MINEBK00043

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

• E~CPLOS IVES .
• The explosives used are the 40~ 7~Bths Cdant powder,caps X•n'XXX, ~~
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Ydoatern brand fuse. i.
Iron or metal tamping bars are not employed; wooden tamping bars ,III,
are provided for employees. i~
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' Powder mon}:ey not empl.oyod. I !~
1' Explosives in excess of one days supply are not stored under ground
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The explosives are stored in a magazine provided for that purpose il'
alone. The magazine is 50 ft from working tunnel or other buildings ~~
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', Average :uuount of explosives kept in storage 100 lbs. jI,
I Tho magazine is a frame atnicturo 4 x fi y'
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' The dovico for thawing powder is .a galvanizod iron can water Jack- III
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Oils,candles or other combustibles are not storocl with powder. I
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Ylork is carried mn nt the prosont time in .",heridan voin.
t;aps and drawings at offica.
i7ie proporty is developed by a cross-cut tunnol 3-1~2 x 6..
The first 500 ft run east,thenco 500 ft n.o. then 60C ft o.
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The smith shop in to right of tuimel entrance.
The tunnel is provided with good and aufficiout doors at a reason-
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able dietarrce to prevent ndmissien of noxious fumes or gasea Prom
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~, said building should fire occur.
Doors can bo operated from without,
~I The method of ore extrarticn drifting by single hand drilling.
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i The timbering method in that of drift sets and posts.
The timbering is sufficient.
The timbers used are white spruce prepared by hand at mina.
Condition of timbers is good.
I L'ndor ground tramming is done by manual labor with steel mine cars.
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Trackage lA in guage 9 lb rails.
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