MINEBK00194

• County: Teller
• Volume: 6
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: B

MINING qND MINE METHODS.
Th~c.main 7af is 9 r =" ; .
/3/'• 8•X/fj~~ -~ -d 4 err g~se
the bottom. 7 y- nth level a:,~~[
timbered rritr ere sets. There are nine levels
in the shaft. The first levol goi;u; north connects with the ^ort-
land trine, and (ieinf5 south, it runs to surface, at .the north end
of ~ir9t St, in the City of Victor The station on the ninth
iEevel is tae largest in t_ie mine. T;~e~, ire sia7kinl;• a tyro-comP-
artment •ainze o2: the north end of this station, tivrich is 95 feet
deep at ti;is time, The fifth level connects vrita tae rortland
worki;~s, and tae sixty level connects with a slope on the Ii2de-
pendence, about 50 fret belo,r t;teir sixth level, mhg ladders in
the s3i't are verticle avid _:ave uo lar:diels• The depth of the main
sz~a.ft is 91u feet,
Crork 1S Lei?lw; CaY'Y•1ed On cit tl_P, prSellt time 022 the•
first,
eiG= t=^- and ni,a :levels. These vrorkiugs are in tae same veins
underneat tae old wor;cings.
The maps a2:d dra•,ri2;;•;s are u2% to date. S_2is being a very claw
cornoratio„,
irfoi;naiion is yard to obtain.
^-'",8 aoistii2;> is done ,ita one do;2'cle deck cage. T_^.e men are
raised and lowered •.•ri'a the hoistin(; machinen~. The wie%ar•t o,' the
load hoisted is about 5 tors. The distance hoisted, 900 reAt, Ilia
cable is Plat, 1%2 x 4 inches, and is in fair condition. The cable
has l:ee22 used since ;'air, 00.
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A safet~r hoo'; is used on the end of tGe cable, m~is was
changed about six rree;cs ago.^nP ca(•e is equipped with bon+iet and
safety clutches, The sai'et;> ~~
clutches are tested ever- ~'
S two 9/B~7tg
T.e fieaver, ~:7illia-s and ?,"organ safety hook is employed to '~
prevent overwindin r
I:,aterial is hoisted from more titan two levels. 'I•`1
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A ca •er is employ ed. Tae bell line is a 5~F3 inciz mire Ti
an II incr_ ,~•o F a attached to {
reg. lectric bells and flash lil;hts are. employed.
Tliey use a mixed code of sif•nals. This is posted only in levels d
where they are working, iy~7.
All persons ar•e prohibited from ri.din~; on a loaded cage, i~.
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This order is not osted about the mine. Pleitner is there a ~,
stating the maximum number of men notice
permitted to ride upon cage at ~I
one time posted at the collar of the shaft and at each level
station. i
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Piontana st~rle chairs are employed for the cage.