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This Tla+Qperty has no title, It is owned by N. P, De
<br />Pauw of New Albany, Ind„ and no company is concerned her[ee
<br />no eapita~zation, It ip operated by Rogers, Olark and
<br />Lindsley under a bond, and. lease from De Pauw,
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<br />This group of mines is located on a rough and very steep
<br />mountain and. with an altitude of 11500 feet, The water
<br />f. ,
<br />supply consists of one mall stream called La Piatta Creek
<br />which flows within 50 feet of the AoaTd~ng house and 200 _.
<br />;feet from portal,of No ,4 tuna}el, The tunnels are above
<br />'timber line,. and the southwest slope is smooth and greasy,
<br />A good trail connects mine and milli ar~d a county wagon
<br />road from mill to ]} ~ R 0 R R a distance-.gf.ten m3,leas,
<br />A good geological surva~y has been made of this.distriRt,
<br />`'The character of the country rork is Aiorite,
<br />O,~.F,~A2~~0R~E0 I ES,
<br />;The character of ore bodies is fissure veins. Tnere,is
<br />"one vein that they. are working at,prPeent,the Qun~erland
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<br />,vein, the strike; of this vein is 75° west and the dip is
<br />70° South. The vein varies. in ,~!idth $s!Om two to fnur feat, '
<br />length 4500 Pest so far as knovm,.Height 1000ft~ The
<br />character of enclosing,roCka is, red sand stopeg.quaa*~aite
<br />and dYrcite. T}lerg are.. no fault s, in, the veinsa The o,re
<br />shoot is continzoua, The ,ekiarac~?r of Vein filling is ,
<br />;quarts, iron bri+.tle, silver and tellurides. T71e ffietals
<br />are gold, ~ilver,,~sac3 and ~~nk. Most of the-vain filling
<br />is concentration ore with an ,average-of12,00 per'tvn
<br />!with about 20 tons of smelting ire per month with an aver-'
<br />gage of50.00 per tone The produeta,on,ia about 1200 tons
<br />~Pr month.
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<br />The surface plant eons~,strs of. one 20: stamp mill ands 2
<br />125 H.P, boiler s..and tyro steam engines one-175 H. p, and'
<br />lone 15 H'P, for running mill. The other buildings are
<br />biacksm~th shop 1?, x 14 changing rpom 14 x 16 offee 16
<br />x 20 Boarding house 70 x 8G, atab3e 232 x 44 and tram
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<br />terminal,
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