MINEBK00208

• County: Lake
• Volume: 15
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

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Mining. '•
'.Nature and extent of main`:opening is the Dinero.tunnal whioh ie
3500 feet in length and is oonneated by en upraise of 300 feet
.with the Dinero ahaft,above the extreme end of the tunnel.Work
is oarrled on at the present time in the main tunnel and the
drifts from the upraise to the shaft.There are no buildings at
the portal of the tunnel.
Mine methods. I~
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tfathod of ore eictraction-9toping and drifting-Maohine drills ii i,
are employed oP the Ingersoll and Waugh pattern,aleo hand dril- ~I,L
ling.-Timbering ie by setts-suffioient.-Jnderground tramming by jlll
men and horses,an I2 lb.to the Yard rail, with ordinary mine VIII
care-NO water dealt with.-Ventilation natural draft-No gases in iII
mina.-Lighting underground-Candles and o11.Exit is eaoeesible 111
to employees.
Statistios.
Average tonnage per month:-400.-Grose tonnage per year:-5000. j',
Davelopement. il,
Total No.of Peet in shafts:-Soo.-Oost per foot:-#16.00.
x x x n " tunnel:-3500•- " " :-#20.00. lll~
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n n n n n drifts:-2000.- " " " ;-#8.00. ~l
-#8:00:;. ~.
n n n n " raises:- 300. " " " ill
Total No.of feet in devalopement:-8800.
~ Men employed. ~
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2 Gfanhine Drillmen. #4.00. Per day. 8 hour shift.
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22 Miners. #3,25. n n 8 " " ~,I
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I Timbermnn. #~F.00. " " 8 " n
#3.00. " g x x ,~
I 3 Trammare.
I I Engineer. #4.00. " " 8 " " ii
I #4.00. " n 8 .n " I
i Foreman. Ii
' I Supt. #7.00. " u 8 "
Average No. of man emDloYed for tho yoar:-31'
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No estimate of oost.
oenoral remarks.
tlo persona undor I2 Yaars employed-All pits ooverod-No strangor.
allowed in mine-All aooidente rapoxtod-Mine oarrye indemnity
' ineuranoe-London ouarantao-No Inaurenoa for employees-Nine io a
rogular produoor and is worked oontinuouslY-Not sub-longed.