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_: •, <br />,_ <br />Madonna No. 3. <br />-or Btiollt"1o600`feet.--"-All parts of the property are <br />conneoted by wagon roads with the Ria Grande Railroad <br />at the foot of the. mountain.. <br />GEOLOGY AND ORE OCCURRENCE. <br />This distriot ie covered by both the Hayden and the <br />(Crawl ord) State Geologiael Svrveys. The ore acaure <br />at a contaot of the grantDte and lime stone; whioh <br />contaat.makee a horseshoe fold thus making what is <br />known se the front and beak aontaot. In the upper <br />workings the ore is oxides and carbonates, while a small <br />amount of sulphide le found in the laver levels. <br />The geld and silver ore averages ae f ollowei Gold <br />,80100 oz .. silver 63.80 os.; ircn ]5.?@~, ailiain g3,10A <br />and is shipped to the A.S &.R. Pled at. Pueblo, Colo. <br />The lead-zino ore rune, lead 23~ and zino 32/ and ie <br />ehippod to Mineral Point, Wie. <br />The straight zino-aarbonnte averages about 30f zino and <br />le shipped to the American Steol and Wire Ca. at Donorn, <br />Pa. <br />140RKINGS. <br />The property is operated by a series of tunnels, the <br />highest being oalled Zero and numbering dawn to No. 8.• <br />Prorn No. 8 a winze 260 feet deep was sunk. Tho levels <br />above six ere now being worked by leosees, who pro <br />worY.ing the old et open for zlna-oarbonnte oro, as all the <br />lead ore has boen stoped. No. 8 level io in a distnnoa <br />of 1800 feat and is in good shape. <br />ERUIPMENT. <br />No. A level is equipped with l2 lb. mile and trunk, <br />(the oars are pulled in by mules and run ottt by grnvity), <br />Electric lights and telephone. T'he winze was equipped <br />with an eleotrio hoist, 3y14 in steel'holetinf! ankle and <br />buoket but the new winze will ba oquipped with n sage. <br />'!'he property le also equippod with the followings <br />100 H,P. G.E. Motor (speed 720, oy.80, amp.26.6, volts , <br />2200), 2 transformern (2200 .4h0 volts). 1 OhionBo <br />