MINEBK00311

• County: Teller
• Volume: 7
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: H

MINING AND MINE METHODS.

Tl:e Banta f,i.ta shui't is h' X 0' in the clear, tte 1'irat 50 feet
of the shai't i.s ver•ti.cal ut this point, ±te vein was cut and the chef
vras sunk on the vein to a depth of 700 feet on a dip of al;out 75°
to Lhe east. The shaft is vet?+ poorly timbered vrith 3°'v B" sav/od
cribbing and 5" a :rd ," r•ou,•d timber and in rncst places the timL•er• i.s
badly rottod thecha;'t is no` divided into trro~compartments only
part c,i' theclistance and Lhe laddervruv is not safe.. There are eight
~lovels in the shaft, ..;:e ore is iroiste t
I d o the suri'ace and dumpod on
to a g;rizr ly wte ~~e !; to cca t•se rock ie, r,ic Y.ed oat arrrl all the. scre errinpge
land ::mall rock is ±han run through the truster and the mill. 'i
A'l1 vrorY, is beinf•., carriod mr at tlio present Mme on the 500 and ~
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550r levels. 1'.Ze posi.ti,ott cf t'sre workings relative to the old
tvorl:lnf".s is i:: the carne vein in the old werkinf;s anti alsc uurier•- ~I~
noath the old wor1anf~;s.
~ .mhe maps ar:d dravrilrrr;s are r!0t kept up. II:
I?oistinf5 i ~, d0!re h*r moans oi' a bucket, vr!1ciihoietAQfrwn a ~i
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!~,asta?icn of 560 fsot rritp, rr loud cf' 1000 poutrds. The r~leu arc lour©r•ed'~~
land hoiited !rv ~ z!~d oi' + %c' i p •^I,icrirunry.
T=ie c .urac~ a!sll r ufditlon c' ::o r,uLle is ''/~0'I~ round ~!,
,crucible ctoel attl.tn i! 0 1;; i': it r.cnrlit:w!,r.nvinv l;eerr in use for ~;
1'1ve yoar•s. The htu:ket 1!001: used on the eud ul the cattle 1u u I,I
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sai'ety rhalrt attucl.c:d U; cal;lo ~;; clumps, and was chauf9ed ~1'our
~montYts ugo. 1'horo i.; no sure:;,' davicc ornpl0^ sd to '~
f J prevont over-
lvrlndinp;. PRUCari.al ia, only huisCed t'ro^~! onn levc at tte present ~~
timo. ~'~
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': The nature and ccurliti.rn o?' I::el]. ].i.nerurCl sip•nal bol]s ~ i
employed is 1~?" pomp t^ope u.i:tnr:lred tc a r; inch ,~atd. Thnry is -
~Uto particulur• codo 0,1' :r4^.tlii7il:r~ cul;,le;/ad, !!or urder pe•uhibitlr!f;
~porsone i'ror:! ridinf; ol~ loadod ~.-.,R' inial•:et far I~,osUoii at the, aollai
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~01" ~bho ;;hurt or• l;i i'ur,t Izn;rndlce~e, Ci:cnlp~~a bLey aro !:o± allovred t0 do st
~'Pi'noro 1s r!o ordor postoQ cu tho ;,I"~^iis~~s r•,bnbeint'C Cho mnxi.mum nunil;er
oi' nren nllowod to , Jdn on u'r.•~ loudcrt bucket.
'1!he bucltets aril 7.onded I'rcmi uiiuLr,s, el!:d th0 e;hir7s wu;/ is mudo of.'; ~~
G"`X ~'~° tlrnbor, sawod dia~•;onari.:Ly. 'ihU lnv,a.l. stuLibns nro not pr•ovideu
Frith n f_;ua rd rail, I;u l: is so0~n•ed by n. pil.l.ur oi' p;round sui'i'iclent
to.insure sn1'oty•
The shaft is not bsiup; stuil:. qua nJ] wi!:xus or dni1:L holss
'Al^p F10t t)ll Y'roll nclOd Wi.tl: I°;ual"d Y'ails•