MINEBK00531

• County: Gilpin
• Volume: 11
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

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I~•IHIII-G £c LI yE LETHO DS- Conlin.
4' ~ 4' in the clear used Ior a bucket way; the other, 4' g ?r~-'
used Ior a ladder-way. The ladder-way contains air. vaster and
steam pipes'. The shaft is close-cribbed with round logs•3rom
the sur3ace to the bottom and in a most substantial manner.
A dri3t, 150' long, has been driven on tho west aide oY
the sha*t and 150' ~'rora the snrYace. Apart o2 the ground in
this.dritt has been sloped out. ht 100' Yrom the surYace and
on the same side o2 tho shalt another dri2t has been driven.
This dri3t is being emended and sore stoping carried on.
The principal vrorl. is con3ined to driving a tunnel on the
' vein. FThen this vrork is Iarther advanced wort: vrill be conYined
tC the t", ^..2"Ci and °}:ai't :iiii by avu.rid Gric d. 1~11V t{L[1S1G1 1[i i1VYl
40U' in length and has been driven on tho vein the entlre
length with thr. exception o2 the Iirct 60'. The entranco•to-the
tunnel is south o2 anri Q0' Yron tho ehaflt hoarse and on a levol
with the collar oY the sh~.i't. The tunnol la tiroberod v+ith poets
and cape Yor a dirstanee o2 150'. Boyond thir: point stalls ara
aced erhen requ7.•red.
A door iu not rec;ulrad nt tha rntranae oY the tunnol ap
all bui.l.d.in{;a aro Yar enough atvcay to prcvont Yuz~oa Yrom rsntering
the tunncsl in cane oi' Iirc occurring.
Tho tv+o lcvulr taro corlnocteci by an upraiso and tho uppor
lev;l itq oonnc;atcd with tho tunnol by an upralnr~ alno. Thurso ara
acuipr;ed vrith t;oc,d ans. rsubr:tantial ladderr>, kept in Caad rapair,
ana 6upily acaesrsi.blr~ ue r: racanrs o2 exit.
1Jo maps or. drewingr, ai' thrs r.;ar•i'aoe ar• undcr~;ro>>nd v+ork-
int;rs are krspt by thrs oon:pcany.
Tho holetint; uus1:}:od oc~ipluyr,d ir: rutcwn. Tho tucn rxrti lowar-
ed and hois'tod vrith the hoir,tin,; roaohinary. !: wrslght oP 1,ODU~
1u hoietad u disl;unaa o1" 1l;0' with c. ~~~} Jnrsh, wiry oublo. 7'ho
coblrs hc.a boon in uc:u rox anc, yor:r rznd ]. r'. not Sn vr,r,~ [;oad oon-
dition. J. pat'vty hoo7: Band ahr:ln, Yc.rstenud on vrit}t c,ool:trt and
Babbitt rndtal to tha tsablrs, huts been utscd onr, yaar but its in
Ia1r vonditlon. f~r:t'r;riul ies hr,7 read Iran, ono l.hvrrl.