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' Water rights for the mill have been obtained by the purchase <br /> of 20 shares of stock in the Left Hand Ditch Company, which <br /> entitles CON Inc. /Homestate, Inc. to a pro-rata share of the <br /> ' water available from Left Hand Creek. Based upon the <br /> historic diversions associated with these water shares, the <br /> milling complex is entitled to a minimum of 10. 4 acre feet of <br /> ' water per year in a dry year, and a maximum of 22. 53 acre <br /> feet of water in a wet year. COX Inc. intends to divert the <br /> water associated with these shares from a point of diversion <br /> located on the south bank of Left Hand Creek, on property <br /> ' on which arrangements have been made with present owners to <br /> use. These diversions will be made at a maximum rate of 50 <br /> gallons per minute during the irrigation season, which <br /> ' extends from April 1 to October 31 . A continuous measuring <br /> device will be installed at the point of diversion. Access <br /> will be granted to the Left Hand Ditch Company' s <br /> ' representatives, and to the State of Colorado' s water <br /> officials, to enable them to monitor the amount of water <br /> being diverted for milling operations. <br /> ' From the point of diversion, the water will be pumped 3,900 <br /> feet up Aikens Gulch in a 3 inch diameter pipeline, with two <br /> lift stations. At a location 45 feet below County Road No. <br /> ' 52, the water line will enter the portal of the Times mine' s <br /> adit, which passes beneath the county road, and extends 395 <br /> feet in a southeasterly direction. The Times mine is <br /> ' connected with the first level of the Wynona mine by way of a <br /> 50 foot deep winze. By constructing a bulkhead in the Times <br /> mine, and pumping the water from Left Hand Creek behind this <br /> bulkhead, both the Times and Wynona mines can be used for the <br /> ' underground storage of water for milling purposes. Together, <br /> these two mines will have sufficient capacity to store enough <br /> water to carry the milling operation through the period <br /> ' between November 1 and May 31. Mill water will be drawn from <br /> these mine workings by pumping water out of a drill hole in <br /> the top of the Times mine (see Map E) . <br /> ' The COX Inc. /Homestate, Inc. concentration mill is housed in <br /> a metal building 70 feet wide, 120 feet long, and 30 feet <br /> high, with three separate working levels. A metal frame <br /> ' building was constructed on a concrete foundation with an <br /> upper elevation of 8, 590 feet, an intermediate elevation of <br /> 8, 585 feet, and a lower elevation of 8, 575 feet. The upper <br /> ' terrace supports the crushing plant and the grinding circuit, <br /> the middle terrace contains the gravity concentration <br /> circuit, and the lower terrace encloses the flotation <br /> concentration circuit. Construction of these three levels, <br /> and the two retaining walls that separate the middle level, <br /> required some excavation of the underlying granite, and <br /> Involved cut and fill grading. excavation of the site, and <br /> ' construction of the retaining and foundation walls, <br /> were followed by the installation of the heavy crushing and <br /> milling equipment. Special reference was given to the <br /> support of the heavy or vibrating machinery that are used in <br />