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<br />i,,:,_. E%PhUSIVES-Continued.
<br />r;l 17o explosives in excess of one day's supply are
<br />i~~i, stored underground, and they are stored in magazine
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<br />'r,~' provided for that purpose alone; aYerage amount }cept.
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<br />~~ 5
<br />~,# in storage, 1,000 lbs.
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<br />~ L^.agazine is a dugout lined with wood and Pront of
<br />E~:- same is covered with sheet-iron, 200 feet .south-west of
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<br />,,~;; the shaft..
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<br />{~ ! Litte is provided with a device (dugout lined with
<br />r wood and heated by steam) for thawing powder.
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<br />~~~~~~ Oils, candles or other comlrustiLles are stored in
<br />,3 Es the engitte room, and are not stored with powder.
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<br />~~FC~~ The main shaft is 4' X 4' itt tho clear, 20U feot
<br />S~` doep, and timbered with 3" X 8" sawed cribbing.
<br />~~ inhere is only one level, tla s Leing at,t}:e bottom
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<br />oY the shaft whore u lurdo station is ruude with u drift;
<br />it rnu to the north and one to tho youth, whero two small
<br />~ ore shoots were cut. Isut at this tirse tho work which
<br />~~ is Leing dono is rr,ostly development, all of which ie
<br />p' being; dono in u minerlike r7annor,
<br />' `~ 47ork is boink;~ carriedrort at the prorront time on
<br />the 200 foot level.
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<br />lioistinl; is dono by rneun:r of Lnclcots, weif;ht of
<br />loud hoiuted, 1,f,UU 1Ls., distuuco hoistod,l,GQ font,
<br />bucUut Loin; attached to u '!/8" oruaible a~;oel uublo,
<br />in use ono your,
<br />C'on ure ruleod or lowered with hoietiuk; r,urrhinory.
<br />Sui'oty chain and clue,},u uro axed on ,end of oublo,
<br />suc.o wc,re chur,l;ed six u~or:tha ago.
<br />7:o safety doviccn uro er,,},loycd to prevent over-
<br />•n-indlnh. :`utorlul in hoietod Yrora only uuo lovul.
<br />Bell lino conc,lata of w/16" wind roi,o uttuohod to
<br />un H" (.err};,
<br />-4'
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