MINEBK00349

• County: Gilpin
• Volume: 13
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

Argo Tunnel - 4.
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~ apeed..Power for the conpreasor is furnished bg a 50 h.p. eloc-
trie motor and belt Gear. Four motors, viz: one,75 h.p.; too,
i 30 h.p.; one, 15 h.p.; are used for transportation in the tun-
nel.
' The tunnel is fully oquipned Frith electrio motors, motor
cyalee, ore care and all. up-to-date maohinery and oonvonienoes
for work. Electrio porter is furnished by the Hydro - Eleatrio
,. .. ,
Po:~er Company oY Georgeto;.n, Colorado. Wooer furnished is 10,000
volts reduced to d~0.
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1 Timborman,
1 yaborer,
1 rnginoer,
2 Motor bleu,
2 Bleokenith'e,
1 Pozeman,
y3.00 for £3 hour shift.
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3.50 " 12 " "
3.b0 " 4 ° "
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1 Superintendent, b.u0 It ". "
1 OtYioe Holp, 1u0.0U per poath.
Average nupbor of Wen oaployea for the year. lu.
• GE 9ERdL REbdARb: S .
The tunnel ie 21,b6tf' in length and 4' x ©' in the olear.
The portal of the tunnel Yor a diatrnoe oY lu0' is tiAburad
With posts and Daps. ens at other points sihore titaharin(; is ro-
gnised the aarse method of tirberinL' is nnPloyud. The timborinG
hna bees sooently sanesred ana reinroroed in the grouter part of
the tunnel and is in tairly good oonaition so tar ae oonplated.
Part or the tunnel ie double-traoked. The trr-okage Se
2-it. guege ana tut T rails and the gsade is one-halt oY one
per Dent. Dselnage io natural.
Until oonaaocion r~aa rv°dr' t'ron the tunnel r~ith the Gsana
Ashy abaft on Gumtsll Hill ventilation Rae yoor. Ginoe this