MINEBK00502

• County: Lake
• Volume: 10
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: C

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S U R R A C E P L A N T .(Continued).
Smithshop in engineroom,contains one forge, ! i
The engineroom,working shaft ,blacksmithshop and furnace room are not
under one roof. There is suitable protection against firs provided,
Timberyard on dump. Orabins 10 X 20 of two-i+ich plank.
The water supply is from Big Evans ~tlch.
lines.
The surface transportation is by wagonroad.
The ore treatment employed smelting. '{ins has no mill or reduction -'
works.
E X P L O S I V E S,
The explosives used are of the 40~ 7~Rths ihtpont powder,caps XXX
German Insoloid fuse, 'anted.
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Iron or metal tampinP bars are not employed,wooden tamping bars are
provided for the employees. Powder monkey not employed,
Explosives in excess of one days supply are not stored under Around.
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but are stored in a magazine provided for that purpose only.
The magazine is 75 ft from •norkin~ shaft or other buildings.'
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Amount of explosives kept to storage 150 lbs, ~• ,.
The magazine is frame 30 X 12 covered :••i.th sheet iron. I~nted
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The devise for thawir~ powder is of galvanised iron water jacketed, i_
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Oils candles or other combustibins are not stored with powder. I__
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The property is developed by a vertical nhaft 4 X 9 two compartments i:-- ,
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cribbed with 6 X 8 cribbinp~422 ft deep. ,-
The work is carried on at the present timo in bottom level drifting. '.
!gaps and drawings at offico. ' -.
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The hoisting method amployod is bucket,
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ifen are raised and lonored with hoisti+~ machinery. Y!aieht of load ,,
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hoisted 2,(X)0 lbe, distance hoisted 422 ft.
The cable is of steel wiro 3~4ths inch and in good caidition.Hsa '~~
been in use five months. Tt+e hook used on end of cable chain hook. !^
Haa been in use two months,
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There are no safoty devices amployod to prevent over-win ng. ,,__. ,
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