MINEBK00013

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

MINING AND MINE METHODS. ~ - "y
The main.ehaYt is 4a8 in the clear, 370~Yeet deep, timbes. ~
ed arithraprnoe seta, -
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T'nere are thre6 levels.. :The work"is,oarried on at thu g.
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present time on the 3rd level,
~ all being done:in._.:",

virgin ground. _ _ , _ - ~ .. .. .,
The,•hoiating:.ia dang:by-skips. The rmen ere rraised .and
lowered with the hoisting ma ohinery. The weight of the. !~
load;hoisted'ia 3200 Hounds; diatanoe hoiated;:370 Yeet:""" I
The oable is a 7~8 in. oruoible steel, having been is `~~
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use three:months. OlAvie and olampa are-use3"on the .end li
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ofahe•oable. •These crere changed three days ago. The I
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skip is equipped with safety olutahea, whiolr were teatedh
thrae:.days~ago. %o safety devioeiie-~used to prevent
over winding. .. ..~ ...
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The bell: line is a 1~4 in. wire line attached to .an S in,
gong. The-State code oY Signals is.uaed. This node ..
ie posted in the engine room, at the collar of .the .. 1
shaft and at eaoY• level station.. &11 persona are pro-
hibited Yr~ m riding on the loads! skip, This ordor ie nd~ ~~'a
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not poeteA near the collar oY the abaft. .
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Eo notice stating the number of me r. ~ermittod to ride on
at one timo
the ekip.,is posted near the collar of the ahnYt or at

eaoh level.
The guides arc d ia. x 4 in. Oregon pine. :~
All level a are not provided with passage ivay around the '
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working shaft, The abaft at all stations-•ie provided
with guard roil e, and Se securer by pillar of ground
upon eaoh aide euffioient to eeonre safety.
T!:o ch^tt is ~or~t•beine annY an~1 the rv+n aTa ,+rnwLdsA
with chain or otrer euffioient lydder.
The ore is extracted Ly cef.ns of ovorhand stopine.
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2-1~4 Ingersoll ~ergornt Eir Drills era used.
Tlabering.
Stalls and 1aCging aso employed. This Se fair, aed L•
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!Hite spruce is used, nropared ty bend sad 1n eocd con-
dition.
The chutes are leaded by gravitation.