MINEBK00314

• County: Gilpin
• Volume: 1
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

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the aOD Poot level. On September 28th the water was lowered to the
5DD loot level of the Sleepy Hollow and the bodies oP tiartin Ricouo
rnd Stephen Valero were recovered. The body oP Gilliam Prisk was re-
covered on October 7th at the 600 foot level. On October 9th the body
io Thomas Carbis was recovered at the 600 foot level. The bodios of
l;rs2rer_o I,IOrriatta, James Harris and Bor_ Brocklebank were recovered
October 10th between the 600 and 700 foot levels in the laddenvay. On
the night oP October 10th the bodios of Pergher Giovanni and Hick
Yigus were found at the 700 Poot lavel. And on the night of October
llth the bodies oP Obid Prouse and Tr'illiam Thomas worn Pound at the
700 foot level east.
The pumping and hoisting by buckets was continuous until October
llth at which time, through a misunderstanding or the inability of "'
pa•ltes of interest to agroo as to the division oP exponso incurred in
'urther pumping, the Palmer Pump was romovod Prom the incline and
hoisting of water stopped. Several mootings of the mind rnruors fol-
loved, haying in view, not only the recover,/ oP the i•omaining bodios,
but porfocting on amicabio nrrangomont vlhich would bo pormanont in
eharactor, anfl onablo all to oporata their rospoctivo proportion. An
oeroemont vas filially afPectod, now machinery ordorod, put in place
end pwnping resfimod on November 16th. On Doeombor 30th, 189G, the
lnat tyro bodios warp rocovorod from the /unoricus I:Iino, viz: Olibo
Poternostor and dcchilo Avnnvini.
On I~'obruary 8th, 189G, the orator having boon iovrerad auPPiciont-
ly to permit oromination, I again wont to DSacY. Iiavrk anfl par ngremnait•
thorn mot Prot. P. Ii. Von Diost, who had boon chosen to ropnosont the
' Sloppy Holirnv and Insurance Companion.
In company with S. V. llown7.1,

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