Laserfiche WebLink
MINING AND MINE METHODS, <br />The shaft is vertical, 420 fart deep, vrith a small <br />t, <br />pur¢p station cu`t on the east side of the shai't, at a point about <br />30'O fee$ from the surface. The shaft is 5' x 15' in the •clear and <br />tinicere'~il iv'ith square sets, 10" x 10", white spruce, ar:d is divided <br />ihto three bompartments. <br />Flork is boing carried orr at the present time in main ehsft on <br /> Union PIo. 3. ' <br /> Tho hoisting is done by'buckets. hien ars raised and lo~verod <br /> by hoistingmachi.nery. FJOight oi' load ho istod 1,900 lbs. nistance <br /> hoisted ~b20 feet. <br /> 'The cable is e 7~8 round crucible steel, in good condition. <br /> 7t has been in use eight months. A link chain and clamps is used <br /> on the end of the cable, 7t wrs changed five mmrtha ap;o. ,here <br /> are no safety devices used to prevent overvrinding. The bell lino <br /> is a half inch hemp rope, attached to a is inch gong. The State <br /> code of signals ie used vrhich is posted 1n the enp;ine room and <br /> at the collar of the ahai't. <br /> There is no notice stating the maximum nur:ber of men per- <br />haoloid mitted to ride upon bucket at one time postod at the collar of the <br />nee beir'e shaft and at aach level station. The bucket is loaded by hand. <br />There There are no Qf„~ ~:~~~~i'vwa .rvc' working shaft at present. <br />rgrourtd, the shaft is secured by a pillar of p;round upon each aide suffi- <br />ne, which bient to secure safety. The shaft Ss being sunk. The men vrorkin€; <br />build- <br />provided with sufi'icient ladder. Thera is no bulkhead <br />in same are <br />ba. in shaft over shaft men l;ut the ,same was ordered placed thore. <br />wing The tunnel ac7.i~5 is 200 f'ee6 south of the siraf't, ar:d is 250 <br />feet in length. They are not wor'anf; ir: the twmel, There is one <br />small lol, cabin near tho antra}roe.7'c.~r~nL~i~°°°'2e~~'"""~~`~7~~~P.~- <br />They employ the Ingersoll improved steam drill. <br />The tlmbering is sr;uaro sets with s¢wed lalrt,ing. It is auf- <br />i'icierrt. The timbers are vrhite spruce, prepared by hand and are <br />in good condition. <br />The trackage on the surface ie of 8 lb. T rails. <br />The avorage amount of orator dealt with is 15 gal. They employ <br />one PIo. 7 Camoron pump otr the 300 ft, level, acrd orre Sio. 7, at thD <br />bottom of the shaft, of the same make. <br />