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<br />T I T L -$. <br />5;C8 <br />The tide is vested in the Continental Mining Company, <br />inoorporgted under the laws of the State of Colorado. <br />Capital s`.ock 11,500.000, shares par value $1.00 each. <br />Names of officers are A. A. Burro. A. Wey and J. Neph <br />Budelean. Principal office is located et Silverton, Coio. <br />T O p 0 0 R A' P H Y. <br />The sgaface of the mountain is rough at an altitude of <br />11,700•feet. The water auppl« is Prom Stony Pass Creek <br />and spring. There is plenty oP tirfier about 700 feet <br />below the mine. The mine is located near the wagon road <br />which runs from Silverton to Creeds. <br />GE-OL 0 GY. <br />A good geological survey has been made oP this district. <br />The character of the country roeK is latite and porphyry. <br />O R E S A N D O R E H O D I E S. <br />The character of the ore bodies are Ruby silver and py- <br />rite. There are three veins with striKe as fellows; <br />main are in PB. and S.F1. Tenderfoot E and W and 0. R. N 45° E. <br />dip 75° to the east, width 5 Peet, length 940 feet and <br />height ?.00 feet. , <br />The character of the vein f1111ng ie quartz. <br />The ore shoots are ,continuous. The character of the en- <br />closing rocks is latite. The faults are from 1 to 3 feat. <br />The ore la cyaniting ore. , <br />The metals are gold, silver, lead zinc. <br />S U R F A C E P L A Id T. <br />The ~aurface plant consists of one 5 hp electric motor <br />usefl for hoist, one mniths shop, one boarding and bunk <br />house. The method_of lighting ie eieotric. Surface trans- <br />portation is done by wagon arxi pack train. <br />F, x P L O S I y E S. <br />4090 gelatine, standard triple fuse and nooden tamping <br />bars are used. The exoeas powder 1a stored in a magazine. <br />There is only about three boxes kept on hand at an•, <br />one time. The Qevice~for thawing powder is hot crater <br />heated by electricity. $o combustibles axe stored with <br />powder. -~ <br />