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s <br />_ ;~ <br />.,, . <br />The development on Melissa No. 2 ooasists of a 225 foot tunnel, <br />.. .. ;.,.rr , ;+:, r,. <br />,, .,. ~ .. <br />all in the granite formatioh. <br />There are no building near the portal of the tunnel. ' <br />r <br />Mine Methods, nnder~ground is bq single and double hand drillin <br />The shaft is timbered with red and white spruoe, and lined with <br />good lumber Prom the top to the bottom, the same being snffioi- <br />ent. .,._., <br />..~:, <br />The system of tramming under ground is by means of buokets set <br />.,,: <br />on truska loaded by hand snd.runrby hand. <br />The buokets are oP the Hendrie & Holthoff make and has~a <br />oapaoity of 600 ~. <br />The traok on which the truoka run is of 16 Snob gauge and <br />built of 8 ~ T-rails. <br />The amount"of water dealt xith per hour is about 5.00`gallona, <br />the water is pumped Prom the :500 Poot level to the surfaoe ~y . <br />means of a small steam rump. ~~ <br />Ventilation is had through a double oompartment shaft, and <br />appear to be auffioient, there being no noxious gaaea'met with. <br />And the sanitary oonditions are good there being no old timber <br />,~ <br />under ground. <br />The shaft ie divided into two oompartmenta, and provided with <br />a good ladder-xay the samo being soouro and aooeseiblo, with <br />landings not to exoeed 20 fast apart, there are water and <br />steam pipes in the ladder-way. <br />The mine has but one exit the~eame being through the ladder-w <br />and tho hoisting oompartmont of this shaft, and aro readily <br />aoooesi$1e to employeso. <br />Lighting undor ground is by means of oandles. <br />