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T I T L E. ~~~ <br />The title is vested in The Ophir Loop Mining Company, <br />Principal Office located at Janesville, ";isconsin. <br />Branch Office located at Ophir hoop, Colorado. <br />John 1,C,~7hi*.ehead, General •?.tanager, Janesville, ;7iscnnsin. <br />Frank Trumbell, Superintendent Ames, Cola add. <br />H I S T O ?t Y. <br />Date of ori.pinal location 1883. <br />Date of original opening 1883.It has been worked con- <br />tinuously since 1885. <br />T O P O G R A P H Y. <br />The surface of the mountain is rough• and steep at. an <br />altituue of 9800 feet. The water supply is derived £rom <br />Howard Fork. <br />G E O L O G Y. <br />9 Food ~;eoi:',^,ical Suf•Vey has been :wade of this District. <br />Character of Country roc r. is d1n rite, <br />0 c 'r' F. ?: D O H E A O D I R S. <br />The character of Ore bodies is ~~iartz, Sulphides. <br />There are thre^ veins vein„ zrcrked v:i+.h • strike E,& 4i. <br />Dip 80 c:e~rees width 3 feet, length 7:~00 feet and }u:l~ht <br />1500 feet. ';lie character o'' vein fi171n~ in ~old,iron, <br />coppP~,lead and z1nc.The orrr shoots aro continuous, <br />The character of a::loving rocks i:; dio rite. The ore 13 <br />bat:: s+^eitir.g and conr,~~~t,rating ore. Tide metal:: ar~~ ;old, <br />iron copper lead ar.9 '•inc. <br />v ii ?? F ? C P T. h P, 'i . <br />1-50 horse power boiler not ir. ane. <br />1 stha:a en~i~:e not in use. <br />2 Air Compressor.. 1 Smith's shop. <br />1 boarding and dwe111r.~ house and str,ble:;,Surface <br />Transportztion is done by an aerial wire rope 'tramway <br />Z800feet ir. •ler.,_t:h, which connects Mine :: ith h'.il] . <br />-2- <br />