MINEBK00233

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

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!combustible material stored with powder.
Mining.
:hie property is opened by two tunnels numbered 2 and 3 No.3
the lower tunnel is driven into the mountain a dietanoe of 4000
'feet,NO 2 the upper tunnel hea been driven I000 feet,an upraise
of 275 Peet connects both tunnels at a dietanoe 1500 feet from
the portal oP No.3•stopea From No:3 to No.2 provide an exit.
work at the Present time is carried or. mainly in No.2 tunnel.
Ito building at portal of either tunnel.
Mine methods.
liathod of ore extraction-Stoping and drifting-NO machine drills
in use-Single hand drilling only employed.Tlmbering by drift
setts and stubs-suffiaient•-Native timber used made on ground'.
Ordinary mine chutes used-Tramming done by men,with ordinary
'mine oars on rS ib.to the yard ra11.17o water handled-Ventilation
-natural draft-sufficient-NO foul gases met with.
Lighting underground-Dandles.
9tatietios.
Average tonnage per month:-200.-Dross tonnags per. year:-2500.
DeveloPement.
Total No. of feet in tunneler-5000.-DOnt per foot:-#20.00.
~. n n n n ~~ rel8ee :-345 .- " " " :-81D•DD•
n n n n n drifts :-/~Ob. - •" •" " :-#7.00.
n n „ " in developement:-bI45.
Ilan employed. '
2 lllnere. #3.00. Par day. 8 hour. shift.
' 3 Ora aesorters. #3.00. " 8 " ~~
~ n „ 6 n n
2 Laborers. #2.50•
~ n n g n n
i Alaokamith• #3.5D•~
I „ n
n n 15
~'~ I FOremari. #5.00.
Average No. of man employed for the year:-9•
I Oost.
OOnt of timber:-#25.Par. I000.-Average coat Per month:-#75.00.
„ n n " :-#50.00.
" " Powder,15 ots.per lb.
'Avarsga assay value of ore per ton:-#22.00•
Coot per ton mining ore:-#3.0.0.
Tronaportation and treatment:-#~~•50•
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