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Grotto Lode
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This view is looking at the Wild Horse Mill, or the R. E. A. and A. as it also been named in places. This is located on the north slope of Bull Hill, it is the Gleason shaft of the Wild Horse mine which is the surface structures shown here at the mill, while the original Wild Horse shaft with the horse painted on the side is outside this cropped view at left. Mill was one of the earlier Cyanide Mill operations and seems to have been successful for the most part. I am not certain which Shaft House is seen against the Sky, on top of Bull Hill almost, as in that area the claims really overlap each other making it a nightmare trying to figure out who has what structure, but indications are that it might be the Grotto claim holding that structure. So, until I have proof it is not the Grotto, I am calling this the Grotto. I did procure the colored version of this image. Source was grayish, or in common speech black & white. Used an online service and tweaked and worked with image to get what looks best to my eyes at the moment.Wild Horse Mill at Gleason Shaft, Bull Hill in Background
Photo by: Unknown
My Collection; Cropped from 600dpi scan of page 69 in a book named A Picture Story of The Cripple Creek Trip [Dark Green Coverframe]. I did procure the colored version of this image.
Media ID: 473
Id No. (Mine / 1902 map):
962
Type:
Lode
Date Located / Formed:
06.08.1892 (Date of Amended Location)
Location:
Bull Hill
Location Map Description:
Discovery / Formed by:
    Status:
    Unknown
    Fate details:
    Owned by:
    • Jeff Davis Mining Company
      -> 1893-10-10 [claim Map]
      -> 1899-08-10 [Amended claim Map]
    • Bull Hill and Straub Mountain Gold Mining and Milling Company
      -> 1901-01 [reported As Owner]
    Known claims:
    • Grotto Lode - 8396
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    Patented Date:
    Mineral Certificate No.:
    0
    General Land Office No.:
    0
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      General notes:
      Plat Map is somewhat interesting seeing there are some structures showing. Shares ground with lot of other claims, and claim is broken up by these other claims on the Amended map. Map shows the Discovery shaft of course, a Shaft House is drawn there together with a House, Shaft House extending into a neighbor claim in the first map but is shown inside the claim on the Amended map. Lot of ground is lost by the time the Amended map is made. Also, on the Amended map there is a Date of Amended Location note of August 6th, 1892 for some reason unknown to me.