MINEBK00197

• County: Gunnison
• Volume: 13
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

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granite.
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Smelting, concentrating and m111ing ore.
I~etala iron, lead, gold and silver.
From assays and anal•ayses milling ore runs from $5,50 to
15.00, araelting ore 30.00 to #100.00.
SURFACE PLAINT.

Power plant, 3 boilers, ?. 100 H.P., 1 60 H.P.
water used in boilers clear. Supply from tunnel. Pressure
100. ~ - - B
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The boilers in use are new. Inspected ~ years ago.
steam engines 1 150•H.P. Skinner automatic.
' 1` 20 H.P. Climax,
water wheels 1 24G':hug water whael fo"r electric lights,
Air compressor 1'?,0 x 20 Norwalk.
Electric plants 1 12~ ?c w (water) 1 7~ K w (steam), coal
is used Por Ebel. '' __ ~.n.~_..__..___
S U R F A C ~E T R A ~N S ~P O R T A T I O N.
Railraod 4+~ miles to Ohio`Gity on branch of D & R G.
wagon road 4~ miles to Ohio City
ORF TREATMENT.
Amalgamation and 'concentration.
Mill ore reduction works 20 stamps from 80 to loo ton
capacity.
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40~o ge2tn,' Rise Germain ZL ~ ,~ '
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No metal tamping bars, wooden bars are used, seasoned ash.
~, No powder monkey 1s used:: -° _~_.___. _ ...._
No explosives a~`e kept in excess of one day's supply under-
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~ Explosives are stored in a powder magazine Porxthat pur- j
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pose only, 200o~ft, frdm working shaft,•4o00~ oi' explosives
are ketit on hand at one time. `
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The magazine is a tunnel framed and timbered. The powder
is thawed in a house 6' x 8' on the dump"by steam.
No oils, candles or 'other explosives are kept 1n~powder
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magazine.
TUNNEL.
The tunnel opening is 8' x 8' crose~cut, straight with l~o