MINEBK00581

• County: Clear Creek
• Volume: 13
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

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~' O E E S & O, H. E B 0 D I E. S~ - Contin.
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~i There. are twelve veins in this group but only one has
been opened up so that any den
oription oan be given._This Se
the ti9hangdoodle,vein -one of the unpatented olaima -and has
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been opened to a length of 2S0' and_to a height of 82'. The
~~ strike is northeast and southwest and the dip is to the north.
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The vein Pilling is iron sulphides, lead and zino and the met
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„~ gold, silver. lead and zinc, with gold predominating.
The enolosing rocks are granite and the gangue•is oornrook.
~' The production of ore hen been limited and is a low grade
~ milling ore with~an average value of $'12 per ton.
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{{ 6 12-inoh, Hugg water wheel is employed to run the tea
~fti for ventilation in the tunnel. The water supply ie.taken from
4;~ the water mains of Empire, Oolorado.
Immediately adjoining, and to one silo of tho portal of
the tunnel is a frame building, 8' x 20' in size, divided into
two,aompartments, and used Yor s ohanging room, ten house and
storage. Hour Yeet from the other aide of the portal is the
' smith's ehon. This is a trams building and 10' x 14'.
j do upraise has been made to the eu:'taoe at a point in
the tunnel that is bb' from the portal and the doors already
'! provided at the entranoo to the tunnel ere euttioient to pre-
;: vent the entreaoe oY noxious fumes. ~
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~~ Dupont, 40~~ powder; Yiotor fuse; 6-7C oepe and wooden
tamping bare ere employed. Exploeivae in ezoees of one day's
?!f enDB17 ass not stored underground,
';~ ?he avenge amount of e '
~, zploeivos kept in etornge !e 60/.'
ibis ie keyt in the tan house with other enpplies. the de~loe
for thawing powder !e a tin tank heated with hot water.
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