DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

NA}lES OF MINES AND APPROXIMATE DATES OF CLOSING

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Premier, 1944 Highview, 1944; Rosser, 1929; New Ross, 1940 E 1 Dorado, 19 39 Pine Cliff, 1942; Rosser, No. 7, 1907 Lewis, 1943; Lewis No. 2, 194°; Marshall, 1947 Eagle (o ld), 1936 Sunrise, 1936 Red Ash, 1952; Red Ash No. 2, 1937 Fox, 1936; Fox No. 2, 1936 Tropic, 19 36 Crackerjack No. 2 (Cuba), 1958 Pittsburg, 1952; Ross, 1939 Crackerjack (old), 1958 Cook, 1928 Go rham, 19 30; Gorham No. 2, 1935 Monarch No. 1, 1918; Mitchell, 1920 Crown (old), 1937 Black Diamonn, 193] Big Five, 1942; Crackerjack, 1958 Fox ( old) , 192 3 Blue Goose, 1924 Allen Bond, 1895 Cactus, 1936; Glo-Coal (?); York, 1947 South Gorham, 1949 New Gorham, 1955 Pluto, 1951; Pluto No. 2, 1951 New Crown, 1q55 Champion, 192 7; Sunland, 1922: Matchless, 1927 Fireside, 1944 Industrial, 1945 Enterprise, 1898 Acme, 1928 Leader, 1899 Ajax, 1892 Centennial (old), 1952 Brooks (Nonpareil), 1925 Nonpareil, 1924 Monarch No. 2, 1947 Sunnyside, 1921 Imperial, 1898; Northern, 1938; Louisville, 1888 Rex No. 2, 1915 Caledonia, 1899 Rex, 1897 Hecla No. 1, 1920; Hecla No. 2, 1897 Electric, 1918 Big Lake, 1916; Garibaldi, 1916 Regal, 1947 Centennial (new), 1952 Vulcan, 193 7 Hiway, 1954; Eversman, 1930

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51. Liley, 1948 52. Paramount, 1939 53. Black Diamond No. 2, 1956 54. Strathmore, 1919 55. Cambro, 1928; Canon, 1890 56. Senator, 1913; Willoughoy,

1908 57. Otis, 1898 58. Simpson, Spencer, 1890 59. Excelsior, 1899 60. Gladstone, 1906 61. Mi tchell, 1918 62. Capitol, 1926 63. Standard, 19 37 64. Caryl, Pallot, 1900 65. Vaughn, 1906 66. Baker, 1896 67. Blue Ribbon (Blue Goose),

1906 68. Haywood, 1906; Irvington,

1908 69. Mile High, 1918 70. Cleveland, 1895 71. McGregor, 1394 72. Marfel, 1904 73. Garfield No . 1, 1897 74. Stewart, Lister, 1890 75. Tynon, 1904 76. Chase, 1895 77. Northrup, 1884 78. Longs Peak, 1901 79. Jackson, 1890 80. Canfield, 1927(?) 81. Star (old), 1920 82. Unknown 83. Unknown 84. Arrow, 19 35; Crescent,

1935; Star (new), 1935 85. Park dale, 1916 86. Baseline, 1942; Lincoln

(old), 1896, 1942; Park, Monroe, 1932; Washington, 1915

87. Lehigh, 1910 88. Mitchell, 1891 89. Garfield No. 2, 1905 90. Columbine, 1946 91. State, Andrew, 1917 92. Boulder Valley, 1969 93. Korthwestem (Boulder

Valley), 1907 94. Boulder Valley (old), 1893 95. Unknmvn 96. Reliance, 1907 97. Clayton, 1942 98. Morrison, 1953 99. Eagle*

100. Imperial, 1972 101. Puritan, 1939 102. Shamrock, 1956 103. Munroe (Baseline), 1942 104. Erie Strip, 1953 105. Unknown 106. Whitehouse, 190 7

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Ideal, 1916 Eureka, 1926 Washington, 196 7 Washington (old), 1911 Lincoln* Ringley-Morgan, (?) Graden, 1955

107. 108. 109. 110. 111. 112. 113. 114. 115. 116.

Boulder Valley No. 3, 1954 Sterlin~, 1965 Witherbee, Silver State 193 7

117. Peerless, 1919 118. Evans, 1942 119. Baum, Golden Ash, 1914 120. Frederick, 1920 121. Warwick, 1912 122. Firestone, 192G 123. Grant, 1939 124. Russell, 1947 125. Emerson, 1904 126. St. Vrain, 1892 127. McKissic, 1907 128. Davies, 1900 129. Welch, 1896(?) 130. Shannahan, 1900

Base from U.S. Geologic.al Survey, 1:24,000: Eastlake, 1965, Erie, 1950-67, Frederick, 1950 (69PR), Gowanda, 1949 (69PR), Lafayette, 1965. and Louisville, 1965

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REFERENCES

Lowrie, R. E. ~ 1966, Analysis of the Boulder-Weld Coalfield, Colorado: Report .of Investigations No. 6726,

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coal industry in U.S . Bureau of Mines

Spencer, F. D., 1961, Bedrock quadrangle, Colorado: U. S . Quad Hap GQ-151.

geology of the Louisville Geological ,urvey Geel.

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MISCELLANEOUS FIELD STUDIES MAP MF-513

ALPHABETICAL LIST OF MINES

Bond

Acme Ajax Allen Andrew Arrow Baker Baseline Baum Big Five Big Lake

Black Diamond Black Diamond No. 2 Blue Goose Blue Ribbon

MAP NUMBER

86,

32 34 22 91 84 66

103 119

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Leader Lehigh Lewis Lewis No. 2 Liley Lincoln (old) Lincoln Lister Longs Peak Louisville

Marfel Marshall Matchless McGregor McKissic

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33 87 5 5

51 86

111 74 78 40

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Boulder Valley Boulder Valley Boulder Valley

92, (old) No. 3 114

36 23 42

Mile High Mitchell Monarch No. 1 Monarch No. 2 Morrison

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12 7 69 61 16 38 98

Brooks Cactus Caledonia

Cambra Canfield canon Ca1;)itol Caryl Centennial Centennial Champion Chase Clayton

Cleveland Cook Columbine Crackerjack Crackerjack Crackerj ac.k Gres cent Crown (old) Croon, New Cuba

Davies Eagle Eagle (old) Electric El Dorado Emerson Enterprise Erie Strip Eureka

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Everman Excelsior Fireside Firestone Fox Fox (old)

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Fox No. 2 Frederick Garfield No. 1 Garfield No. 2

Garibaldi Gladstone Glo-c.oal Golden Ash Gorham Gorham No. 2 Gorham South Graden Grant Haywood

Hecla

55 80 55 62 64 35 48 28 76 97

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Pallet Paramount Park Parkdale Peerless Pine Cliff Pittsburg Pluto Pluto No. 2 Premier

Puri tan Red Ash Red Ash No. 2 Regal Reliance Rex Rex No. 2 Ross Rosser No. Russell

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