MINEBK00211

• County: Teller
• Volume: 9
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: B

MINING AND MINE METHODS.
The main shaft is 4Z8 in tite clear, 450 feet deep, timbered
crith 3 in, x t3 in. satived cribbing.
'here are four levels.
he work t,t the present time is carried on on the 200 foot
(level, -all in virgin graun~,
(The hoisting is done by means of buckets. ine men are raised
and lowered with the Hoisting rachinery. the weight hoisted
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is 1200 pounds; distance hoisted is 20~ feet.
The cable is a 5~fi~inch,. in fair condition. It has been-in
nse one ~e:;r. 2afety chain and clamps are used on tite end
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of the cable. These i:uvo nevor boon chungod.
ro safoty device is used to nrovont ovor-vrinding,
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l.:ateriul is hoi:aed from.. but ono le vol.
The boll line con3ists of a 3~£3 inch hire attached to an A
inch gong. The state code of signals is employod. This code
of signrls is posted in tiro ongine room, at tiro collar of
shaft and at oach level station. Persons aro prohibited
from riding on the loaded bucket. Tla s ordor ie not po aed
noar tho collar of shaft. i; notico s',:ating rho maxirum
numbor of men pormi~to; to rido on tho }na buckot ut one
titre, is not posted at tho collar of shaft or at ouch level
t7tution .
The buckote uro loaded from tho chutes.
r.ll lovol stations are sot provided witi: passago-v.ay around
vrorkinr shaft,
Tho ai:aft is nrovidod r~ith drors nt all stations.
='ho si:aft is socurod by.pillnr of g m and upon each side
aufficioat to it:suro c+~foty.
i.ll' vrinzes or r.~ill },olon nro covorod or surroandod vrith
g^,tard rt:ils. '
Tno shaft is t:ot going sank.
Tho oro is ortruotod Ly r.-o,,ns oT ovor hand ntopinE.
~inglo hand dr111a aro used.
Stalls and lagging aro use9 for tltrl,oring and t'rlir. 1 s suffi-
clort. :ito t1: Loro cc+noir.t of ro3 and v~hito spruco, propar-
od Ly 'nand and Sn Fcod condition.
Tho chutes are loaded Ly Eravitation.
i'ao buakots aro lcadod fro L. tho chutos, oa trunks.
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