MINEBK00531

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

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y'iI1~ISiG & tiINE METHODS-Contin.
The skid-rJay is 2" g 6" timbers, made or pine, and Yastened to
cribbing.
The State code oY signals is used. Pull bells are employed.
The bell line is 1/4 inch twist trite, in good condition.
All persons are prohibited Yrom riding on loaded buckets.
This order is posted near the collar oY trio sl)art.
No notice is posted as to the munber oY mon permitted to
ride in the bucket at one time but it is undorstood by the
employes that only three persons may ride at one timo.
Pillars of ground suYYicient to.socure safety havo boon
left on each eido oY trie shalt. ~dinzes havo been surrounded
vrith [;uard rails. 'Phe shalt is not being sunk.
Tho mothod oY~oro extraction is ovorhrind stoping and
drilti~g. Hand, pieton,machino drills aro usod and somo hand
dri7.11ng 1s being Bono.
'1'ho mothod oi! timt>oring omployod in rho drilta and
stopes is ntull.s covored vr11:h lugging. 'The timbers urn npruao
and ping, propurod by hunts, and uro 1n good contrition. Tho
timbering is nui'i'i.eiont to aoourc nai'rity.
Chutos uro.loudad by bane and gx•uvity.
Undorgrouna trurnrai.ng-.it7 Bono by hand crittt b110~f01;n on
tro7.].lon. Steo1 buokots uro ornr,l.oyed. Tho trttalcago i.ta ltt"
gtiu,.go, with 1):y T rolls.
A Otunoxon r~tearn pump in unod i'or pwrr),int;• G,000 Cttllo)ui
oi' water savory ?.~L hours, thln being rho rnurimnrn c;utlntity to
ho raised. 1'he oapuoity ciY pmnp Sn 1U,000 ~etlla't)a ovary Y,4 )tra.
1'lie ventilation is natural and nui'i'ioi~,nt. !lo noY.~.oun
ganon rtro mot with.
All o1i1 timbnra have boon xornnvoct from w)dorground and
thv aunitury corlditionn uro good.
'1'he landingn in tt,ri lnddor-way aro tnoro than Y.q' uptlrL'.
Ono landing lu 'LV' Yrom rho auri•nnn. 'L'ho ot;hor lrtnctirtg its b0~
LUlow thin.
Llgtttinl; underground its will, oandlna.