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passed through the eastern end Of
The properly making u very acocss
ihle BY truck or aulomuhiln from
both points Demlne Is about 25
miles north and Columbus "a about
eight miles In a southeaslerlS dlrcc
ton.
Geology.
The Tres hormanas Mountains are
q gruup rather than range. havinR
slightly longer axis norihsoulh
than easi-west The three mosi
prominent peaks from which the
group IA named with n slightly Inwor
peak 10 the west form The main part
~ the group and uxicnd rouFhiy
northwest southeast. Immediately
southwest of this line Of hills and
paralleline them is a secondary
range nf lower peaks. Just south
and west ~ this secondary range
Of hills Il still another lower aud
apparently older runee. The rock
Of the principal ranges in the group
arc classified a. graniiic porphyry,
which is covered on the south and
west extension by later flows Of
later classes OF pOrphyry. 1n the
east north and northwest the gran.
itic porphyry "a covered by sedimcn.
taries, lines. quarlEiles. conglomer
ales, etc, Of early carboniferous age
very probably.
An examination Of the conditions
present lead to the conclusion that
al least three distinct periods Of up
lift steadily increasing In intensity
and extent Of action and eulminaline
in the formation OF the high range
forming the northeast part Of The
eroup mentioned above. Tho result
of these various movements u plain
ly Indicated by the presence of
fault zones and fissures having q
northwesl-southeast strike showing
clearly the trend Of theD move
menis. The varying stresses In diff.
ferent masses affected have caused
the formation Of system Of sec
endary faults usually extending
roughly. northcastsouthwesi, or al
more or less right angle 10 the
principal fault zones. However,
these secondary faults are very
irregular In occurrence and direc
ton.
One Of these principal fault Eones
enters your property near the east
end Of the McHowxe No. 4. passes
through the Grasshopper, the Wa.
ierloo aud the Dorothy w. Al q
point near the center Of the east
half OF the Waterloo this principal
fault intersecls and breaks a second
airy fault zone which ai this place
trends northeastsouthwest with o
throw or dislOcalion Of the second.
AIRY fault Of approximately 220 feet
westwardly on the south side Of the
principal fault.
This movement Il indicated on the
map, AZ very many places IN this
district those fault zones are occu
pied ~ dykes Of quartz porphyry
and one may say that quariz.por.
phyry Is characteristic OF the fault
zones OF both the principal and sec
ondary systems.
development and Naturalization.
The development OF your property
at present consists Of numerous
prospect holes, assessment work
and two principal shafts. These will
bo described IN the sequence of their
relative importance. beginning with
the shaft commonly known and
marked on the map as the Waterloo
shaft. This shaft was commenced
by Mr.. Henry ON a narrow slringer
Of very high grade quartz carrying
gold, silver and iron. AZ a depth OF
about 80 feet this slringer Of quartz
became a part OF a gradually widen
inT quariz-porphyry dyke. The first
30 feet Of the shaft IA a rather de
composed and crushed granitic por
phyry showing clearly the faultinp
actions.
From the 80 foot level in the shaft
Ia the present bottom at 100 feet
the entire shaft IA IN a mass OF
quartz.porphyry carrying leadsilver
IN form Of galena. Zinc In finely
divided PARTICLES of black 'jack" and
iron pyrites. Some copper as chal
copyrites can be seen IN certain
places. At the bottom Of the shaf
is a level about 20 feet long in th'
same material. IN various efforts
10 straighten the shaft Il has beer
opened up until II shows a width Al
the bottom Of 22 feet All the ma
ierial showing below 80 feet Is 1
solid body Of ore having a width o
not less than % feet with neiihel
b wall showing.
The Manning shaft, which is mex
In importance both as 10 depth Bns
as 10 location, is oi0 feet south
|, westly from the Waterloo shaft !
h In the same fault rome as lhl
WnterlOO and very near The Doiul n