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<br />MINING AND MINE METHODS.
<br />Tine sila:ft is 4 x 8, with t4~ro comp.rtmenta, 1400 i'ect deap, ',rith
<br />16 lovols, or 17 iiicladirrg• zero Tavel tivhich is connected by an
<br />incline wi.nze vrit's~ t~:e first level, 180 feet l,elo:•r the sari'ace.
<br />This level is connected •uith the Car'n.rrter :.L^aft
<br />The :;haft is cribbed to the 10th. levol aud•timbered vrith
<br />aqua re seta from t"r_ere do:vn. The dater has raised in the shai't
<br />fro'n 1600 to within 20 feet of the 1400 ft, level, The 10th.,
<br />1?.th., 13th., and 15t:a, levels are connected •,~rith the Independence
<br />Consolidated. Ti:e eleva.t,ior. oi' i:he levels in bo'in mines is about
<br />the same The Carnelanr vein is t:nr, hlnin vein, Thcre arc several
<br />~';'rousaa~.d tons oi' ore broken i. n. this s'tope, and rerrd},r 'to be hoisted
<br />1'1!19 `1 the' nf, VJ h0let is lt] )]11ACe,
<br />!'Tor:: is beia~ c: rri.ed ou at file prosc'ut time i'rorn the f300
<br />down to the 1200 ft, .Levsl in the r,i:~:dley and Car~eutar vei~a.
<br />'T'hese •rro>•}d.ngs are underneath :t7.a. old. ";orlcin!-s,
<br />T?'e Oompany's ;Naps are up to dote, ,.-:;d a:.ve prcraiaed to rneke
<br />one for C.^e use of this of:['ir.e,
<br />Ti:e hoisting' is irk moans of a sit:(,16 dock cage. To hoisting
<br />;e is ~ muc'~~irtery is used i'or Loth men arui r::nterial, T]te weip;P!t of ).oad
<br />as taml;i:v; ® hoisted is 2000 lbs„ and tine dir;ta~^:cr; li.clr.ted, 1200 Pant,
<br />Tho c;ti~le is et 7~8 ro~.Trrd steel, i.n ,;ood ccrdition. It has becin used
<br />.rider- ® six moathe. SafetS• clrvsps are used m: the oud of ti?e cublo. Thoy
<br />rtat ® rror•e chsu~ged one month afro, Ti:e oage is equipped 'uitlt aafe;,y aLut-
<br />rtt ® ches rritic:~? have rre.ver• been tested. The:•e is no dovice omploped
<br />].dinars, to rraver.t over-rrirdint;'. 1~4utorial is hoiutod i'ro,n tyro or moro
<br />d in la'.e].s a:xl a cu~or i.s er'~p;Toyed,
<br />oti~er 'pho bo]1: :Line is a 1~2 inch. vfiro rol~o. 'i'Pte :nin~7 is equipp©d
<br />oeo zriti. e:Ler,trdo f7.asi: lid;hbs, ,r.:,d taw ;'Cate Cudr; oi' signltls is em-
<br />';,Toyed, Tire code To-; l.:osted ;zt Lha r:ollar o1' th.n .,nct~'t cold at oath
<br />J-;vc:1 c;t:~.tintt, Persons arrs pr•oi_i.b:ito(1 i'rc,rn rdd:i.trl~ oft loruled cago.
<br />This order l.s !tot pcctec7 arrnr ci.n co:.lar o'!' tiro si.ai^t, but I have
<br />or•dored it clotto.
<br />Tltern 1.s no notice sUrttinl; ehe :nu.:cirnt:r. tnz:nbu't• of men nermittod
<br />to rdde upon caigo at orto time poatod about tltr.; name.
<br />Jelttj.clc ch:::irs ore emplo~~ad for l;i:a cad;o, 'Piro [;uidoa are
<br />~• x b, Ora~~on pin©, j.a i~;ood conda.tlon. P.1,1. :Lavc1 nCciticus ar'o not
<br />irrovidod w1'tit passap;a vra;r ar'awrd vrorlan[, :+hai't, Tira a]taft at all
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