MINEBK00030

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

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Hoisting Tlant.
f One ?5 H.T'. slack belt, steam hoist, equipped
`; with positive indicator, operated at the shaft
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Engineer's ages 36 and 37 years res. each hav-
`~ ong 16 years experience sad not edicte8 to the
''„i use of intoxicating licuors.
'N~'~ Shaft House.
~I~~ The shaft house is frame building 50's 25'.
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'n"ith timber head frame 12"x12" x50'. 4' iron
'`''' sheave ~-hec1. T1_e collsr of the shaft is of
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;+:~;; sufficient bight to prevent persons fron {ell-
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;~.,~ ing in the shaft. Also ha wing a good and
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iIE, sufficient door. Ore binns 15'xi?.' in sep-
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i~ !' crate building connected ti^.ith srai't house bar
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;`7' ; over head tram.
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.~~ Ore Treatment.
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'~;,- The method emplo~Ced is smelting, amalgamatior.
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,nc concentration.
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Explosives.
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;~ ~; ~ 40 o giant po~rder. German fuse, rrooden tamp-
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ing bars are in use. ~. frame iron covered
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magazine located 100'from buildint or build-
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1',' ings ie uaed for etaring an avarag,e of i00;~
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f.'~;i of powder.
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dining.
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t iiain Shaft 689'
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Submarine :'haft 520'
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j'; Present ~`orkings consist of 3060' oeside num-

..~~' Brous old workings nor timbered in. 'ork is
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carried on at the present time in the 220'
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`', level of the submarine shaft. ?Laps and dra^:-
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~ ings are Y.eet b;~ owner. Steam is used in
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~k ' hoisting. TW'ir, are raised and lor:ered tirith
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i machinery. The cable f:ad been in use 5 months
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and is in good condit;iDa'~. One electric and

u'.r~ ore :sire bell line are in use. The state