MINEBK00432

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

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MINING AND MINE METHODS.
Development, sYlafts etc:-
Nature and extent of main opening :-
Tile re is a three compartment s's.aft, with tr-.n levels; the
shaft is timbered vrith squaro sets, and Las a man tray vrith
straight ladder, and no landings, T'.le seventh connocts vrith
the Glorietta shai't, and Pindhay vrorkings> and alc;o the
Vindiceztor vrorkings.
?lature and enpent of other worki.ly;s;-
T1?e rox. vein orl the first level is •;rorltad~ad they arac
filling the sto?~~es vrdth waste, They arF' rrorkin{; in East vein
on this level, about G00 feet frog trl!' shaft, It is 200 feet
front the 7t1~_, level to the next. level belovr, vrhich is the
ninth. The eighty level is an iT}te,l^nerliate level, but thero
tl.svx
is a nulls-tray betvreort t:,is level ar:d the 7th, and 1~ to the
9th. level.
G/orlc is beir>!,; carried o:: at t:re present ti:no ou the 1st.
le,
38t
for
s©
and. tenth levels.
Position relative to oL'rsr werLin~;s etc;-
On i'irst level, abcul 300 fret from the old vrorltilu:a,
and on the 10th., in rri::ze, ande,r main slope.
The Cornpa::y Las a good set oi' r^aps in the Indeperulence offic©.
Nols't lllg:-,
?deti:od employed, steam hoist, cru•;ss usod in shai'ts.
?:fen arc raisad or lowerod with hcisti.::,; mr.clzitzsry.
?Peigitt of load hoisted, 3500 lbs.
Distanco hoiatod, 1'd50 1'eo8.
Cablo ogle ir:cl,, round s±ael, (',ood condition.
Cable i1a:3 Ueeu i:r ass ;even months.
Cla•apc usod on end oi' cablo.
"amo vrere chul:r;sd seven mouths ago.
CnC;o is oquippad w1Ch boul:ot and salty clutchos. ,
1Qo surety devices arc; engrloyed tp prevent ovor-vrindln~,
Tdatorltzl is Hoisted i'ro:u t';ro or mote lavols.
Cu~yor is omploysd.
1:3e1J. lino, ono-ha:uC inch steel lropo, and ono-half inch hump ro
,;late cado is omployed. '
Coda oi' signals is ,Trosted in on?+~ine room, ut collar of shaft
and at such loyal station.
PoraonD ;:L1•e ?'roilibltod from ridil~; on loadod cag•a,slcip,or
buclc©t, 'P:'is orcUtr is slot posted near ca11a1: of shaft.