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• County: Gilpin
• Volume: 17
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

Chicago Carr - 4. -
- ESPLO'.S IYES- Contin.
for thawiag powder is prhvided.
L I II I A G ~ M I N E M E T H O D S ~tl
The aein shaft is 740' in depth and cribbed with three-
inoh plank for a distanoe of 50' from the snrfaoe and the bal-
ance of the shaft is timberod with atolls. Tha ohnft is divided
into two aompartmonts, each +E' x 4' in the olear. One'oompart-
ment is used for a buokot-way and the other for a ladder-way
and do not oontain any sir, steam, air or water pipes. 1'ho lad- i
der-way is equipped with safe and aoooaeible lnddars and has `f
landings ova r~ 30'.
- Drifts have been run on eaoh side of the shaft evory 60'
but the length oi' tho drifts ootil.d not be asoertninad ae they
era in poor oondition and could not bo oxaminod. Considorable
stoping hao beon done in tho several drifts. All of tho levols
aro connootod v+ith upraises at u flistanoe of 76' from tho shaft
and v+oro mado for vontllation.
An additional oxit is providod through tho 300-ft. level
which aonnooto with the Colorado Cnrr. This oxit is in goofl oon-
dition and easily uooesniblo.
Aotivo wort. io aarriod on in tho 0th and 9th lavois on
the oust sido of tho shaft. Thgse lovole uro boing extondod and
somo stopinC i.s dono. ,
Gasoline la amployofl,for hoistl.nE and the men nr.o raised
and loworod with tho hoisting mnah^.nery. A loafl woighing 700
is hoisted nt.ono.timo u flistanoo of 700' with n five-eighths
inoh stool wiro oetble thnt hnn beon in one ono yonr unfl is in
Good oondition. A eAYbty hook nnfl ohnin, fnstenefl on wit}t olampe,
is in use and in in good oondition. platorial is hoistod from two
loVole.
Tho state oodo of signnla and pull bolls aro omployofl. '1'ho
boll lino is ono-qunrtor inoh twist wire in good oondition. Yho