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------~• <br />Selcusnt .was opened b}' a cress-cut tunnel wY:icl: intersectc^d the vein at About <br />feet frog its a,auth, She train workir~ tunnel is :z cross-evt started into the <br />twin .tuct abave the herui of the Hill, ark 361 feat, vertic•llg>, beln.; the <br />r tum^.eI knoar. as level >,o. ~. the loser turtt~el or lsva2 Via. 6 encounters <br />vein at 2C;04 feet froaa fts xossth. Tau levels have boon opened bet+reen levels <br />g avs:` lo. 6, and five whole co~ectec. rritY~ A 3yster~ of upraises ~ rill-holes. <br />a saint at~eut 1306 feet scut}.-east fro.. vl:ere tYie lower tur~el intersects the <br />~, a fine ststior, hss been excavAted~ a hoistin:; pisrst lnstalled~ s:rd a three <br />aertn~2i s1~4't, S x iS= feet sunk. ?2ze heist in arranged se as to be operated <br />eer by el8etrici.ty or oc~a1x-essed air. b'hen visited electricit,~ :cas being used. <br />PI.P, sptor taAS seared to a Bauble dry hoist with A ram 2sfde pinion: cur- <br />t used, 250 volts, Tire hoist is 9rs13 set, thoroughly rodern and equinsed sriLh <br />d brat:es. Tee abaft has l:aidcrsey ir. sae and a cage in each of t}:e ether tea <br />y:>3rt_,ents. TI;e shaft h..:s b:Qn sunk verticAily a distance of 400 feet in which <br />r lovels have been op~+ned• The total amount of developr,ent work in these <br />rperties al,~rcl,Ates >^bout 5.5000 lineal feet. Along the striY,e oP the vein <br />.ft:, dfsciase Abas:t 3000 lineal feet. A flash 3fght picture of tine hoisifrg; ~~ <br />mt is attached hereto. Also A poor photo of the shaft colter. The dram-head <br />the calves in use an thts shaft Are partfgtlarly good rarer sensitly®, and it <br />es nqt Eeea passible for the safety clutches attached not to act in tho event <br />an Acoident. Y hope later to give more detesil to this i~ortan't scatter. <br />Tire width of tY,e Tocuboy vein varies from 5 to $ feet. lei plaices ft rer,LCh- <br />A3 high r~s 1`L feet in midth and fn others has pinched dorfr: to As irnv as tyro <br />et between the •salls. <br />Under ppesent eseent 8.rci*3ents have been very Bch reduced. The <br />~thod of tfmberit~ is 2n the neinretulls And lar,°inKias shwm 4n t}ne accobpausyfng <br />~'~ <br />`' <br />r <br />~i '~~ ~'+ 1 <br />ti <br />\• <br />