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f~ Tlne. <br />~!!~ The title is vested in The Argo Piining, Drainage, <br />~~~ Tranaportatian 8c Tunnel Co., incorporated under the lawE <br />Ilp of the State oP Colorado, with a capitol stock of $100,C <br />~' .par value, $1, each. <br />'~; Principal Office located at Idaho Springs, Colorado. <br />1~' Name and address of officers:- . <br />~~' <br />I~' C. C. Parsons, Prest., 209 Boston Bldg., Denver, Col <br />~ ,. H. I7. Robinsan,Secy., <br />/ ~~ ,~ <br />I ~J~r~w ? S. A.>inowle,s., pggr, ~ ldaho 5 <br />Pgs,, <br />HISTORIC. <br />The Tunnel was originally started in September, 1893 <br />i I I <br />I~'1 <br />~ Plork vras resumed this last time, on July lst, 1904 <br />~ <br />~,9~4~ il+~l <br />I , <br />for the purpose of connecting sarne with the Saratoga Group <br />r, I I I <br />~ <br />I of Llines. <br />1 <br />' <br />'II <br />~a V <br />~pc ~ <br />~i, I jl <br />i <br />`~~ ~ <br />i <br />~ i <br />i~ i~ ~ ~ <br />~~ P: <br />'j ' ~~ <br />i i' <br />II <br />P I' <br />~ ~ I, <br />q i III <br /> <br /> <br />T <br /> <br />~ <br />~ OPOGRAPHY. <br />~ <br />,; <br />i Altitude at the mouth of Tunnel, 7572 ft, <br /> <br />; <br />I Character of the surface, mountainous, <br />~j <br />" <br />' South Clear Creok flows a few i'eet south of the <br />1 <br />t mouth of the tunnel, <br />i <br />'I <br />t I <br />' The tunnel is eocesaible by a good wagon road, also <br />i <br />~ by the Colorado and Southern Railroad, vrhiah runs <br />I <br />~ <br />;III, at the root of the dump. <br />