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Silier King.- $. <br />. - <br />T'Z.T I.E . <br />• J, •I <br />-fibs property is. worked .by the owner,•Henry 8o~thoPt oS~~ <br />163b 17th St., Deaver, Colorado. 9uperintendeat;.W,•2i.-Barriok, <br />Dumont, 0olbrado. <br /> <br />HISTORY . <br />,. <br />The original looatione and openitige were made 1n 18b7""" '~ <br />}, <br />by the present owner. The date oP reopening wsa 0otober 16th, <br />,' <br />1903 and work hen been continuous einoe that time. ~ <br />• TOPOGRAPHY Jr!~i~ <br />- a <br />The •S#l~er Bing .group oP mines 1e situate at an altitude <br />oP 8,Ob0' about midway oP a rough, steep mountain and on the <br />south side oP Borth Spring gulch which is a small mountain <br />stream. There is some timber sad a good wagon, road ie~built <br />Prom ~tha-mine to the traok9 oP the Oolorado and Southern ra11= <br />road, a distance oP one-quarter mile, and eleo to Dmont, Qolo- <br />rBdo. a distance oP one and,dne-quarter'milee. <br />• <br />GEOLOGY <br />•-i. gogd geological survey has been made oP the district. <br />The .aharaoter oP country rook is granite sad schist. The•geo- <br />logioel period Se brohean. <br />.. ~ <br />ORES & O R.E BODIES ,s <br />.. a <br />The ore bodioa are true-fissures. There are eleven known <br />veins, all similes in character and the strike ie northeast sad <br />southwest and the dip ie to the north. There are seven ore shoots <br />varying in'1-ength Prom~26' to 310' raepeotively. The enclosing <br />xooke are granite. and porphyry and the gangue is talc. Thn vein <br />~'ariee in length Yrom L' to 7' with ea average width^ oP 4' .~ <br />sngth 1,100' ;• height 488'. •~• . ,•• ,.. • <br />• ~ About- two-fifths oP the .rein Pi111ag ie emelting bre e~ <br /> <br />