MINEBK00040

• County: Ouray
• Volume: 14
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

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road connects mine with railroad and ~av. Surface trans-
aortation is by pack train to Dural. The treatment oP the
ore is bt• stamps and cortesntration. -
E X P L 0 1 4 E S.
Ihi ?ont 40°x, Powder, pictor Pose
and wooden tampT.ng
bars ~.e vz3ed. A frar^e buildin cov
g Bred xith oorrigatad
L^on, 50^ Test froze $•~r building is need for Powder A~a-
^ine. Abo•.zt one ton of powder is stored thsrein,
The zr thod of thawing powder is br electricity and water.
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The main opening is edit le++el No. 2, 3000 Peet Pro
m^uth to m
Present stopes and shaft, Dld vertical under-
g?•o•.z+rd shaft Proz~ edit level No. I down to 2nd edit
1e^el ~, 4, and 5. Fork is carried on at Present in 2nd
anc 2d. levels be~rond old workings. Ai,. hoist and bueiset
s used for hoisting. Men a._~e raised a-r,~ 7.o•vaz`ed br
hoirtin~ znachlnPr... From 1000 to 1207 pounds are hoist e$
2 distance of 8~~ feet. The cable is made of wire and in
good condition. Signals be$IS are used xith Colorado code.
These era Posted in engine '-'oom, collar of shaft and at
each 1e•,A1 station. 1Io Person is allowed to ride on
loaded bucket, the mine SR p"^vidPd with suP!'1clent doors
to p~-goent fh
e admission of Ptttlea and apses. The mrthofl
of ore eat-•? • . is b
ana Ingereollian6 ?• using 4!augh and Inge raol.I etopera
Sullivan piston drillr~. The method oP
t ire "i n~ { fi 4~1 Pt sets in d~iPt a. cribbed lean-xays
ana chutes in stopes, The tl,mbers are
[Tnderg°ound t sPruoe and s'~icient,
~zrmning is done br mules. Truax cars are
i^ma:zaf a•inhe method o,. drainage is an electric p~
sumrrzer time. The ventilation is natural.
The $:zaft is divide
Aar and ~_, P d intc txo comprrtrneate one for ladder`
exits throu;h flees, thF other for ca_gP, The m?~e has
~`A'n3' betxeen PTO, ?level to No. 11eve1
old etopy and 1HP1twa7~^and sizaPt IJO. .
2 level to No, I level
can steps, LiZ.,,t,ng underground is b~• electly,city anQ
dies, ,