Alto Group Holdings Inc fka ALTO

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LMAO I like this part on page 4 that describes it
http://www.dnr.wa.gov/Publications/ger_ofr2004-5_iaml_greatexcelsior.pdf

OPENINGS
For purposes of clarity, we use the same nomenclature
for the underground mine asMoen (1969)
and Stoess and Slater (1935). The ore body lies
on the west bank of Wells Creek. Slopes in the
mine area vary from 50 degrees to vertical. Figures
3 and 4 provide an excellent depiction of the
relationship of the various openings to each
other.We found the Lower tunnel portal at elevation
1700 feet, approximately 150 feet vertically
above Wells Creek. It is completely caved and
overgrown. A 1974 letter to G. McKelvey,
Homestake Mining Co., quotes claim holder
Douglas McFarland as reporting the Lower tunnel
to be full of water at the time (R. C. Parker,
consultant, written commun., 1974, DGER mine
files). A 10-foot-deep gully extends downslope
immediately opposite the portal site, indicating
that significant quantities of water have discharged
in the past. The Lower tunnel was
reported caved in 1986 (USFS file).
The Blacksmith tunnel portal at elevation
1878 feet is open but unstable (Fig. 5). It lies
immediately under the east shoulder of a rudimentary
road leading south, approximately 300
yards from the Mill Level tunnel.
The Mill Level tunnel is obvious as one
approaches the historic mine area, since the portal
has been extended beneath colluvium and
retimbered circa 1986. It leans to the south, and
supporting timbers appear deteriorated.