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aC914i2!il <br />t I I' j "I! ., ... . _... _ . <br />1 f ~; Gladstone No. 2. <br />I , <br />I!. TITLE. <br />i~ <br />i~ <br />', <br />This property was ,owned,by a corporation many. .,years ago, <br />~l <br />, both the etoak was awndd by Hurue and Estee. T~e;Burue <br /> f <br />~~j;; interest oP 15/32 passed to his sister Mrs. Herman, while the <br />j ~' <br />Eli <br /> <br />Estee interest oP 17/32 ie now owned by S~ D:'Aicholson of <br />i,',,,: Leadville, Cola. <br />i <br />~!P: <br />„ <br />' <br />The property ie Haul being worked under a five years lease <br />i k <br />C <br />I,~ t: <br />by M. J. Hines of Buena Vista, Colorado. <br />`~~ HISTORY. <br />~~ This property is one oP_the very early locations and <br />i <br />~ <br />' <br />t <br />du <br />P <br />i <br />h <br />l <br />f <br />h <br />II, <br />ii <br />~ <br />~ ced a large <br />onnage q <br />very r <br />c <br />si <br />ver ore, same o <br />pro <br />whic <br />! <br />I~`;~il'~ll'(I <br />ran ae high as X1200 to the•tan in car lard, lots. -- <br />i ,'~~i~f As'_depth was atiained the ore which was osidizea-near <br />„ j i~~ <br />' the surface turned to sulphide and the grade of the ore beoame <br />1 I I~ <br />f'; lase. The preperty is now being roopened after lying <br />~'~~"~"~i~'~~~~ <br />till, ;~ <br />~ <br />~~l <br />' dormant for over twent five ears. <br />y- y <br />n <br />;~;,~ <br />i <br />!,.! <br />TOPOGRAPHY. <br />I~li~ ;,;, The property is situated on a very steep mountain aide <br />I ° <br />~ ~.1~ ~; ~, If <br />I at an elevation of about 10000 Peet. Some,. good sized trees <br />~. 'I`I <br />"ij~l~~~~ are Sound on the property and North Ootton wood Oreok flows " <br />..: <br />"!~~ <br />~ <br />within a short distance of it. A good wagon road oonneote <br />~~!~i~i ~` <br />~ <br />~,~ ~ I the property with the town of Buena Vista. <br />I <br />ii <br />GEOLOGY AND ORE OCCURRENOE. <br />i~~i~li <br />dd i,i The Hayden Geological Survey covore this district and <br />;III ~~I! tho formation present ie granite and ~meias. The vein is <br />~I~ il~~" <br />~ ~ ~'~ ~~ <br />~ a fissure, which strikes east and west and stands nearly <br />I~~' <br />' <br />111 vertiosl. <br />i. <br />~' `! <br />', I <br />I <br />i The minerals now.oocurring are the sulphides of lead, <br />, <br />, <br />I,!iyl'~', <br />i; iron and copper and the gangus is quarts and epab. Tho <br /> <br />~IIi~~' ore minod from the lower tunnol ran'6/100 oz. gold, 25 oz. <br />i <br />~,~I'. ~i; <br />silver, 49 lead and 1 1/2~ ooPPer. <br />"~'j~ " a ! <br />~,. .i;~ WORKINGS. <br />~ ~~ Tho lowsr tunnol whore work is now being dono is 7 z 7 <br />;III; in the olear and ie in a distanae oP 1800 feat as n aroes- <br />i i <br />'lli~li!j out and has a drift oP 200 Peet on the vain. Only one oar <br />'1111111 of ors has been shippod Pram tho tunnol. Tho old workings <br />