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<br />Vested in Charles S. Barnes. Principal offioe boated i{ ~',I,
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<br />H I STORY. I
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<br />Date oP original looation in 1886, original opening 1887. ~'I~',I,i!
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<br />Abandoned in 1903. ReoPen~g in 1912. ~
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<br />Altitude 10,6b0 ft. SurPaoe mountainous, The Con~eos ~~~~I,I;I
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<br />Rivor, Heavily timberod. Wagon road to Ltonte Vista. ,
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<br />There is not a good geologioal survey of the distriot, ~~ C
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<br />Country rook diorite and andesite, Geological period 'I
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<br />Fissures oarrying silver and gold. Three veins,etrike I
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<br />N & 3, Dip is from 70 to 80 deg, to West. Vein vridth from II,I
<br />4 to 12 ft, length oP vein 3,000 Pt,height 1200 ft, i
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<br />average width about 8 ft, Vein filling quarts,porphyry I~
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<br />and andesite; wails or enolosing rook diorite. ~'
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<br />Ore is smolting and ndlling; metals gold and sliver; ~~,I,'I
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<br />gangue quartz. Il~: I:I
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<br />One dwelling house and Dlaoksmith ithoP. Suitablo i
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<br />protootion against fire is not Provided. Mine has no mill 4i e,
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<br />or reduotion vrorks.
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<br />Dupont 40~i, Fuso,Oerman. Wooden tamping bars are provided ~
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<br />for that Purpose alone, boated about 100 ft,~ilom mouth ~
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<br />of tunnol;averago amount koPt in storago 100 Sbs. ~~il
<br />liegazino 1s wood, 6 X 8 oovered vrith iron. Mine uses
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<br />a Tunnel q~1~2 X 8-1~2,timberod with oquare
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