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<br />The o-^-at'actor oi' cl'tairs >ised 1'or ra~~;e, is 12 lb. "T" rails,/ le,id
<br />ecrosc sl•t¢ft.
<br />There is no passah•o vray around sh<ii't at all lovel :atationa, but
<br />ire ;;p:ai't is provided vrith gttnt^d r;zils, mhe shn.ft is secured by a
<br />hills!" of ~;~•our_d upon oath side to secure, sai'oty, and ala. tvin:os or
<br />rdla hua.^,s are covered or surrotn!ded vrith e;uard rails, Tho sTtaft
<br />;s r.ot being; curl:.
<br />Tl-_e ore is extracted ^:ostly cy overhead stopin~. ;Tachine a~!d
<br />'rar!d drills are employed. T;ie hard dt•i1L!:[; is sinp;le.
<br />'~'~e met`:od of timberiut; oranloyed is square sits and cribbing, 1'~'
<br /><~e timbers are red s~;ruce, propared b-; hand anti mac:inery.
<br />~~?~y at•e t;;cod in r,ost places.
<br />t.e underr~.;round ~ramminp; is all dcre~;y hand, ',rich gar;-e irmi
<br />cars.
<br />?cr dr•aiuir.~~ there is usod cne h00 gal, dmtosville, on the
<br />g00 ft. level of the old s-!aft, one 100 r;al. Sanesville on the
<br />1500 ft. level Tito punpc are run about tyro hours per day.
<br />^ufi'icietit ventilation is r>erared 6y means oi' scrapressect
<br />:ir, ~md ventilation i'm~ts, a±-!d throut;•h upraises and st.o;,es.
<br />A.l} old tirtiters Lave b~ett removed from the '~ruler~;rour!d rrork-
<br />1 7~J t+
<br />i:'r': .
<br />;one
<br />Lxits:- ,
<br />ren orcte•-
<br />TP:e s:^a't is divided into t~!reo cam,urtmer!ts tu~id is px•o-
<br />1.
<br />tided :•ritY! a strail';nt 1,r.dl!e-r• e;ay, 1600 feet in ler:p~tl-t. T:^.e larders
<br />un-
<br />are ~:ot, sage, sec--:re a~!ci acc;ossible. Tho lyd~'cr r:ay ccntains air,
<br />.00 i'eot
<br />crater ar:d ::.tearn pipes, but h•ts no ln!rclitrl;c, :?0 i'eot npar•C, ee pro-
<br />s ,.
<br />. Tre ,,.~
<br />vided^ 7!ite lovels aro corr..rected by man rrrtys ..:di V.'ittzos, One man
<br />13. the
<br />rni;; is L:eht ir! ~•opait^ rtnd onuipped cith laddor~, Tho mind ':^.:~s but
<br />nd, Prcnt o:!e exit 1'or dctployes, ~,rhir,^. is ns fmlaoers; i'r•om the 1600 ft.
<br />mine
<br />level in tho mai!t :,i:aft, tl'!r•oru'•r c8opec to the .1300 ft. lovol, snd
<br />e 1'or v;_ee voraa, ar!d from tho 1300 ft. ]. r.ve:L, t'^.rour;h old nhni't to 500
<br />ft, l.evol, t?ron tnrourg'° the main sv'aJ't, t.o ern^iaco, or tnrmo:L 10-
<br />that vcl. 'phis oxit is rowdily etccosaibls to enrpaoyes.
<br />Tho lip;lalnp; under•p^t•our!d is by mear!s oi' r•andles.
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