MINEBK00884

• County: San Miguel
• Volume: 14
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: C

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• TITLE.
The title is vested in the Smuggler Union Mining Company,
incorporated under the laws of the State of Colorado.
Capital stock #5.000,000; 50,000 shares par value 100
each. Principal office located at Telluride, Colorado,
Officers, Buckley Wells, president and manager; T. E.
Sherwin, Secretary and Treasurer, Boston Mass.
R I B T O R Y.
Date oP original location part of property 1876.
Date of original opening1882 and has worked continuously
erer since.
T O PO G'R A P S Y.
This group of Ininea is located on a very rough and steep
mountain. And with and attitude Prom 9000 to 13000 Peet.
The w:~ter fiu p pll• consists of one mnall creek Marshall
Creek to auprly the mines. And the Snn 1Riguel river,
Blue, Mud and Smuggler Lakes supply the mills and fmrn-
ishes moat of the power. The surface of the mountain is
very rough and steep and not rmach timber. A Palrly good
county road conn:cta the mine and milis~sith Tellu-
ride s dlstancr. Prom two to five miles.
6E OL 0 GY.
A good geological surrey has been made of the district.
The character of^.tha country rock is llndsaite Hreccie.
0`R ~ S AFT P O R '/ B O D I E S.
The character of ore bodies ie fissure veins. Thera are
numerous veins on this Property. Two that have been worked
very extensively, the Smuggler union and Pandora ~~eins.
The strike of these veins. Smuggler 'inion north anti south,
Pandora East and west. dip 73°, the vein varies in width
Prom three to ten feet wide, length 7000, height 2000.
The character of enclosing rocks is breccis. Thsre are no
faults inr.the vein6.~The ere shoot in the Smoggier is
continous, The character of vein fiiiingid country rock
quartz and aulphidas. The metals are goad, silver, lead,
sine and iron. Ali of the vein filling is concentrating
ore with an average of 'about /10.00 par ton. The pro-