250 GEOLOGY AND GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE CRIPPLE CREEK DISTRICT. 
Since the completion of the geological work in the district the El Paso, Elkton, 
and other mines have stoped down to the water level established by the El Paso 
tunnel. A new tunnel is now under consideration and a report on the subject of 
Fig. 23.—Diagram showing probable extent of area practically affected by drainage tunnels into Beacon Hill. 
deeper drainage has been prepared by Mr. D. W. Brunton® for the Cripple Creek 
Mine Owners’ Association. He shows that the three most feasible sites for the portal 
of the proposed tunnel are Cape Horn, Gatch Park, and Window Rock, all in the 
a Drainage of the Cripple Creek district: Eng. and Min. Jour., vol. 80, 1905, pp. 818-821. 
