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• County: Gilpin
• Volume: 14
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

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O B r. S E: 0 Pl E B O D Z T- Contin.
Tho ohnraoter of oro bodios is fisstu•o veins. Thoro are
sevon ]rnovm veins but the rror]c has boon oontinod prineipall;,* to
the Flabash vein. The strike is northeast and sonthvrost-and the..'
sip 3s to tho north. This voin has boen oponod to n holCht of
500' and to a longth of 1,500'. Tho voin vnrlos in width Prom
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1' to 12', with nn averago crldth of 4'. Thoro is ono oro shoot
on .this voin that is 25u' in longth. Sovornl smallor orc shoots
on tho other veins cannot be given-in this roport. -
Thero is one fault in the vein which throws the voin to the
northeast nbout thirT.y Yeet. This Pnirlt ocotu•s nbout 2.000' from
the Portnl oY tho tunnol. Tho ganguo is quartz and toldspnr and
the enolosing rocks rare granlto and sahict.
Tho C]laraetP.T oi' vein P1liing is iron sulphidoa and quartz
and the metals are gold, silver, coppor, lead rnd zlrrs, crith go1]d
predominating. Tho per oontago of the sovornl motnla oannot bo
given. The averago production of oro 1d 10u tons Per month.
About 16°~ of ore is of n smolting naturo tho romnindor hoing
oonoentrating oro. `PY.e avorago valuo of voin Pilling is al'L por
tan. All oro is treatod at the publlo crorka. ~.
3 U R P is C I: P 7. A M T
Tho smith's chop, changing houso an4 tunnel shod azo n11
uFdor ono root. This building 1s 12' x 1E', trnmo and Iron- ~'
ooveroa. The orator mains oP the C14y of 81no]c FlacrL, Co-lo, tur-
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nish•proteotion against tiro and in addition to the apPnratua ~
of Dlao]c Havrlc tho tunnel 1s supplied vrith n hone thnt can bo
attaohod to city hydrant. Morth os tho Portnl encl. nt n dlwtnnoo
ox ou' nre~rlvo ore bins oY hu tong oapucity oaoh. Ord is 'Crum-~
med-from tho turuicl dlrcot into this b1ns.
E X P 7. O S I V P•. S
Golntlno - 200 - powdor; Oormnn Zncolold tuso; 5-X apps
anti e:oodon tamping barn aro arnployoel.