MINEBK00129

• County: Lake
• Volume: 16
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: B

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Hoisting.
Method employed,maohinery driven by steam by which men are low-
ered and raised-Weight of Ioad holated,1500 lb a. Distance hois-
ted,200 feet-Gable steel 3~4 inah,good condition-Gage equippeed
with bonnet and safety clutches examined weekly-NO eager employe
Bell line I~2 inch manilla ropo-A(ining Bureau code used,posted
in engine room and collar of shaft,
Aline methods,
Stoping and drifting-NO machine drills used-All drilling single
hand-Timbering,aetts and cribbing.Undefiground tramming by men
with ordinary mine oars on S lb,to the yard rail-No water hand-
led-Ventilarion,natural draft-NO noxious gases met with.
Exits.
Shafts are divided into two compartments with ladder ways in
good condition-Connections are made with shafts on adjoining
propertilea-Lighting underground candles.
StatlatloB.
Avorage tonnage per month:-450.-Gross tonnage per year:-5400.
Developement.
No record has been kept oP developement,present lessees have
only ooammenced work Feby.Ist,of this year.
Men employed.
IO Miners. #3.00. per day. g hour shift.
I Engineer. #4.00. " " N " "
I Foreman. #3.50. " " g " "
Average No.of men employed for the year:-I2.
Cost.
Coat of fuel:-#5.50.per ton.-Average coat per month:x35.00.
" " timber #22.per I000.:- " " " " :#20.00.
" " powder I4.I~2 ots.per lb ." " " " :#45.00.
Average assay value of ore per.ton:-#I0.00.
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Cost per ton mining ore:-#2.o0.Cost per ton transportation and
treatment:-#500.
General remarks.
No -persona under i2 years employed.A71 pite,and excavations are
filled or obvered in,NO.atrangere allowed in mine unless eooom-
Danied by employee-Ali accidents reported to Bureau of A[ines-
Mine oarrys indemnity insurance against scold@nt-London Guarantge
Insurance Co.-Carrye no insurance for employees-Mine ie not e•
regular produoer,and has not been worked continuously-Property
is not subleased.