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<br />MINING AND MINE METHODS.
<br /> The shaft fie a tyro compartr^ent, cribbed ,550 feet 2x11d k1A8 five ~~ ~I i
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<br /> 207 feet, t'rte third, 300 feet, the ?tkt, 352 ft., and the firth, +
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<br />4'15 feet. The 2G0 ft. levol is called tl:e blind level, It has uo ~~
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<br /> The 207 ft. level is connected crith the ~,,ueen of the Hills
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<br />raise on the ?00 ft. level of the ,Portland, ?fo. 1, And the 352
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<br /> ft. level is cornzecterl by a rrinze, 125 feet deep, to the G00 ft. I ~~ ~~ t
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<br />level, of the ITo. k shaft of the Fort land. 'i''~e fzi'th level is ~
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<br /> connected with the Tidal Nave raise from the G00 1't. lr:vel of Fort- ~ ~~
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<br /> Yfork is ~ei.ty;• w.r•ried on at; the ~~x•esent time or: the 300, 352, '' t..
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<br /> and ?75 ft, revels. Fositioa rel;xtf.ve to other vrorl:i ls, on rho ~~ Tl
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<br /> ifiartz vein in an old ~to,:e in the X175 ft. level, *:earthe Fox•t.laud ~ I ~~~
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<br /> A stesm hoist is used for bot?: men attd material. 17eip;rt of loam u~"
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<br /> hoistod 1200 lbs. Distaatco heisted ~~7''i feat, The cable is a 7~© I
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<br /> inch, round steel, in food condition, 'a ; l;cen is use ?years, ' ~I;`,
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<br />b•r,- rraa citat:~;ed 3 mouths a;^o. it ha:: c].;t~nl-,s on tho and.
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<br />n.ot7_ :Material iv t^o fisted frmn tyro or more levols. Tito bell lino I~
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<br />e are consists oi' n half i*c't `~e°p rope. The State code is' omk~~loysd, and ~ ~Pi
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<br />f.zs_+. is postefl in the engine room ortl)~. P1o persons ars porrnitted to ride IaIn
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<br />on cc loaded carve or liuckot, btxt, t2tie order i; ,tot posted at Lhe Ir
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<br /> eoll:xr oi' the shaft. T::cre is no order stnCinf; the maximum number ,~~
<br /> of men permitted to ride at one time, po:•tod at sh.tft or in the mina ~,~
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<br />The ouck:eto are lo:~.ded from auttes. Titers to no p.asoaL;o ~r
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<br />vr:tya around waft ,nt levols, but e,xcit level 1.'. provided 'sith brap
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<br /> doors. '1'he naafi f is socur•nd by a pillar of r;rowul upon eaeit side. d 1
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<br /> Al.l. t•rinzsu or ri111 holes rxr•o surround.od vrith r.;uard rails, The shaft• ~,'
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<br /> The ore is oxtratctod by overinoad utoPiz4{. Dri1:1.1np; in by ma- ~ li
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<br /> chine of Suli.ivan make.
<br /> The bimbsrin~; oovsisi;e of stzallinp; and 'lAp,h'1n~; and :Ls st.tf-
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<br /> f'icient. Rod and "rhite spruce is used ntul timbers Arn prepe,t^ocl by 'ii
<br /> hand. Thay Ara in /'seed r.otulition thrutap;hout the stopss, but in the
<br /> shaft soma Are poor. ;
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