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Title. <br />The wyomin8 Rine:-0wned by the Estate oP David A.Mi11s,Red Cliff, <br />Eagle County,Colorado. <br />Leased by:-=J.R.Diemant & Bro.-Red C11ff,Eagle Co.Colo. <br />Date of orlginal location:-iffiFS2 <br />n " " openings:-IBE3. <br />Altitude:-9.00.-Character of aurfaoe,mountainous-Stxeams,water <br />supply,Eagle River.-Timber,none-ROadR,D.&.1}.G.Ry.and wagon road. <br />There is a geologioal survey of the district:-Hayden. <br />gtruoture and oharactar of country rock:6ranite,and Quartzite. <br />Ore bodies. <br />Charaoter of same-SUlphidos,Strike N.E.&.S.~i.Dip east--Vein width <br />from I2 to Ig inches-Length,300 feet. <br />Oros. <br />All ores shipped are smelting in Charaoter-~[ine has no mill. <br />3(etals and minerals:-GOld,and silver. <br />Assays and analysis:-The value of the product is very irregular, <br />ooeasional Pockets of voxY rich ore being found-I.02.Coid and 20 <br />Oz.silver would probably he the average. <br />Surface and Power plant. <br />Thera is no •nachinexy on the property. <br />Explosives. <br />Gelatin powder }FO par cent is used in blasting,'~ith Victor fuse- <br />No powder man emPloYed-No metal tamping b~» alloyed-Nooden bars <br />being Provided-Mine has magazine for storing powder,I00 Peet from <br />workings-Amount kept in storaga,50 1}'s.Ch ©9c or oombms~ibles'are <br />No device for warming Powder-No o12e,candl , <br />stored with powder. <br />• Mining. <br />The main opening to the mine is a tunnel 450 feet in length on <br />the course of the vein-No buildings at Portal of tunnel. <br />1[ine methods. <br />Method of ore extraction,over hand atoPing-No machine drills in <br />use-Single hand drilling emploYed.Timbering,etulls,and lagging <br />'Underground tr~nming,bY men with ordinaxy mina cars on B .lb.to the <br />yard rail-NO water handled-Ventilatiun,natural draft-No noxious <br />Igasee met with. <br />