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MINING AND MINE METHODS. <br />The main opening is a two compartment shaft (bucket and <br />ladder wayl 4 x 8 ft, in the clear, dipping to the N, W, at an <br />angle of 79 degrees; present depth, 110 ft, At a depth of <br />67 Ft. a level runs S, P/, on vein, a distanoe oP 540 ft, from ! <br />and <br />which some stoping has been done,^on whioh 4 winzes have been ~ <br />sunk. At the same depth a level runs N, E, a distanoe oP 375 <br />Pt. from which some stoping hea been done, and on which two <br />winzes have been sunk, This latter level, extending to the N. E <br />is oonnected with an edit 67 Pt, above by two raises, thus af- <br />i <br />Fording an exit to employees, and providing Por ventilation, <br />An edit level, the mouth oP whioh is 50 ft, N, E. of <br />collar oP shaft, runs N. E, on the vein, a distanoe of 249 Ft, <br />to breast. Some stoping has been done above, and it ie connected <br />with the level below, as before stated. <br />I <br />Work is carried on at the present time in sinking the shaft. F <br />Pdost of the work done by the present company, has been the <br />opening up, and blacking out of the ore bodies by winzes, ralsea <br />and levels. The hoisting is done by buaket attached to a 5~8 in, ~ <br />crucible ateel•cable, Pive weeks old, with safety chain and hook. <br />same being The whim is operated by a horse, the man in charge standing at <br />set about shaft. The shaft is provided with a good ladder road, no eta- <br />f explosives tione being provided as ladder is on an incline. Flire bell line <br />loved. is placed in buaket way and conneota to gong on surface. The <br />Oils and Colorado Dods of signals is employed. The men in shaft are <br />provided with a chain ladder, and have no bulk head aver them ae <br />no one is working above. <br />The method oP ore extraotion is overhand stoping, using <br />single hand drilling. <br />The timbering employed are atulla and drift sets, using 'i <br />red apruoe and pine, The lolling ohutea are the Cornish lip <br />type with lattioe door gates. Underground tramming- system em- <br />ployed, trolley and buaket- traolcage 8~ rails, <br />The drainage is effeoted by a 6U gallon water buaket; no <br />water being enoountered exoept a little seepage water. <br />Natural system oP ventilation ie employed by moans of the III <br />main ehaPt, air shaft and. ad.it oanneotion. ~~ <br />