MINEBK00548

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

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WORKINGS.
IThe property is opened, by two tunnsl levels which are
about 40 feet apart vertically. all work ie now
carried on in the lower tunnel whiah is a crass cut
f or a dietanae of 125 feat and is then driven an the
vein for a distance of about 500 feet. The vein ie
etopod between the two levels in several places. All
ore new being mined is sent through tho mill whero
amalgam and aoncentratee are produced.
EQUIPMENT. ~
The property is equipped with mill, boarding house,
assay cffiae and blacksmith shop. The powder ie ~
stored in an unused tunnsl.
The tunnel hoe traok of 8 lb. rail anfl tram oar. The ~ i~
mining is done by a A. J. Carter Eloatriaal Dr111 and
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by. hand.
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Tho mill consists of ten 7b0 lb. stamps whioh follow ~;~
a Hlake Crusher, amalgamation platoe and two Plilfloy
tablos.
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The mill in run b ti~rator ~ ~
y powor, an night inch wntor
main with a hood stlffioient to produce BO H.P.
furnishoe the powor from Paas Oroolc, ha~yover only
nbout 30 H.P. is now hoing used.
A Port Vlayno A.C. Gonorator (3 phase, oy 60, amps 1B.
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apoed 1600) gonoratos oloctriolty for lights and tho 111
4nrter Drill.
At preoent a Strinphnm Amalgamator is hoing triad out III
on thin oro but owing to the fast that tlio nativo
ooppor fouls the quiok silver it doss not npponr to
do any bottor warts than the nmalnnmation plntea.
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006T8 ANA 6TA'1'TSTIOS. ~I
The timber usod is out nonrby nt nmal] soot. Powdor
oontn f)ib.00 por owt. puss oontn OS oontn par ~
hundrod feet. Onps oust X1.00 por box, l
Laborf 8 mon ~ X3.00 = :16.00 por day.
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OENIrRAL RI;tdARKB. ' I
mni„ ~nm•.~nq tr norr vr.~or oacponaati.~n and havo tho
notioon pontnd. Innurnnao in anrrlod 7n the Trnvelora
Inauranoo Oompany.