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• County: Conejos
• Volume: 15
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

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TITLE I 1?:,'
Vested in John C. Eames,IIY C~0 E. Cafflin & Co. Now I!; ', I.
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York City, 1LY. II ':.~'. i
Leased to J.A, Trayler & Pearl Skelton,Platora, Colo.
HISTORY, -
Date of original looation 1882; Original opening same IIIi•'
date. Date of reopening 1913.
T O P O G R A P H Y,
Rolling surface, vrith an altitude of 9,$00 ft. The
Cone~os river passes through the property No timber;
wagon road to Monde Vista.
There is not a good geological survoy of-the district.
Country rook alldesite and traohyte. Geologinal period
Tertiary,
ORE BODIES:
Fissures, l veiny with a strike N. 15 deg P!. dip 65 deg LII'.
to P!. width 75;ft, length°1265 ft. haight,150 ft. I,I1I'1j
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Vein filling quartz; 1 oro shoot; ores•aro smelting ; ~
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grade, metals and minerals gold and silver. quartz t~l
gangue.
SZirface plant: One 40 H.P. Horizontal Bo11er,Erie I'
Iron Plorks make. Plater used from mine; Pressure carried ~I,;~'~
70 lbs. Could not asoortain vrhon boiler was inspeotod ~'~;
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loot, wood is used for fuel; ~ ~I!,„I
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I{OISTING PLANT:
ono 9 X 12,Single Cylinder Friction Ho1at,FaJxbanks'
and Morse make, and is equippod vrith positive indicator
in plain vievr of ongine~,vvhose age is 36 yith 16 yoare
exporienoe and is not,addiotod to the use of intoxi-
oati.ng liquors;
~>haft house a 3b X 50,frame,aovored vrith corrugated iron;
Hood frame a 12 X 12, 20 ft high; sheave vrhool: 30n oast
3aron; collar of shaft where bucket is dumped ie not
of suffiaierit height ,to pravent poreona from tripping
and falling into ahaft,lntt vrill ha fixed at onoo;
onglne room, vrorking enaft,bleoksmith shop and Rtrnaoe •