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6U~i <br />TI TLE. <br />The title is vested Sti B. N. Oriffing. <br />' Leased to the Yslhir Ooid mining Hl.lling and rower Co. <br />RI ST ORY. <br />Date of original location 1876 <br />Date of original opening 1876. <br />T O P O O R A P H Y. <br />This groy~ ®f mines 1s located on a rough and steep <br />mountain with S!1 altitude of 11000 feet. Only trails <br />lead to these talnea. <br />O E O L 0 a Y. <br />A good geological survey has been made oP this distrlet. <br />- < <br />The character oof the country rock is Andesite. <br />ORE S AHD ORE B 0 DI E S. <br />Three veins are being worked at present. The stritca of <br />the main vein (Suffolk) north and south with a dip <br />nearly verti+¢al. Width of vein 4 feet, length 1500 and <br />height 500 feet. The character of vein filling quartz <br />and porphyry. Ore shoots are continuous. Charaoter of <br />enclosing rocks Ancteaite. Ore is free milling. Yetsla <br />gold. Average assay value about 14.50 <br />S U R F A C E P L A T T. <br />Two Pelton water wheels 250 H.P. One air compressor <br />6 chill Ingeraoi Rand. One smith's shop at tunnel One <br />boarding house to accomidate 50 men. Water supply is <br />from Fall BfiaiTi, lighting caridlea. Surface traneporta- <br />tlon is done by aerial wire rope tramnay which connects <br />mine with mill a distance of 1 mile. <br />E x P L O S I V E S. <br />40~ Dupont powder, Hear Hrand fuse end wooden tamping <br />bars are used. Explosives in excess of one days supply <br />are not stored underground. The average amount of explo- <br />sires kept in storage is 500 pounds. A dotes le hot-water <br />boiler is used for thawing powder. <br />M I p I N 0 A N D Y I N E M E T H O D 3. <br />Pain opening is and edit tunnel on No. 5 level, work is <br />carried on at pre seat in this level. <br /> <br />