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

MINING AND MINE METHODS.
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The shai•t is ,+ ;;
3 i.n the clear, timbered with thrso I
by eight savrefl cr•1bLin; ;?~
• f , /5 feot deep vrith tyro levels. it
The shai't i.s divided into ±vro compartments, one di' vrhich is e
~ provided with a straight Sadder and no landixrgs. The level
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~ stations are in poor ;.rape, there l:eirtg no timbor ill the same. !' ~ '',
', All of the work 1s bei.n}r carried on on the 1st level, in a ~~ ~~
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poorly timbered win::e and under i]and elope, and else in a ~ ~ ~ "~ °Y
', arnall slope, near ti:e collar oi' the vrinze. All vrork is boiug ~ r

carriod on on the first level in virgin ground. ~ ~~
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T5':e izoisting is dcne by me..ns oi' a i~uc)cet, vrhich
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raises .a load of 1000 ~
pounds, from a dista.rce oi' severtt~ i'oet.
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', The men are raised and "lowered by machinery. The cizaracter 9
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~, and condition of tho c:i'ale is a 9~II i±tc'r. r•ounal crucible ;i i
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DtE01 in felt COndlti 0!.. '17.0'/ CO„11 net', bay hoer lone; the I I
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cablo had Leery ir: uso. T :? i;ucke± ~rac attacized to cablo by I~~ I ~
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msar!s off' safe±y chaff!: ettacized b!~ clamps, tine same eras char>{ed Ili ~`
i tern weeks np;o. '1']zere is no sai'oty dovico to prevent over ~~~
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vri.ndirgg. Pdater•ia~ i~ _toisted 1'rora on1,v orlo level. I
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The be1:L l.in- ad si.r~'u:l Lolls emplo;/ed is 1~4~" vrire ~~.~~
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' line, attaci:ed to a G" I~•al,, ~+lt=; sonic is in good condition. i
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`Cho now stett c: si(• :1 cock is c~nplLyed, a copy off' vrhich is if 'p
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postsd i'!t the F+!_t i!,~+ roc•In, .t collar of c;!ati't aircl at oaciz ~
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'lovol station. II
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A1]. pr3!•sots nru irt:':_Uri.ed i'ro~~ ridirp; o:r loaded bucket, I ~
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but no ardor Ce !.lust erect; i.e posted at t:ce co].aar• off' tPw I!ii~

or• it: i'acC ah s,n, l,~ur,n, tallboy is thorn an order ~
shaft 1~~~
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stating the wa::innun numi;©t',r'' men ul.lowad to ride on tizo Lnokat ~ ~
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lovol stabions nr+ "~t providod vr7tr: a passe};er way
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around workln}; er:+ii't, L•ut !.r ~ .l~ut1't nt ale. stntlons is providod ~ ~
with a door, avid is pr•oviclDd vrJ.Ch a pillar off' groutrd upon '
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oach silo aui'l'iciont to iaun:,r, cai'oty, and a:L]. m$1 bolos or ~
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winzos ar•o rnrrrowzdod wily: n r r:nrd rail. J
The [shni't is trot; boinL; sutt)c. i
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extractsd by moans o1' over hand and uudor '
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a!ul thorn is no machine
hand Dtopinp;, sirp;lc head drila.inp; ~ e
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drills ornployod. ns '~
timbor'1ng is dons rri.th utlDls, and is inot.rfi'icient. ~ , I
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