MINEBK00789

• County: Gilpin
• Volume: 16
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

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~ OR..S & Onu BODIES Cntin.
-The enclosing rocks are granite and schist and the gangue is
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ta1a.~The vein varies in width iron 1' to 12' with an average,
++ width of 3'. bength, 900'; height, 517'. '
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The aharaater of vein Pilling is iroh sulphides, quartz',
and lead and the metals are gold, silv9r, copper; lead and'
~ ziac,'the pria~ipal aetal being gold.'No eesa~s or analyses
~ were obtainable. The average aonthl~ proditatien o2 ore is -
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' 225 tons with as average value per ton of $25. a7.1 •Yes are :., ..
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+E~~{. treated at the public works and ono half of vein Pilling is
I;III smelting ore while the remainder of vein Pilling ie of a
aonaentrating nature.
~, ~ SURFACE PZA1P T .
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'i The surface plant aonaiete of a 40 h.p. Return-tubular
boiler and a 6" x 8", double-cylinder, Friotien-gear steam
i hoist.

The water used in the boiler is taken from a spring
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~;, ~! situate 1,000' vrest of the shaft house and ~s conveyed to -
!~ the nine through a smell sae j~ipe. Soft coal is,uaed for fuel,
the pressure carries le B0~ and the boiler was examined is
L~aroh, 1915.
The hoist is egfiipped with a positive indicator in
'I I plain view of the engineer vJho operates at the engine, The
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~~ P! - engineer ie twenty-eight years of age, has had five years of
~,~' experieaae and is not addicted to the use of intoxiaeting
~ ,~; liquors.
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~'• - The eagiae..houaeiis a Yrnme building 50' x 36' and the
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`' _ changing house is in this building. The smith's ah0p is a
`! _ leas-t• •n the west aide of the engine house „ A small frame
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ore house and there. are four ore bins in this building sash
{'~ with a aepeaity of 30 tone., d small frame stable ie situate
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