MINEBK00030

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

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and one t~ve1-•e by fourteen 120 h. p. doable gearing, each
eq:tipped r-ith positive indicator, operated at enrine. Ea-
gineers ales 22, 26, 27 and.32,reapectively. All have had
from 5 to 8 years exp^rience. Bone are addicted `o the use
of intoxicating ligzcrs. Two frame rabberoid co••ered shaft
houses, one D7 x GO feet, one 36 x 60 feet. Timber head
frame 10 x 10" a 40 feet, and 12 x 12" a 40 feet. Five ft.
iron ahea••e -heels. One smith shop 16 x 24 frame. Collars
of the shaft of sufficient height to prevent persons from I
fallin^, with Q:.od and snffici^nt door. Suitable pro`.ection
a~-ainst fire is provided. One 4 room frame office b~iildi'ng. j
One 6 rooa dwelling h~uae. One 14 x 20 frame stable. The
ore bins are in the shaft house, loadin^ direct into the
railroad cars. In the spring and summer, the water supply
is from a sprint, in the vriater from the mine, the liphtin
is from their own electric light plant. The ore treatment
is by ama lramation, concentration and ameltint*. The mine
has a 70 staap mill, 5U slow drop and 20 .ast drop stamps,
and ^•ilpin County pumping table coacentratora. 7,5U tone
capacity in 24 hours.
EXi LOSIVj?S.
Fort; per cent ,iant powder, insoloid :use, woodon tamping ',
bars, a frame co~•ered with sheet iron magazine, 220 feet from
b~ildinos. Sbbrea 1000 lbs. of explosives. The mine is provided
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with a hot water powder *hawin~ device.