MINEBK00207

• County: San Miguel
• Volume: 11
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

Liberty Bell - 4;

SII'P.FA CE PLAhT-Contin,
In tunnel raise, even-balanced ore skips, wi'r;h man skip
attached, rope passing around grip sheaves with "brakes and
20 h`.p', eleetrie motor, are used:
In 29 raise, direct electric drum hoist is used.
The hoist is equipped with positive indicator in plain
view oT the engineer who operates at the hoist'.
The age of the engineers is 21 yetirs, or more, in all
cases. All are experienood men and aro not addicted to the nse
oP int%aieating liquors. `
There 'are no ehaYte. All ore is lowerod through inclined
raises.
' There is no head Yramo. The rope of man-hoists and ore
skips direct to drum or passes around grip sheave v+ithout
defleoting sheaves.
The smith's, aarponter ana tnaohine shops built or wood,
iron-covered, and all aro at tho starfaae at mouth oY I orosa-
cut and at mouth of Stillwoll tunnel, and aro undor eeparato
roofs.
17o suitable nroteotion has boon provido0 against fire'.
The dry or ohanging houso is a frtwnv, iron-oovorod,
building at tho mouth of I Dross-aut.`
1'hd offioas, bot-~r`di.rlj }lottrie, oompany afore told titublua
~.ve Hoar tho mouth of I Dross-out. Tho boardin},x houso is a
xramq, irorizobvered buiidittg;. pitwq,te 160' from 1 orooe-out.
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Tho timbor yard is at tho mouth of the 8ti].lwoll tunnel.
Timbers aro preparod by hrtnd.
Two ore bins, built o1' wood, with a oapw7ity o1' 20 tons
oaoh~aro at thu 6tillwell tunnel.
eorud wa'tor from thc+ tninu iii used. '
Lighting' is by mounts of irloctrioity ta}son fran trans-
Yormvr boons.
Ali aerial wiry ropo Uramwuy !a usod for truneitortin};
all oro to tho mill and. all auy~glioa 4o,tho mina. An aleotrio
laoomotivd is turad YOr' trar~mirr~ ors i'rom tho !lt'111wa11 tunnol
to ara bins.
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