MINEBK00351

• County: Summit
• Volume: 17
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

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Dunkin No. 4
~ ~ ~ ORE 6001E5 AND ORES.
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The main vein of the property which ie knowri~ae the
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!70 degrees );. and dips about 56 degrees !`to "thee south.
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~ ;This vein ie about three and a half feet wide on an .
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average and has produced a considerable 'tonnage' of-.
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good shipping ore.
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Fp~~ ~i .The ore consists of galena in a quartz 'gangue and is found
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I shale contact. Lxc,eeding rich'ore hoe been mined from
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~ik~ this errirhed.:hrea. Ono piore of ore neighing 8 1~2

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pounds contained Erse gold in an amount equal to 65 per
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The average value of theore minc3from this'voin.is
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gold contonte and the-other half in the silver s.rid lead
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CO:iT AND STATISTICS.
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Li li' ~ The coat of mining suppLios are as follows:
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I' Timber (anvred lOx.lOs) 9$16.OU per M.
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Povrder (7~8xB non frsezing) X15.00 per cvrt.
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II it~I Ruse (Monarch) x.60 per 100 feet.
f I ,Iii Cnps (Bx) X1.10 per bor..'
.': ~ ;.~',,I Power taken from the Colorudo Power Co. at'rogular rates.
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~ (. ~ ~ `; ~ ~~ '' GLNISRAL RGIMARR6.
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II Thie oompany h(:ve a:~mo under camponnati.on and have notices
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Cuporintondont is nlsa Heated nt the tunnel ontranos.
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The property io being oporntod 1n very minor111se faahian.