MINEBK00581

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

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,._ ., ;, TITLE .
The title:is.vested in the Ltetropolitan Zdiaing, 2billing,
d Transportation Co .,incorporated under the laws of~the State
of Colorado.
Capital stock Y26U,000 shares, par value oY $l oach.
Principal ofYioe located at b13 Franklin Bank B1dg.,Phlladelphia,P
Braaoh office located at Idaho 3prings,.Colorado.
President: J. H. Christ, 513 Franklin Bank B1dg.,Philadelphie, Pa.
Vioe Pres.: W. Si. Houston, " " " " "
$eOletary: Fred. d. Jinson," ° ° ° ° °
Fdartager: E. YJ.• Reginitter, Idaho Springs, Colorado. .
Superintendent: Thos. Coppard, Idaho 5pringe, Colorado..
Proporty is worked by the o~mors. ,
H I S T O R Y.
j Po inYormation oould be obtained iron the management as to
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ithe tiao of original looations, openings, oto. The prpporty has
;been worked for about fifteon years, with oocasionnl idle periods
of a fort months cot ono time. During the yoar oY lyll the proporty
flay idle four monthg but oporatlons wore started again in Sept.,
'1911 and hasabeon ooatinuous ainae that time.
TOPOGRl.PHY'.'
This Property is situate at the foot and on the north,alope
'ot Linooln Mountain, whioh la steep and rough, ana at an altitude
oZ 8,000'. South Clear CroeY., a large-sized mountain atroam, Plows
rdthin 200' of tho portal of tho tunnel. b small amount of timber
is standing on the olaims but it is or littlo oommuroisl value.
A good wagon road•lnada irot~ the mien to Idaho Springs, Colorado,
a diatanoo of about one mile, ana the tsaoks of the Colorado k
Soutborn R. ii. are within 2U0' of the portal of the tunnel.
G L' O L O O Y.
A good geological surrey hag been made of the dlstriot. The