MINEBK00548

• County: Chaffee
• Volume: 17
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

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out in shoats and pockets into the limestone.
The copper ore averages about 6/ copper and is ,
shipped to Omaha, while the lead and iron ores are
shipped to the emelteB,at Salida. The iron ore rune
about 4 ounces per tan in silver and carries about
40f excess iron.
WORKINGS.
The main tunnel is 4x6 1/2 in the alesr and is in
a diatfance of 2800 Peet, 300 foot of which le a
crass-cut when th@ main contaot was out.
A shaft (4x8'two compartment) from the eurfaoe,
38b Peet deep connects with the tunnel at n paint
~ 1100 feet in. At a paint 136 feet above the tunnel
level another level was driven from the shaft a
~ dietanoe aP 700 Paet.
The main level ie'aonnooted with this level by
the shaft and two upraises, all of whiah are oquipped
with ladders. At a point 2100 feet in the mnin level
a ~yl/2 x 9 double compartment winze is. sunk a depth
of 200 Poot with a 300'feet level at 100 feet depth
and another at 200 feet deep. Prom theaa levels
about 300 feet of orgee'outting hoe been done.
~ EQUIPfiLNT.
Tho shaft la equipped with abaft houao and while.
! 'The winze is oquipped with u geared hol.et driven
~ by a 16 H.P. Ltotor, a bower which is driven by a
3 II,P, Motor and whioh furnishes ventilation for the
winze through an 8 igoh gnlvanized pipe, bath
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j motors era G.lr: type.
~ Tho tunnel la oquipped with n 3 drill Gardner
oomprossor driven by a 36 If.P, G,~. motor (80 ey „
220 vans, 37,6 Amp.), a ?,xA ft, air reaeivor and
I ono Layner, o»a Waugh and ohs 9ullivnn drill,
Tho rails nrs 12 lb, and the aara are 10 ou.ft,
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i onpsaity. Tho tunnel is also equipped with electric
lights and mind phones and the oars are hnuled by mules.