MINEBK00447

• County: La Plata
• Volume: 13
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

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T I T L E.
The title is vested in the Van Enunett Gold Mining and
h~'illing GompaxKq~, incorporated under the-laws of the State
of Colorado, with a-capital stock of ~500.GOfl, shares
.par value $1,00. each. Prinepa2 offioe ,lecated at
Pueblo, Colo.
71__ I~R ~E C T 0 R S..
Tthomas L. Loyd,' President.
Wiliia~a Bal*ber,' Se~'retary, Po?~e flock Pueblo, Colo,
Leased from'tahe LuoBS t~ining~ Milling and Leasing Co
i
Lucas ~ ? ~ 3, .
k I S T `0 R Y,
hate of original iocatic~n cannot bP given as the parties
in charge could pat f~irnish data. Date of reopening .
was in 1809 andhas worked rsontinuall$ since 'the abate date.
T O P O G R A P H Y,
Altitude •I0.~90 ~~~~. Ch~~z~~pr or surface_ ?~9Mt~s dope
ver~r rough and brox~sn, south slope grassy and rather smooth.
The water supply consists of one mall ~tr`aam called
L11L~le DesdwOmd which flows within 100` feet 'off the board-
., ing house. Timber is +soatberint!. A #`8trl~` good +rail
corme+~ts mane with R •G S RR at' May IIay seritch.
G E O L O GY.
A grad p;eoltf°gic~e'T' stirrvey has been made of this district.'
Strusture o° eoi3ntry rook is sands'GOne and deM'te.
Tha eharaet:gr of ore bodies is blankPt•`veins. Number of
veins unknown,- numbAr of ts9ds or lenses nurr~us, •Strke
N 44 W`, dip NS. vein eridth or triiekness from 4 to 8 feet.
The ~ha3'aeter of -vein fllo:'ng is countrsr rock quart,
decomposed porpryry and sandstone. Condition of wails
fault fishers. Ore shoots a~t_..intarsactions. Character of
wails or enclosi ng'robks Sandstone. ~atxlta are numerous.
All a'l'es smelted so far, Metal end minerals, gold and tX
silvan, gangue and sandstone. Assays and-~telyi9es ~~5.00.
The production is about 500 tonne per month.
S U R F A C T P 1r A N T,
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