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EXPLOSIVES. <br />~1~1,1;~ <br />I.L, <br />I The explosives used, are the 40°fo, 7~8 in, Giant Powder, <br />!! <br />~~,I <br />Ii <br />I and - 1-1~8 in. Hercules Gelatine, 3X and 5X caps, and <br />h <br />~I; German inaoloid fuse, <br />~i~',j <br />:i The powder is stored in a frame magazine, 4, x 4-1~2 ft, <br />f <br />i V <br />i covered with iron, and located 60 ft. E, of shaft house, <br />ff <br />r <br />I Average amount of explosives kept in storage <br />500 lbs <br /> <br />' <br />j~l ~9 , <br />. <br />The mine has a powder thavaing devioe, consisting of a <br />frame win <br />4 <br /> g, <br />x 6 ft „ covered with iron, built off from <br />=j;~ii~i~ <br />b. <br />~ the S.E, corner of the shaft house, containing thermometer, <br />Il~',I and steam coils placed under frame powder rook, Bame is <br />~~ E~ hopt under look and key, no one being acoespible, except <br />~ Pi <br />I i ` the powder monkey, <br /> <br />I <br />I: 1"looden tamping bars aro used throughout tha mine. <br />