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tr8»7108\'S, eaClt abOlti t11rCC 11140 in length, the iorntcr h:uxlling about .}oo tons of ore from the mine <br />per da}•, and carn•ing up all the coal, timbers and supplies for operating the same. L'cfore building the <br />trantllays the ore could only be brought dolrn a fcu• month: in the summer time on the backs of mules <br />at an e~pcnse of tour to sip dollars per ton. \1~ith the tram line their ores arc brought dolcn the entire <br />tear, \1•inter and summer, at an expense of but a ie11• cents per ton. <br />The special object of this picture is to show be cump:u•isun the dil'(erence bcta•ecn the strap;;, <br />sgttarc tolccrs use4 in tru» line hunt the llenricua :uul those of the pyr:uui4 tulcers use4 in the <br />Sil1•cr Lake and Iow;t Tiger u':un lines. The pyrami4 lulcers Lace to 6c built 0f select timbers, su•on;;ly <br />bolted and braced and anchored to stand the strain, and carefullc 1c:uc•hed Lt be I:ept in ;;004 amditi0u. <br />'1'hc hro lines mentioned in the bi;; picture are idutl lines ..( this I:in4, Lein;; 1cc11 buih. Yet one can <br />sec by the plwta„raph that the square tuner is nmch more snbst:unial. <br />'1'hc upraise irutn !w. 7 to Au. 3 Iccel of the l leurielta is cuntplete4 anal strucl: the bulbnu of <br />\o. 3 11•inre alnuist evtctly center to center. 9'he upraise leas nta4e iu runtinuuus ore The timber <br />11•ork, urc shoot, supply and ladder comparuneuts :u~c eery sttbst:unial anal runl•enient. 'I•he ore Il•um <br />all these e'orl:in}ts is Hole sent dolcn the upraise anal out Ihrnu;;li \n. ~ to tr:uu line. 'I'hc lentilatiun <br />is no11~ eery slruu;; :uul perfect. the passa;;c of air thruu;;lt the 4ilfercnt lcorl:in;;s Lein;; rc;;nlatc~l by <br />the olxnin;; and clming ..f doors. I,cccls ~ and (::ur upcucil from the upraise. \u. , is Lein;; ex- <br />icnrlc4 south of the upraise in excellent ore. <br />The mine, sntehcr and tram arc in lust class con4iliun. The ore in si;;ht has been consi~lcrably <br />increased since the last report by the 4eeelupntcul from the upraise :uul the extension ul Ku. j, and <br />is iu rnn4itiuu fur rapid :uul canunnical utiniu;;. fours respcclfully, <br />ll dne;;rr. <br />1 R' <br />1 <br />1 ';'• <br />I i~fd <br /> <br />;. <br />iA ~;~ <br />9 <br />The lower Cerniluul e[ the trumwuy which Lora Wince been wecred rand Ix nox• u Indic <br />huildlnq. The heuvY cunxtruction fu etude necenanr>• by Ibe t;mut rat rnlu ar the cnhlo, <br />I tte tower nheure helot: here. The xhcaveu nn• elt;lrt fort In dlaun•u•r. 'I'hc fouudn:lun <br />Is of henry tlwber Imdded in xlx feet of Portland cenu•nt runereto :out hound tot;ether <br />wlth lurge iron rude. The urc bht Ix the \'-shaped Durt uhure thu rnllruud. <br />