MINEBK00013

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

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MINING AND MINE METHODS.
The main shaft is five by si:cteen .feet, with three,com- . '
~vartmenta, 150 feet deep, vrith two levels. This shaft
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'is an ,incline and hsa a dip to the East of about 66 degrees
It is timbered with square seta. The shaft is equipped
'with a skip . •
The work is carri~/e',d o~~ln at tho ~pre~ent time in the 1st
and 2nd levels. GL<-~~. .~r~ /,r-~„~ ~-
IThe levels aro run candor n large open out, from which
'the ore is mined.
The hoisting is done by moans of the skip.
',The men are reined and lowered by mecna oY the hoisting
maohinery. The weight oY the load hoisted is throe tone
and the dietanoe 150 Yeet.
The oable is a 1-1~8 in. cruoiblo steel, which has been ~,
in use 18 menthe. Asooket is used on the end of'th e
,cable. This has not boon ehanged for 1-1~2 yoara.
Fo safety devioe is employed to Prevent over-winding':
~atorial is hriated from tiro levels.
' The bell line is a 1~2 inch hemp rope attaohe~d to an
eight inoh gong. - ~ ~-" '
The State soda of signnls is employed. This code oY
aignals•is posted in the engine room, at tho oollar of
shaft and at esoh level station. All persons are
prohibited Yrom riding on the loadod skip. This ordor,ie
not posted Hoar the oollar of tho abaft.
h notioe stating the maximum number oY men pormitto3 to ride
upon the skip at ono tine is not poato3 at the oollar of
shaft and at oaoh lovel station. The skip i e to ad 63. Yrom
chutes. Tho guidoe aro Ain. x Ain., C~ragan pine.
All level stations aro not providod vrith paaeaga way around _
wo thing shaft. The shaft at all stations is not providod
vrith guard Palle. The eh aft is Beoured by pillar of ground
upon oath aide autficient to !Hoare aefety. All winzes
or mill holes era oovoroi or surroundod Pith guard silo.
The shaft is not being sunk. ~