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~:;~s <br />~', <br />T I T L E <br />Vested in J.B. Putnam, Westcliffe, Colo. <br />. HIBTRORY. <br />Date of original location Aug, 13,1913;: opened same date, <br />T O P O G•A A P H`Y. <br />Mountainous at an•altitude of 12,000 feet; The south Colony <br />river flows through the ground; no timber andno roada~of any <br />kind. <br />G E O L O G Y. <br />There is no geological survey of trie district; country rock <br />is granite;: ore bodies consist of fissures; one vein,with <br />a strike West 3,0° North; vein widtri 8 ft.length 1750 Pt, <br />height 200 ft, vein filling quartz and andeaite;one ore shoot; <br />walls or enclosing rock granite; ore smelting grade; metals <br />and minerals gold, silver and copper; gangue quartz. <br />SURFACE PLANT: A windlass with Which hoisting is done; <br />aurface•transportation pack animals; <br />EXI'LOSIVEB. <br />Dupont iFO~i; fuse Bear Brand; wooden tamping bars are provided <br />for employee. <br />MINING: Main opening Incline 50 ft. Tunne1,180 ft. 5 X 7. <br />Work is being carried on in the Incline; shaft is being aunlt. <br />Hand drilling 1a eu~ployed. <br />statistics. <br />A few small trial shipments have been taade <br />Total number of Peet in ariafta <br />coat per foot $20.00 <br />Total number of feet in turuiels said adita <br />Coat per foot #20.00 <br />Total number of feet in drifts and levels <br />Cost per foot #12.00 <br />i <br />dotal number of feet in wlnzAs <br />Cost per foot #20.00 <br />al number oP feet in 4evelopment <br />n F.~nployed. <br />,miners 8 hou~a for#year~3. <br />verage numbber of men employ <br />50 <br />180 <br />20 <br />40 <br />290 <br />"~~~~~~ <br />i~'' <br />'~~~~: <br />:311'" <br />'~ ~ <br />I <br />__-___ 1 <br />