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MINING AND MINE METHODS. <br />1'lork is be.inp; carried on at the prsasnt time in the .Ethel and <br />Solomon tunnela..Theao vrorlcings are in the Ethsl vein, undernecztlt <br />the old v+orkings, and in the Solomon vs 1n. ?gaps could, .not be ob- <br />tained. <br />Ti7AISTEL. <br />mhe Ethel tunnel entrance is located about 300 feet north and west <br />of the mill, on tae East slope of Campbell ?,2ountain, Haar East <br />".ril:Lovr Crsok, and is about 3,000 feet in length. Tine Ethel vein is <br />cut almost at right artl;le,p At a point, about 350 feat front the <br />entrance tilers i~~stopedout fors distance of 700 feet in length, <br />and up to tae Solomon tum~tel, 200 Lest in heip,'ht. Titey are getting <br />ready to sink a tyro compartment vriuae in the Ethel tunnel on the <br />vein, It is about ?.,500 feet from the entrance, and at present is <br />40 feet deep, and will be oyuipped with an air hoist. 'Fite Solomon <br />tunnel is located on tits same slope oi' Campbell. is?ountain, and is <br />1500 feet in lengLb. Tire blarksmtih shop is to the rir:;ht, and the <br />changing room to the loft of tits Ethel tunnel. Thors is one vxood <br />building, 20' x ~0', over the mouth of the nolomoxt tzznttel. The tt.tnrtiL <br />is not provided with doors to,prevsnt the admission of noxious gases <br />should fire occur in the buildings outside. <br />The ore is extracted by overhead stoping, ;lo machlne drills are <br />employed. Single hand drilling is used, The timboriur; is stulla, <br />square sets and lagging. It is suff'icisnt, in the rth.el, and in- <br />sufficient in the Solomon tunnel. <br />The tlmbera are white spruce, prepared by hand, and ars in fair <br />condition. The chutes ars loaded by gravitation. <br />Tho underground tramming 1s dons wittt cars, loaded from c'xnites <br />and run by hand. Tito cars are raaclo by iisttclrio and l3oltitoff'. The <br />traclca~o is of 12 .Lb. T rails. <br />Ventilation is ;tad titrcugh tutnrels and upraises, and is <br />sufficient. Plo noxious !;sees ars met vritlt. <br />All of Lira old timbers have not Ueon removed from the under- <br />ground vrorkiztgs. <br />The winzs ie divided into tyro compartments and 1a provided with <br />ladder-way. The ladders are safe, secure and accessible, Ths ladder <br />vray contains no pipes or boxes. mhe re are uo lanclinga in same au <br />