MINEBK00013

• County: Teller
• Volume: 9
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

MINING AND MINE METHODS.
The main shaft is 4 feet by 9 feet, timbered with square
sets and lined with two inch plrnk. '°hese are five levels.
The work is being carried on at the present time on the 4th,
5th an3 600 foot levels.
All workings are in new ground.
The hoisting is done by means of buckets. The men are
raised and lowered with the hoisting machinery. The
weight hoisted is 1500 pounds., distance hoisted is 600
', feet.
j The cable is a 7~8 inch crucible steel. The bucket hook
used on the end of the cable 'is a safety chain and clamp.
It was more than a year ago that this was changed. fto
safety device is employed to prevent ovor-winding.
The materiel is hoisted from two levels.
The bell line is a 3~8 inch wire line attached to an 8 in.
gong. The state code of signals is employed. This code of
signals is posted in the engine room, at collar of shaft
end at each level station. All persona aro prohibited
from riding on loaded bucket.
A notice stating the maximum number of men pormitted to
ride upon the buaY.et at one time is not posted at collar
of abaft and at each level station. 67.1 level stations
are not provided with peseago way around working shaft..
The shaft is provided with doors at all stations. It is
aecure3 by pillar of ground upon each side sufficient to
insure eafoty. 611 winzee or mill holes aro not vovered
', or surrounded with gunrd~rrsils. '~
The shaft is not tieing sunk.
The ore is extracted by mer~na of over-hand atoping.
Tha Lturphy Buzzer and the Iagaraol Sergeant maohiao drills
nra used .
Stulls and lagging are employed Yor timbering, this is fair.
Red and white spruce timbers are used, prepared by hand and
they nra is good condition.
The chutoe are loaded by gravity. as^he buokata on trnoka
are loaded iroc the chutes sad run by hand. The Fine &
Smelter type of bucket !e used and the trackngo aonsiate of
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