MINEBK00848

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

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Title.
~ Owner: William H.Harrison-Addresa;Orand Island.Nebraska.
~, Leased:-By the Big Reserve Mlning and Milling Company.
~I Incorporated under the lama oY the State of Colorado.
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Capital Stook:-$50.000.-Shares,par value:-~I.oO.each.
I! Principal oPfiee boated at ~ 416 Colorado Building Denver,Colo
President ~ Treea.Marcua Wheeler-Address:-?E 416 Colorado Bldg.
Denver,Colorado.
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Secretary & Manager:-Robert M.Ylheeler-Address:-Breckenridge.
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Summit Co.Colo.
I! Date of original location:-I660.
n h » openings:-I660.
' Altitude:-II.OOO.Charaoter oP surface:-Mountainous. Timber Yee.
I~7ater supply:-Blue River.-Roads:-Yes.
There ie a U.S.Oeologiaal survey of the district.
'~ Structure and character of country rocK:-Lime and Quartzite.
Ore bodies.
1', The ore bodies in this propertY.are in a contaot vein laying
between the lime,and quartzite formations,oropping out on the
side oP the mountain,the strike being N.E.&.S.W.the dip being
apparently to the east,tha vein boing in the vicinity of fron
~I four to six feet in width, and is opened along the surPaoe of
I the hill aide Por a diatanoe oP 500 Peet.
II The enclosing rooks are lime on the hanging wail,and quartzite
I on the foot.
ores.
The ores produced ere milling ores,oarrying zinc and lead and
will avexage about 17 per oent zinc,and 6 per cent lead with a
little eiiver probably not over 3 oz.to the ton.
SurPaae plant.
There are two boilers in a mill on the property one of 75 H.P.
and one of forty H.P.nelther of which are in use at the present
time.
Surfaoe txsneportation:-A wagon road is the only method of tran-
sportation for supplies and hauiin$ of produot.
Mine has a oonoentrating mill which is now being fitted up for
use.
Explosives.
Oeiatlne powder 40 per Dent is used in blasting with German