MINEBK00005

• County: Custer
• Volume: 10
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

MINING AND MINE METHODS.
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', The shaft is 5' ? l8' to the 550 ft. level and 5' ~" ''
113' fro~_^ the 550 ft. level to t},e 1,000 ft. level, or ~'
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I, bottor7. It is tir.!Lered ^:ith scuare sets. T}Ie shaft has
thTCC CU!T:Par ~I.':Cn ~S v0 ~hC 5J~ ft. lC'lel !:nd t^;0 C01!:.:Z:rt- '
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rents froc 55. ,'down., and r.v ladder frcr:~ '.he l,ottoc to the
550 ft. level. 4herc are six levels.
~'.'ork is being carried on at present on the one thou- i '},j
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sand foot level, and. it is all in ne~•r ~rovnd. ~, (.,
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i'.oistir.rr r:ethod er..clo ed ~.. 1, ^:cans oi' _ sit:glc 1 .;i
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decY_ cc ;c. .'en arc raised _r.ri lo~-crerl -.±}, r,oi:ain,> roach- '~
ir~ery, -•eiaht o: load l:cisted, ",500 lLs., di:.tance hoisted {'
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1,000 fCCt. ThC Cattle 1S 7° ~ 1, Q° flat, 1!' pUUr COnditl0n, ~!
and h~a bce!~ in use „ti:UVt 15 ;;curs. Ohar~~cter oi' c:: ,re or ,~
bucket hoo~•_ used on end of c^Lle, clevis ..r:d clar..rs; r•.ine ~'"~
:^aslvn~~blc to sad °~nor. Vhe sure ..es cly:an±^ed. Cage is
eyl)1 ~~',l[~d ~•~~}. 11 []~.:.'riV u!~[r ~~~f~~V~I C~~1VCllej~ dl7 I:QY '_f.o[^• •'}len
thc;; c^ere tester: L:st. "o sai'rt ~ devices are ermloved to
prevent over-•-finding. .'~ tr-sial _.. hoisted fro! 0:'7.,' one
level. t'o ca:.er iS ec._lc~~[:d.
ii ~Q° '^irc, l,Ull. _.LC attaC}:Ud tU a71 e.~jl't 1:IC1: iTU17~
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is er-iploycd. ^_i~e old nine code oi' signctis is used. Code ~ I
of si•r.als is not posted ir_~ en:_inc roo!•., at coll[Ir of s}a~i't ~
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and each level station. .:o r,oticc statir.; fire !~asirnur~
nvr..Lcr of r,.en }-err..itted 1.o rdc, v}:on ca;*e ct one time is
posted at rol'_ir o'_' s'r.ai't end ut cac}: levci station. The ~
Her.drie ar,d }?olthoff t,,r:e oi' chairs is er..Y:'..oyed on ~~'! ~~
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Cuides are ~" Q" Orc~on pine fir. poor condition. 611
level ^tutions are r.ot ;.ro•rided r'it}: !.us::u~[:-^: u;: arovr.d
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worY.ir_;,^ shai't. Ti:e s}:ai't ut ol'_ st~ltions i:7 not t~rcvided
~•itY. ~prard rails. Shaft is secrred h$ }~i'_iar of ground
,upon eac}: side svtficicr.t to ir.[;rrc snfet~. ?°in~es or
mill holes ore not covered or surrounded r,•it}: nu.rd roils.
Shaft is not beir.;* sun':.
The r.^.ethod of ore v traction is ti:ut of Lack stopin~,
using 2-1f4 Ir._ersoll, ar.d t}:e "ung'r. air drills.