MINEBK00425

• County: Teller
• Volume: 6
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: L

MINING AND MINE METHODS.
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'1's!e main shaft 1s h 1~2 x 8. ft., and is GG5 feet deep. It ha.a
elover! levels. 'Phe sh.ai't is stznh: on i.o. 1 vs in and i!as a clip to
the west of about '15 feet to every 100 feet. It is timbered vrfth
slul:Ls and is l:uled vri•ti: tyro inch :Lumberfrom td!e 1st, level to
tine 9th. level. Prom ts!e 9th. level doom, it is tirnbei•ed v;itit
square sets. 'Ps!e fi.r•st 100 felt is criL'bed. The ~:zar!-way is through
Cho stopea w. the To rtir side oi' the shai't, from the ^ti'.. to ti:e
1st. level, and i'rom there ti<roulrt a s's'_ai't ai~out ~t0 fact d~.ep,
and about 90 foot PLP. of the s%:al'l house. AUout fi00 ft. "oath on
the 9th, level ti!er•e is a winze swix cn ;lo. 1 vein, l~}i} £eet deep,
oquipped v/ith an air hoist; and on the 11th, level, 200 feet South
of the shaft there is also a vri.nze, on t:ni.s same vein, v170~feet
deep, equipped •,•rith a!: electric hoist. `!''i?er•e are p:ood ladder trays
itr moth vrinzes, but ro landinr;;s. ';opine; is caTM:•:ied on in both
vrinzes and below the ~'=OO~ft. level, In the r;inze on the 1:Lth. level
the air is very poor, out at this C:irnr', t'~<e~~ aro not vcorkirtr; there.
r?ork is being; rlot!o at this ti.~ae in iio. 1 and >fo. 2 veins on
the 9th, and l:Lt_e., levels. The prcasr.'t 'arot9~ii:e;s aro mu'erueath all
cld worlci.ne;a in the same veins, 'i't:oy are fi.~line; i!! most of the old
slopes wifi: vraste roelc. 1:Fr. PrarOcenbure; promised to i!rz~de ':..is er!-
1•;iucer maize a map oi' tltr; r!ine i'or• t}ee ]1::r•eau oi' '!i!ua oi'i'ice.
'^hr--, i~oistint;; is dor:e vr:i.th bucb:ets, ... ar!d S. 'Pilo men aro
raised and lovrered 'with holstine; machiuety. '~l'i:o vreil^i:.t of load
i~oiatod is etbonh ].;000 !.hy., a!!d tha dir:crau;o iloisced 6fi5 1'aet.
Tho catblo is 5~} :L:ch sbsol vriro, i:: 1*~od ccndi;aon. It ktas
bsen ir! use airout i months. C1arpa and ch;i:Ln ;irr! ur;ed on the otul
of the cablo, vrh.ir.h uteri chane;erl about 6 ~m~onths ar~•o. '1'ilcre is
no sai'ety davits to 1?rove!a ovorwinr'.inr. P"aterir,l :Ls hointod S'ram
sevoral levels, 'Pho ball line is ',,~'. ind-, ~'re r•ol:o, in e•ood con-
rlit7.on, The s.1~;nn.1 i;onl; is an H i.ach. 'P!:e ".face cods o+.' s ipatals
is r;vitnlu7~erl, 14o porsous aro psrm:inert to Arlo or! lonrlod 1.mckeC,
this ar•dr_r• boi.r!/; poatsri ett tho coa.lnr of the ohrn!'t. 'Pnero is alno
au or•'er• stating; the !tar:amum rturribet^ oi' rnen porniltted to rido unor!
tha bucket at one time, poat;od at the collar o:E' t]'!e ait;tft anti rrt
oath 1sve1 station.
At th Ot'e!. lavo:L the crlrs aro lour+ed 1'?^om ch.utea and run b;r
hand a.rul r't!r! 'co bhe ei!1t:Ct and rlumpod. into a bucket.