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Title. <br />The Tip Top Mine:-Owned by Jaoob 1laok,~.Adolph Zang,Denver,Colo. <br />Leased by:-Frederick Yaok-Red C11ff,Eagle Co.Colo: <br />Principal office boated at Denvor,0olo. <br />Cassese office boated at Red C11ff,Eagle Co.Colo. <br />Date of original location:-ISgI. <br />~~ „ M openings:-ISB2. <br />Altitude:-g.900.Oharaoter of surface,uountainoue-streams,Rater <br />supply-Eagle River.Timber,none-Roads,D.&.R.O.Ry.and wagon road. <br />There is a geological survey of thA district:-Heyden. <br />Structure and character of country rook:-Granite and Quartzite. <br />Ore bodies. <br />The ore bodies in this Property ere sulphides in the lower quart- <br />zites,bver laying the granite fopmation,the striKe being N.E.&. <br />S.W.-Dip vertical-Average width of vein from 6 inahea to I8 in. <br />Length 700 feet. <br />ores. <br />All ores mined are smelting in clharaoter-Mine rise no mill. <br />Metals and minerals-Gold and silver. <br />Assays and analysis:-OOld I Oz-Silver B.I~2 Oz. <br />Surface plant. <br />There is no machinery on the property. <br />Explosives. <br />Gelatin powder 40 Per cant 1s used in blasting with Baer fuse. <br />No metal tamping bare in mine-Wooden bare used-No powder man <br />employed-Mine has no magazine for powder ighiah is stored in drift <br />onside hill-Amount Kept in storage I00 1be.No device for warming <br />powder-1fo oils,or combustibles stored with powder. <br />Mining. <br />The main openin6 to this property is a:tunnel 1450 Peet in length <br />driven on the vein there is the main tunneltatua disanoe oP 500 <br />the surface that interapcts <br />feet,thers are no buildongs at the portals of eithor tunnels. <br />I(ine methods. <br />lTo machine.drills are usedi1121Undergrounditra~ing by menawith epe <br />Timbering:-gtulla,and iegg 8 <br />ordinary mine oare,on g lb.to the yard rail-Ns xater handled. <br />Ventilation,natural draft-No noxious gases met with. <br />i <br />