigin~es
ie twenty-nice ~eore of age, has had tive~yeare of e~iper`isaoe
sad ie not addioted to the nee of Satoxioating liquors. '
The ehatt•honee le a frame, iron-ooiered bnilding;'!he "
head frame ie two-poet, 10" z 10" and ?,4' high. The ehea~e ~
wheel ie oast iron. tilled with rope and 4' in diameter. The
emltb'e shop sad ohanging house are in the shaft home.
The eollar of the shaft is of enttioient height to pee- ~
vent persons iron tzipping and tolling in the shaft'and i• also
provided with.a good sad euitioisnt door to prevent esatesial
iron tailing in the ahett •+hils dtmpiag.
Zig)stiag oa the snrtaoe is with kerosene.
.?here aze no ore bins provided.