MINEBK00043

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

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' J X P L O S I V R S (Continued.)
~ The magazine is a frame building 16 x lA ft,located 700 ft e, from ,~
,working tunnel and shaft,of this property.
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The device for thawinv powder is a galvanized iron can water jack-
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' Oils,candlea and other combustibles are stored in building used for ~
(that purpose only. ~ j
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l;dork is carried on at present time in cross-cut of main tunnel and it
!in open cut. ~ j" ~
(.taps and dravringe at office. ~~~';
.The property is developed by a tunnel 4 x 5-l~T, in the clenr~and
200 ft in length. ~
Drift on the vein 4G ft s, ~
A shaft is also being sunk on the proporty,5 x 9 ft,two compartments II
and is 105 ft deep, i '
'Shaft starts on surface and passes tunnel on tha s, side;and con- {
sects with the tunnel. +'
The shaft is timbered vrith sets of 10 x 10 timbers. ' ~
There are no buildirK;s soar the entranro or shaft, I
Ths method of err extraction is that of drifting,by single hand
drilling. The timbers used are drift sets and ere sufficient.
The timbers are vrhite spruce prepared by heed at mine. Condition
of timbers au good.
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:There are no loadirrv, rhutos smployed on the mine.
Under ground tramming done by manual labor with steel minx cars.
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ITrackago lA in guage,J.?, lb rails. ~I
'The ventillntion is natural and sufficient, noxious gases are not
met with.
Sanitary conditions are good,
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jAl1 old timbers have bosh removed from uruier ground workings wher-
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lover necessary.
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