MINEBK00315

• County: Clear Creek
• Volume: 10
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

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"sorty per cent. renano "iant powder, Z ?. fuse, Roo den tamp-
iar bars. Frame me~azine, covered c'ith F.laterite, located
270 ft. from o`her buildings, coatinin^ 200 lbs. of explosi--ea.
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+1ein aha`t 900 feet. Combination shaft, 520 feet. Pith
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• } dri^ts et evar; 100 ft. le?-e1. +~+ork is cirri=d cn at prea-
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t~ il' eat time in the 1, 2, 3. 5, 6 and A le•%els o: the msi3 shaft.
!''~' :flethod o,' handliar men and material is by compressed engine,
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~j and s__ip. The cable is 7~3 in. steel wire in fair condition.
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,~, 3as had two years constant ase. The bell line is gal•ran-
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''I ~ ized 'sire, new. ?:mploya state code airnals, which are posted
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t+~:l~, in the engine room. X11 level stations have c paasare around
it ~~ ` wor':ing shaft, but no surd rails. The liters]. from tho main
y'~~` shaft intersects the Contra] tnnael at 4,371 feet from `he
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`~ !~i: portal. All ore is extraCt~d by ma Leh msc::ine drills and
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~~'~ ? ci^~?.e hand dr911in-. I:ati••~ apr.ce and pine round *iabera
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u' ~ t:re nssd in atnlla and ls~riag and are is ?oed condi'ioa.
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;A~ ' The underground tramin~ is b;; horse power, uainr two ton
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iroa csrs, B tc 16 lb. rsil. The water from the mine finds an
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~' c:,tlet through the Centre] tunnel. The *±-~ntilati _n is t:~re
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+ co w acted surface openia~s, and is sufficient. The shaft is
' prc••ided wlth ledder:vay and divided into two compartments.
„# , Cirri es co:..pressed air pipes. There are no landiv;a between
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,' levels. The mi^e has a second aril for their employos thro
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{. ~: the stcpea and wiazee, and the Central tunnel, also through
~i~'.h a short surface tunnel. °he underground system of lighting
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