MINEBK00847

• County: Lake
• Volume: 14
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

Title,
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~Ownera or Company:-The (dame 1[ining Company-The TSaid of Erin.S.
~~ M_Company--The 1Yolf Tone Cona,3L,de.M,Company.
Leased by the Western Mining Company,
~Zncorporated under the lase of the State of New Jersey,
Capital Stock:-115.000.-Shares,par value:-EIO.OO.eaoh.
Principal office located at:-Lendville,Lake Co.Colo.
iPresident and General Mnnnger:-Samuel D.HLoholson-Addreae-Lead-
ville,l.aKe Co.Colo.
(Secretary and Treasurer:-F,R.Foraker- ktdreas:-Sy*_:ea Bloek.
jDenver,Colo.
!Dote of original oneninga:-2877,
" location:-1877,
Altitude:-IO.600.Character of Surfnce-Hilly.tiVa±er supnl3'-?von
Mine Plane-NO tuber-Nagon roads and rail road.
'There is a geological survey of the dintrict:-moons,
Struoture and character of country rock:-porphyry and Lire,
Ore bodies.
The ore bodies eonsint of oxidized,and sulphide ore,there being
large deposits of carbonate zinc ore found bettteen the litre and
ouartzite Por~ntions,the stri+e being N, L'.&.S.h'.Di?'-Pent.
CP.aracter of walls or enclosing rocks-The oxidized ores laying
between the Porphyry and blue li:~e,and the sulphide ores below
the blue lime and above the parting quartzite.
',All ores produced are nmelting in charac*.er,and consintn vainly
of carbonate of zinc which assays in car load lotrs fro:r. 35 to 40
per Dent,
Power Plant,
There are five I00 H.P,tubular boilers on t're ;;iant,carrying 130
lbs.presaure-HOilera ina~:ected-June IyI2,Chnrater of fuel us:~i
coal,
Hoisting plant:-One Webater,Ca~p and Lane,fir~st motion steam
engine,Hoiet is equip?red with indicator in view oP engineer,who
operetea engine at engine-F:igineara ade,averag~ ~5 Yaers-z5 Year
experience-Not addic*.ed to use of intoxicating liquors.
Head frame.
Head frame 60 Peet above collar of shaft,~ade of Oregon ti.^.:ber
I2 X Is+ inches-Sheave wrieale 60 inches in diaxeter-^.ages used in
hoisting-Mine hae smith shopr~chine ahoP,and ore bins,
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