MINEBK00372

• County: Summit
• Volume: 15
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

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Mining.
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The main opening to thin property is a tunnel 2000 feet into
(Argentine mountain running with the course of the vein there i
;several other 'small tunnels driven abpva the main workings,the I
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lore being conveyed down to ore chutes on the a}ain road by an I
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,aerial tramway about 4000 feet in length.NO buildings at the
(portal of tunnel.
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Mine me.thoda. ~
Stoping and drifting is the method employed in breaking ore,by
single hand drilling-Timbering by stulln and setts-euffioient:~
iNative timber on property used.
Underground tramming witri men, ordinary mine oars uned on I2 lb
to the yard rail.No water handled-ventilation,natural draft.
Lighting underground-candles.
9tatintion.
iNo production at pranent,mine preparing to nhiP.
Dovelopament.
ITatal No. of feet in. tunnels:-3500.COSt per foot:-SIB,00.
n n u n ~~ drifts :-500. n n n ;_#6,00.
Total No.of Peet in development:-4000.
Men employed.
5 )line»p. fj.50. per day, !; hour shift. ~
Average No. of men employed for the year:-5.
Cont.
IIJO production of ore.
Oennral Temnrkn.
No pernonn under I2 years employed in mine-Ail Pitn,nhaftn,and
exoavationn filled or covered in-No ntrangarn allowed in~mine
unaoeompanied-All eooidants reported to the Durenu of Minon-
Mine oarxys no indemnity innocence-Mina oarrys no innocence
for employaen-Mine in not a ragulnr produaer,rtnd hnn ttot been
worked oontlnuously-Property in not nub-leaned.