MINEBK00595

• County: Clear Creek
• Volume: 16
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

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i The.;ch}rooter ei ore. bodies is tree»iissnre~i,'Thire are
_ iive kaewa veins s1L similar in oharaoter bnt~ all. werk~ h~is~i~~~~'-'
beea_psaotioa3+ly ooniined.te developaent~ot'the~Bing`SolosO$ "
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Y nia. The strike U northeast end .southwest and the= dip i+s?ti~
the north. There is one ore shoot about 200'• reag sad°ze'xavlt
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~a the vein. The eao].ee7,ag rooks are granite 'end:-sohi~st`--sad
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~' the gangue is,talo. Ths vein ~arifs 1n width ixem ];'t'~t~.4'~+. ~ !'

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~~ with as a~era8e width of E~'. Length; 1.300'; height~~ 360':=~"'`

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The aharaoter•ei vein iilliag is iron snlphid~sy:gnastz
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a aad• same ciao sad lead. The metals are gold. silver. lead,
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~', oopper aad lino, with gold predominating. Bo assays or aaslyse
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I; t sa a~~sag~ valn~ for both ei $20 per ton. Ho. ore is'preduoad~~~
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The smieos plpnt ooneiets of an Ingersoll-Ready S00"`='
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Air oemprsspr; 40 h.p. and l h.p. eleotiio motors; 2,' Eb SaPi';
;~ `, transiermers and sooessoiles.
•Tha pensr house is 14' a 24', frame oovsred with slater=~
'i ~ its aad sitnste 44' south si the portal of the tunnel. The ~-'+"
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~ k~l~~! smith!e shop and the ohanging.honee are in the power house.+~"
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E E P L O S I V E S
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Dnpent powder - 40y;. Oerman iasoloid rose, 6-]C oap^ aad
wepdea tampia`~bars are employed. Eaplosivoi in=eao~ss_o! one
d!y' ~ ,~spply;-are -set stersd underground, r ::• • _ _ - -:,; . n.:~: +::
ti The average amount of eaplosi-es kipt ia'•sterago"~~i'100~
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