MINEBK00419

• County: Gunnison
• Volume: 10
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

F, X P L O S I V F S .(Continued)
The device for thawing powder is steam hRat, Oils candles Rnd other ~
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! combustibles are not stored :vith po•.vder,
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v;ork is carried on at present time in the ?,150 ft vein.
`daps Rnd drmvings at office.. •
'~ The property is developed by R cross-cut tunnel F x Rand 3,E26 ft
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~! ?,150 ft from tunnel entrance drift nms n, 400 ft Rnd s. 200 ft,
2,G00 ft from entrance drift runs s, 100 ft i
3,300 ft from Rntrance drift runs s, 4G ft,n. f,0 ft,
The faa houro 30 ft s,w. of tum~Rl.,hlRCtsmith shop 75 ft c,, ''
Change house 75 ft w,,powor house 175 ft n, ~i,
There arR no doors at tunnRl entrance,
T)tR nlothod of.ore extraction is that of drifting and over hand slop-
ing with IngRrsoll - Sargent and Hand mnchino drills. -
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Single hand drilling 1s also Rmployed, ~
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The timbering method is that of drift sets nud stuns ,and is suffi- ~ :'
clout,
Tile timbers used err, white ping Rnd rod spnlcRrproparad by hand at wino.
corxiition of timbers is good,
ThR loading chutes used nro coastnwted of 'l. in p1anY, v,it}r wooden
Rlide gatRn.
Under P,round trvnming in clone by 17aI1nR1 7.abOY Rnd hOYaRa,Yrit}1 steRl
mind carR.
Tr~tck~~pe ?4 in guage and ?.U 7b rails.
Amount of water. dealt vrith in gals per minute,-maxirol(m - 000 gals,
The drainage is through n ditch on right side nP tunnRl ontranro,
A 30 in fan and 15 in galvnnizod iron pipe are llRRd Yor vnntillntion.
Tho pan SR driven by a 5 h.p. BI.Rntrin motor.