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{ <br />Blistered Horn - 2 ' <br />T I T L E <br />' This group of mines is owned by C. J. Carpenter and <br />James ilaldron. Hot incorporated, hence no capital stock. <br />Principal office, Tin Cup, Colorado. Andrew Lefune, Supt., <br />Tin Cup, Colo. <br />H I S T O R Y <br />Date of original opening, 1880. Has been worked <br />dome since that time. <br />T O P O G R A P H Y <br />Altitude 10700. Character o3 surface, rough with <br />some timber. Good water supply from Test ]7illow Creels. <br />'• Good roads to Tin Cup and Pitkin. <br />G E O L O G Y <br />A geological survey has been rnado of this district. <br />Structure and character oY country rock is lime and granite. <br />_~ <br />ORE S AIJ D OHE B OD IES <br />The character of ore bodies is fissure veins. There ~~ <br />are five veins, one of which is being wor]sod at the present ~ <br />time. Strike of the vein is ]]orth-easterly, with a dip east. ~' <br />47idth~of vein, throe Poet. Character of vein willing is I <br />quartz, iron and sulphide. Character of enclosing roc]ss, <br />lime and granite. Four ore shoots, continuous. A Yew faults <br />in the vein. The metals are silver. gold, copper and load. ~~ <br />S U'R F A C E P L A Id T <br />• The aurYaoe.plant consists oY Smith shop, carpenter. <br /> <br />