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<br />Tr!e timbers are dry, red and vrhite spruce, prepared by hand <br />and are in good "corditior. with the exception of ixr the- 3rd., rbth., <br />ffird 5th. levels south. The c:-:utes are loaded b*/ gravity. ." <br />The underground tramming is done wlth~cars, loaded by hand <br />and from chutes, and rim by hand. The cars are Truax iron cars, of <br />about 1,200 lbs. capacitor, The trackage 'is oi' tilb., 161b. and <br />30.1b. T. rails. ~. <br />~reraila*,ion is had through shai'ts, drifts, tunnels anQ.up_ <br />raises. It is sufi'icient ar!d no noxious gases are met with. <br />A1:L of the old timbershave not been removed i'rom the -under- <br />l'~i+H ground workings,- but this .eras ordered done. <br />~fllj Tl~_e shat is divided into ti!ree compartments and. is l,rovided <br />~ ~• with a ladder wav. T.e ladders are not safe, and there are no. <br />landings as required by law, Tiie ladder vray contains air pipes. <br />'!'L.j~ T e levels are connected by vrinzes and man-vrays, at least one <br />of vahich is kept in repair and equipped with ladders. T.he exits are <br />as follows. From the Chance shaft, .throuE;h the Ametl'ust arul Com- <br />modore mines, and the Nelson'tunnel. These exits are readily <br />accessible"to employees. <br />The lig•htiry~ underground .ia by candles <br />