MINEBK00197

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

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grade. 3' x 2' x 2' water way on side. Track clear of
water 12" air line on floor of tunnel, air furnished by
exhauatand pressure blower, water. driven. 3" compressed air
I line on floor of tunnel, furnishing compressed, air for
machin®s. The buildings near the opening are 1, 14 x 14
change room, l0' from opening, Blacksmith shop 30'-from
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opening, cut off saw 50' from opening, 20 stamp. mill 150'
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from opening. Ail ,buildings are heated by steam, no Fires
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except in blaokemith shop, power house 35Q' mom opening.
I The tunnel opening ie provided with two doors and can be
operated ~^rbm~the outside.
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Method of extraetitg ox~e is bg stopge. t~anways every 200'.
The drills used are Lyner (water ).;and Lyner stopers.
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I Square s~te~where needed"and heavy-atuils and lagging,
14" stulla, caps and posts, timher.grePn with bark peeled.
~ Iron gatew~ys.,.sre employed 1n loading .chutes.
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Cars brought out by gravity on i~O.grade, brake used on
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j ears, horse takes cars back. 4 1 ton cars used in train.
Cars are T?uax and dump; 22 cubic feet.; Trackage 16~,raiis;
4 x 6 sawed ties laid 8" apart.
ARA,TiNAGS.
The average amount ,of water dealt with is 160 gallons, the
water way is a 3~t~2x natural drain 196 grade.
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The system employed is a large blower and exhaust fari;
12" pine into main tunnel. A" into dri.f~ta. They'aze suffi-
cient. ?NO °°noJ~inus gases are dealt rvith.
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There are no rotted timbdrs in`mine.
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~ only one exit for employees, bein g straight tunnel;
drift leading from same, raise to surface now being made
on vein 1600' from portal. The exit is readily accessible
to employees.
L I GRT I N G UNDERGROUND.
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