MINEBK00400

• County: Clear Creek
• Volume: 17
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

Quito - 6.

M I S I 44 G ~- M I~ II-E M E T Fi 0 D S- Contin.
one month. A safety hook sad ohain, faetened'on'end of~oable
with olamps, is employed and'has been in use one aonth: Both the
oable and safety hook and ohain are in good condition. Materiel
is hoisted•from one level. -
The state-oode of ?signals and pall bells are employed. The
bell line is one-quarter inoh twist wire in good condition. The
oode of signals is posted in the engine room, at the ooller of
the shaft and at the level stations. Persons are prohibited from
riding ~.n loaded buokete and this order is posted at the oollar
of the shaft. Only one person is permitted to ride in the buoket
at one time and this order is properly posted,
The skid way is three-oornered, 6" x 6" pine timbers in
good oonditioa. The level stations are provided with passage-
wny around the working shaft but have no guard rails. All winces
era covered. The shaft is eeourad on eaoh eido by pillars oY
ground euffioient to'ineure safety.
'Pho method of ore extraotion ie by moans oY overhand atop-
ing and drifting., Bo hand drilling is done. ti7sugh and flood ma-
ohino drills are employed. '
Poste and oaps and etul7.e oovared with lagging aro used
for timbering. The timbers era prepareQ by hand from pine, axe
in good oondition and altffioient in nine and, ra~mbor to insure
gaiety. .
Ohutee aro loaded by hand and gravity., Ventilation is nat-
urai, gddit"ett'd"suftialant- and•~no noxious sagas nra gnat v+ith. The
eanitory oondltione are good and all old timbers and debris have
been removod.Yrom underground. Underground tramu+ing is date by
hand, Steel buokete and wood trollies are employed and the traok-
age Se 19" gunge and 12~ T rails.
A 140:8 Cameroa'~eteam pump is employed Co handle tho:water
Sn'~tho mine and has a aapaoity of lUU gallons p9r minute, About
rive hours per day aro required to drain the mitre.- "
Carbide lamps axe used for lighting underground.