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I~ <br />MINING qND MINE METHODS. <br />xse. There <br />ing pro- <br />atored <br />'or that <br />vgated <br />~a~re <br />uo <br />in a <br />cane, <br />uar. <br />work is being cart•ied on at the present time in atopea abovs <br />the tunnel level. They are also sinking t}te wiuze> and working one <br />slope 35 feet: below tixe tunnel level. These workings are in the same <br />vein'ahd underneath the old workings, Por,maps and drawi?rge see <br />sketch: , <br />The hoisting Ss done with a skip: Men are raised or lowered <br />with hoisting machinery, wei!<;ht of load hoisted 1500 lbs,•1~iatauce <br />hoisted- 200'feet. The cable is 3~# inch, round crucible steal, <br />is-1n good condition, and has beau in use eig'ateen months, The <br />cable is attached to•the bail of the skip rdth clamps. The clamps <br />have nave r been changed. There are no sai'ety deuices to prevent <br />overvrindirxg. ]daterial is hoisted from several .levels. lrhe bell <br />line 'is. 1~4 inch braided cord with 8 inch prong attached, They use <br />the State.c'ode of signals, This is posted in the engine room and <br />at .the collar of the''shaft. Persona are prohibited from riding on <br />loaded skip, but thls order is not posted about the mine. There <br />isr:no notice stating the maximum number of men permitted to ride <br />upon..akip:at one time posted at the collar of the ahsi't and at each <br />level'station: There are no safety devices on the skip, IPhe rock <br />ie dumped:f ram cars directly into skin, vrith a movable hopper. <br />The skip track is oi' 16 lb. ra11a. mhe stations are•cut on the <br />esat.side!of the shaft. The shaft 1s secdlred by a pillar oi' ground ~i <br />upon each side anfficient to secure safe t;/. All winzea or mill <br />holes .are not covered or surrounded vrith guard rails, The sl>Hft is <br />boir~ sunk on the vein. The man in the shaft are •providerl with ~~~ <br />aui'ficiont ladder: There is tro bulk}tead in the ehai';r over the slsai't I~I <br />Irlen., <br />°TUf11JF.L. <br />The .Corsair turmel is 1200 •fest lonf•, mostly on the vain. They <br />are stopirltr, f rorn~-the tunnol up and from bhe tunnel down to the first <br />level in the inclined vrinze, which ie ?,OO feat deep, and 900 feat <br />from~the mouth of the tunnel. There die'two levels in the crime, <br />and 1t is..eryuipped with a 7 x 10, Heruirie and'13oltnoff p;eared <br />hoist and a s]cip. Tha Nelson property on the claim is worked through <br />this tunnel, under lease to C. "!. Stump, and P. H. Hunter. <br />