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

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Bwlchcogh No. 2
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The title of this property rests la the name oP the
Hwlchcogh 15ining Company. For incorporatign see Secretary
of State.
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Secretary and General Manager, S. G. Witeman, Yardly, Pa.
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Superintendent, Joe Stolk, Twltn Lakes, Colorado.
V JI i HISTORY.
This property was located about the year 1890 by C. R.
' Johnson, who sold to the original Bwlchcoy~ Co. in 1896
who worked the mine five years, the property was then idle
for about two years after which it was worked for six years
6,I under lease by R'. Krinzenga. - -
The Red tlountain Leasing Company then leased the property
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years and the property was idle sR,ain for a
period of three years. The present DwlchcoP-h Company
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i started work in July 191b.
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It is estimated that the property has produced about
~I~li' 30000 tone of ore of an average value of ?9.00 per ton.
The original Bwlchcogp Company built the mill and other
buildings.
TOPOGRAPHY.

i' The property is located on a steep hillside at an
~ elevation of 11b50 feet. A little stream of
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' near the mill and wood and timbers are cut a short dietanae
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Y• Rood wagon road oonnocts the property
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~~~ with the D. end R.G. Railroad at Granite and with the town of
`! Leadville which is about 40 miles distance and to which point
!' all concentrates are hauled by wagon,
!! GIsOLOGY ANn oar OCC
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~ The geology of this district la ooverod by thsHayden

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1 Geological Survey. 'Phs formation sonnists of

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I grnnite, shirt,
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' and gneiss. The vein which is a fissurs st
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,es N 4B R
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The ore consists oP a pryite in a quartz
gangue and is
lip said to run x!9,00 per ton in gold, Ooncentratio

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i,~''~I to be 76 into 1
producing a conoentrata running 3
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