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Followingis a list of mines and prospects opened at various times on 

 the \ ertical beds of the foothills: 



Mines in the foothill area of the Denver Basin. 



Name, 



Locality . 



The < oal < Ireek mines a Upper Coal I 



The I - « - > .1.11 mine a T. 2 s.. R.70 W., Bee. 28. 



Murphy mine a T.2 >.. R.70 \V.. see. 33. 



Church prospect a Near Ralston Station. 



Ralston mine 6 Do. 



i lolorado mine a 



Pittsburg mine a 



Rocky Mountain, No. 1 North of Golden 2 to :i miles. 



Rocky Mountain, No. 2 



Prout a 



Mineral Land Co.'sminesa North of Golden 2 m 



( rolden star North of Golden 1 mile. 



New White Ash Half mile north of Cleai 



Loveland « Golden, north of ( Hear i 1 1 



White Asli /< Golden, south of < leal < rei 



Johnson a T. 4 S., R. 70 W., sec. 3. 



Welch and Loveland mine a Do. 



Wheeler mine a T. 4 s.. R. 70 w.. sec. 1 1. 



Rowe, Roe, or Eooney a T. I S., K. 70 W., sec 23. 



Mann a T. 1 S., R.70 w ., sec. 24. 



Pratt a 



Wilson « T. 1 S.,R.69 W., sec. 31. 



Mount Carbon Mount Carbon. 



Wenrich (Gilpin) a T.5S., R.69 W., Bee. 9. 



Jones a North of Deer I reek. 



Deer < reek a . 'Mouth of Deer < reek. 



Archer a Bast of Platte, opposite Archer. 



Weightman a Willow Creek. 



Douglas (Cannon, Pearl Ash, I ."high ) West of Sedalia 1 miles, 



a Now abandoned, January 1, 1890. 



b Abandoned since the study of this field w« bi gun. 



Of the above openings the Douglas, Mount Carbon, New White Ash, 

 (idldcn Star, and liocky Mountain Nos. 1 and 2 are still (October, L890) 

 in operation; the ( >M White Ash and Ralston mines have been closed since 

 the inauguration of this work; the Murphy and Loveland were originally 

 importanl producers, but have long been idle; and the remainder, idle and 



