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TITLE.
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<br />The tit7_e is vested in the Hales Mining and Milling Co. In-
<br />jcor»orated under the laws of the State o4 rolorado. Capital
<br />;stock 1,000,000, 200,000 shares par value 5.00 each.
<br />#Prinelpal office located at Lake City Colorado, name and address
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<br />•of officers Dr. J. W. Ely, Pres. WashinP..ton, Pa, ~3eo, F.
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<br />;Auld, Bice Pres. Washington, Pa. 1~. H. Crim, Treas. Philippi,
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<br />W, va, P, C. ~{eCarthy Supt, Lake Citr, Cblo.
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<br />;Date of original location 1876
<br />'Date of original opening 1897
<br />i Dat9 of abandoning 190}6
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<br />,Date Cf reopening Jan. let 1911.
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<br />T O p O b R A P H Y.
<br />This group of mines 1s located upon a roµQh and very steep
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<br />mountain and with an altitude of 10,000 Peet. The water supply
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<br />his good, consists of one good siPed stream cailPCi Denson Creek
<br />;which flows~w3thin 50 Peet'o~~the mill, the surface of the
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<br />mountain is VP,ry steep and rough, not very mush timber., A
<br />and mill
<br />!good wagon road .connects the mine with )Lake City,and the
<br />`:D & R G Railroafl a distance of 4 miles.
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<br />~A good geological survey has been made of this district..
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<br />+The character of the country rock Diorite, Trachyte, Andeaite
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<br />e OR~~S ANn ORE BODIF,S, .
<br />!The character of ore bodies is fissure veins, therefis,one
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<br />'vein that has been worked upon vel'~r extensively, wt}i~h is known
<br />as the Hidden Treasurer vein, The strike; of .this, geitl is 1LE. and
<br />the dip is 56~ west. The vein varies in width from tv~o _to ten
<br />feet w1de, length 5000,Yheight 1000,, The character of enclosing,
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<br />hocks i.s Trachyte, Andesite, Hreceie, Th!sre are,,rio P9ults in.
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<br />the veins. The ore chute 11! Hidden Trcaeuxer is epptiri}xoµs as
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<br />afar as known. The character of vein fil~.ing is country rock
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<br />quartz, and lead sul*.+hides. The rn4tais are gold, eilaer and
<br />lead, AlI of the vein fillir~ is eoneentratiot~,o~es, with an
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<br />average of X12.00 per ton. The !nine ins not •~r4duci~t~ dust _ at
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<br />present. They are timbering the mine th®ougho~tq~nc~ bu~.~d
<br />i.ng a new dam for water power, One seventh of the production
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