MINEBK00340

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

MINING AND MINE METHODS. ~ ',
'The phaFt is a. x g goat in the elaa;•: It 1a %+$o feat
iaep and is timbered with fiX 8 inch sawed crlbbing, Thera are
5 lavale,Tha 4th, level is connected through the stops with
Phe Old Gold workingR. Thera is r~ 42 foot winze obort 400
fast South Weat of trhe Rhaft on the lower ( 5th, ) level,
she-riinza 1'R sunk on the C, K, k: N. vein , the same being
4 to 8 feat wide and the values in the ore are above the
average of the District,
At present workns being carr~iad on in the 5th, level, ',
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Tha work is all in virgin •groimd, •
Hoisting is done t,y •170, 2 bue]eats, h[on araraisad a[d:
lowered by hoisting machinery, The weight of load holatad
is 900 pounds and dtatanoa 950 fast,
Tha cable is h 7/8 inch crrrcibla steal and Se in very
bad condition, Unable to Ray how long it haR bean used.
The cable ie attached to bucket by safety chain and
clEUnpa, Thasa wars changed 4 months ago,
I7o safety devices ar..e ami;lDyad to prevent over-winding,
Mator.ial iR not holstad from more than ono level ht this
_ ;tins,
Tho signal system consists of a I/a i.nch steel lino at-
taehad to a IO inoh gang, Tha State Signal Code is used, Tha
coda ie posted only in the engine rooan.
Parpons era prohlgitad from r.iding on loaded Luckat but
notion tc th•iR HfPHCt iR pORtad naaJ.' the eollxr ~f tlu+
I7o notion stating the maxtmlun number. oi' man elllowed to
Sda on the brlDkat et ono tima.is poatad at dollar of shift
at .each level •ataticn.
Tha brtokAtp era loxdad Pr. urn.ahrrtaa,
All level at>zt ions era not provided with paaaaga-way h'-
»rnd working Rhal.'t,Tha ahai't at all stations is provided
th guard dOOr. R,