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fling Solomon No. 2.
<br />!Ilw ,; TITLE.
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<br />~~~~t.~ The title is vested in The King Solomon Tunnel land Develop-
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<br />with a capitalization of 2,500,000 shares:, with a par value of
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<br />I The principal offioe of the company is X10 }Sa~eetio Hide..,
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<br />~ ~ Denver, Colo., and the officers are ae follows:
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<br />I'.' President F. C. Dinsmore, Denver, Colo.
<br />~~ f Sec'y and Treas. C. W. Rowe, " "
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<br />I :~~: HISTORY..
<br />~ ~~ - {', This tunnel was started in 1903 and was driven a distance
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<br />I of nearly sis thousand feet. Eleven veins were aut in this
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<br />~~ distance but anly the last vein cut. has produced any ore to .
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<br />0 ~' ~~ TOPOGRAPHY.
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<br />' ~;', I The property is situated on a very steep, rough hillside at
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<br />II an elevation of about 10,000 feet. The 0. & S. Railroad
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<br />'~ l' rune within a few feet of the portal of the tunnel ae does
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<br />~ ~ GEOLOGY AND ORE OCOURRENCE.
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<br />~ This dietriat ie oovered by the Hayden Geol.agical Survey.
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<br />The formation present ie granite and gneiss. The veins are
<br />~,I~'~~ I~'~ I f iseuree and the ore, complex sulphides, whioh after sorting
<br />',~I~a rune 1 oz. gold, 10 ax. silver, 22~ lead, 2~ oopper, 1~ zinc,
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<br />I~ 10°~ iron, and 66°~G siliaia.
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<br />i~. WORKINGS.
<br />`''' ~ Tha main tunnel ie 8x8 and ie about 8,000 feet in length.
<br />"'i;~ A raise of tvro hundred feet was made and another level
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<br />' On the last vein out a winze, sixty feet deep, was sunk.
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<br />,~ At present Dan'1 Davidson and oompany are worY.ing 1n ore with
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<br />l ~1~, ', six moo (all leeoeos), duet below the uppor level in the vain
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<br />~~ last cut and Chae. Altman and oompany have taken a lease on
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<br />,L~l the 80 ft. winze but havo not yet started work.
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