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<br />ORES &.0-R, E. BODIES-Contin.
<br />tour- knopvn :veins, but. only ,one, vein:-. the. Humboldt..-F has.,been
<br />opened,, or. had ,any.•~vork done; upon it., The• strike is northeast „
<br />and bhnthwast and .the. dip .is to,_the-.north., ~; ,. [;aJ ~_~`
<br />The vein ,varies.,in ,width ,Prom .l' .to_ 10!,, ,with an average.
<br />width of 5'. The height„is 300!-and the length is 1,000'.. They.
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<br />enolosing rocks .are.graaite,:and;the;;gangue; is talo.; Thore are
<br />two ore shoots,.-,eaoh .100' -in .length. •• - , ~.., ., ,.,
<br />The vein Pilling is ,iron sulphides and`gnartz,•and:.the
<br />metals are gold, silver, lead and zino, with gold predominating
<br />The percentage oP eaah metal~oannot be given as ao assays or
<br />analyses .have boon made. dbont 25r, of tho vein ti111ne:is a
<br />Yree-milling ore 9rith an average value of $16.rer.ton,.the bal-
<br />anoe of the .vein .tilling being oP a,smelting nature with an .~.
<br />average value,ot $90 per ton. The smelting ore ,is shipped to
<br />the publio smelters for treatment but all, milling_ore.ie treat-
<br />od in the Company's ails situate roar the tunnel.
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<br />SIIHFI-CE PZ,AIIT .
<br />The portal of the tunnel is protooted;by ordinary wooden
<br />doors inatead•ot a;ahed.,611 buildings aro fsame,.aovered with
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<br />elaterite.~and aono;aze near .the postal of the tunnel. Trreaty..
<br />taet,eeat;ot tho,portal is the smith's ehop,,20'.x 30';.100!,,',
<br />north;ot, the portal is the mill building. 2b' x 60' ; 300' ,meat
<br />e;bunk,houas, 14' x 16', and 600' west a dwoiling house, 16' z
<br />,a6s~:,ase looated~ 76!,vreat of the pill building is a small oil
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<br />horse, 10' x 10'. pnsther north than the oil house !a a small
<br />log oabin sad aortheQat of the mill is a small etnble. The ore
<br />iq trammed dlroot to the mill Elootrioity 1e need for light-
<br />ing in the mill.
<br />L Z P L O S I Y E S
<br />California Ciant, 40A; Cesaea Inaoloid funs; 6-X Dope sad:
<br />•OOdeD taCD12W, beTa are omployed. Lzploeivoo in eXOeas of one
<br />day's aapply ass not atosed naQssgsounn,
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