MINEBK00311

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

' MINING AND MINE METHODS. ~"y
The 1~4ohicau sktai't is 4' Y, E3' in t%te clear aucl 700 i'eot
to the, lower level and 30 i'aot oi' a uump. Tkze shaft iu timLer•ed
with 5P'X 6!'' carved timber (criLbing). Tkzers ar•e rive levels
the third level' connects •riith the head Pirre v,orkL:~s.At the present
tiros t:as leaui.n,; co;;,rurr is 170rISi11(~ t hr•ou~n the Ajax main skrai't,
and are pa,rirg the p,jax co;nna~:;/ ar: uverago oi' a'cout (pE100.00'
'per month for air i'or si;: mack~ins rlrilla, the usa o:C all steel
-recesuary a;~d i'or hoictirit; t::eir oro. They are drii'tiu0 from their '
stops or: tho 9th level of the AJax mine to cb;uroct. vrith the
1~Gohican shai't. A•17. vror}: is be1::1; carried or: at pr•ese;:C or: rho
9th ar:d lOtk: level. 01' the A,jnx mind uLout ?00 abet seutkr ci' tk:a
Ajax skraft aad all in vir(ji;; t.';ruuird.
'i'~o otstinl; in t]+e lohicar. siraft i.s do~c;c b}~ moans
oi' a bucltet, :ahickl :~iois';u i'rarn a dis±auce oi' 700 Poet vrit%: a
load of 1000'• The rm3n are kw istod and lovrored b~ Inetc?tina*y. 'Tkio
cablo is a 3~.b"' rou~;d cruc:ibla steal, whicu 1'au Leon. iu uua si::
months, caul ..L'r !;ucLef: hapl: usarl ar ~rre mul of tl.o caL-le !s
a safety c;,aiu attatuk.e d. '~c ca~1o ,.' c].ampc, and was c's:nnl,od in -
April, 1906. i'i~aro :ls pro uu£ct;• davice to pr•ovont ovorvirdirtp.
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„ntari.al is hoisted :'corn inoro tium orro ].o vel vrkw;: tkroy uro wot9citlC'• ji
The si.l,neal l;ell. n;.rd bol!. li.uu i.u dr ~].G"''wise '.Li.nc ntCaci~.ed to n
C°1C',ortl;. T'no utaCu sil;ual aodo i:; cla;,lo;/ud, a cop;/ o:C vfiac;r is I
poutod i Clre a Ilne: t•,,ell, a '.; r co1].:tt of Ln er'uti't+:~nd ~n;ac:t
]avow. sttt~:art. AI, i. pr,:.l~... No i„~hil;i,r.d iro~a r+dilrr° en .r l.ondrd
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l;welcot, i;uC rw ardor bo 1;Lrrt ol.'iur,t, i.; poeltod aoar fire oollnr• of thri
skraft, nor is tkraro .m orQer stnCi.:y; tiro uwxinnua nurnbnr of non
porrn7.tt.od Co r•ida orr u]r~.l i'•rwicnt; Iinel;ed on t;l:o prarniueu.
'Pl~!e tnclm .u I~u°o .loudall by lu.ud. Tho ^ovonth love:l :;tatim~
is t:"ta ortl;/ orro provided criCi: ~I lroul~,ra~;o rm;/ nromtd t;to trot9cirtl; uhal'1
T.1to ulvxPt rat sll IstaCimts arc, not pr•ovidad wi.t; n C;unrd t•ni.l, l.ntC
tho ukrtli't iu socurad w7.bir a itiLl:rr os' C''ounit upmr %uroir side ~~
sufPiclont to i:u:uro sn:Cat;r. '1'het•o uro uo wiru:a^ or mi.:L]. -;oleD
and the uhul't 1s nc!; bairn, su±ilr.
T1'o oro is axtruc°~od'l;y ~^an:rs o'f over?ucud stopinlr witkx
muci~.ino dril]s oi' tkre t: 1~~3 rock: lnraruoll p,orl;outrt~ulctlcs. ~i
Th© ti.ml;rar•i;q;• moth.od e:nl>lo;'ed iu utullu o-nr¢t luCl;•irrp;
and is su'fi.'ic:iont. '1'b.e ti.mboru ~rr~, Itrepcttod i;y Iruud nrld are of rea