MINEBK00317

• County: Lake
• Volume: 10
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

S U R F A C E P L A N T f Continued) .
Tho collar of shaft where bucket is used is provided with good and
auffinient doors to prevent. any material from falling ib.shaft From
dumping. f
Smithshop frame 10 X 12,ront~tining one forge.
The engineroom,working ahaft,blacksmithshop and furnaceroom are
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under one roof. There is suitable protection aEainst fire provided, j
Dry or changing house in shafthouse.
Stable frame 12 X 18 Timberyard on dump. Ore bins 10 X 40 of 2 in.
plank. The water supply is from mine. Surface lighting electricity
The surface transportation ie by wagonroad. The ore treatment em-
ployed smelting. 'dine has no mill or reduction works.
EXPLO S I V F.S .
The explosives used are of the 40 f. 7~8tha Dupont powder,capa XXXXX ~~
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German Insoloid fuse. ~~
Iron or metal tamping bars are not employed,wooden tamping bars aro ~;,
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provided for the employees. Powder monkey not employed. ~i
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Explosives in excess of one day's supply are not atorod underground j!
but are stored in a magazine provided for that purpose alone. M,
shaft or other buildings. ~~r~
The magazine is 60 ft from working :; :~.;
Average amount of explosives kept in atorags'150 lbs. ii i
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. The magazine consists of rock built in the dump. {~,
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The mine has a device for thawing powder of galvanized iron water- ,,
jacketed.
Oils,candles or other combustibles are not stored in building used
for that purpose only; oils,candlea or other combustibles are not
atoned with powder.
}d I IJ I N C .
The property is developed by a vertical shaft 4 X 8 two campart-
manta,cribbed wit}i 6 X 8 cribbing and ie 600 ft deep.
The work is carried on at present time in drifts end etopes.
}daps and drawings at office.
1'}te hoistiag method employed bucket.