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MINING AND MINE METHODS. <br />The main shaft is 3 l~d ft. x 7 ft., to the 7.4b ft, level, <br />and is timbered vr.itir 3 x 8 savred cribl)irlr;. From the Z~}5 ft, level <br />to the bottom it is 4 x 8, arrd is timbered vrith square sets. <br />The main ore body is in the vrinze stops #n the 245 ft. level, <br />arui #s raadhed by a cross cut, running vrest about 100 feet <br />where the vein was intersected. From this point the vein was fol- <br />lowed in a northeasterly direction, about 100 #'eet,'where the <br />winze urea sunk into a large body of high grade ore, the extent of <br />which ttzey have not Leen able to determine up to this time. <br />There are several upraises from the 325 root level, comrec- <br />t#ng the winze slope, inty vriricii the ore is shoveled and vrheeled, <br />a c]_uta beinL; arranged at the botto^1 oi' each raise. Tha bottom v#' <br />the abaft is .50 i'aat below tike 3'l.5 foot lever. <br />Work is being carried on at the pr•aeent dine in the vrinze <br />stvpe on trre 2.65 fcut level. This is in the, same vain, uncler•neath <br />the vld ,rrv rkirrgs. Pizsy 'are dust Y1nlsnin~; a new snap oi' Lire urrdar- <br />ground erorkinj;s, but ]:ono era to be oL•tainad, <br />The hoisting is done i)y bucket. Tha men aro raised ur <br />lowered by huiet.irlr; machinery. The waip;ht of the load lroisted is <br />1,000 lbs., arlrl the distance hoisted 325 feel, ' <br />Tha cablo is a 3~4 Snch rourri oruclblr; s±eel, a:¢i is in poorl <br />conditivn, It has I:esn in use since the savantHauth oi' Saptsmber, <br />... ,. ... '.,p.,,.. ., .•'~ .. <br />190.6 Sai'ety cizain ani clam s are used on the Hrzrl oi' the cubla. <br />'1'ha snrna was ci•~antgect Septr:mL•ar 17th„ 1904. Thera era no safely <br />dHVices t•v prevent uvsr•crindirljg. <br />Malarial is holstod #'r•orn two levsls. Tiffs bo.LL lino is n Fi~f3 <br />inch, Kamp rope, alul attached. to a 10 Lnr.Yr gvnl!;, .T.t is .tn r~;ovrl <br />conditivn. '1'he new State u1@;na.L cony is arnp.LOyed. T:rr1s is 1~,o El Cpli <br />in the errj~;.ine room, at the collar off' the :urril.'t rind at each Laval <br />station. <br />Al.L parsurzs era pruhlbi.terl #'rwn ridlnp mr loarUid blzckaC, ibis <br />order bainl; pusterl Haar lha cvl.Lar off' tlla silai't. Also rs notice <br />at at lnp; the maxinlnm nunlhar U#' man permit tad tv ride uPvr] the bucket <br />at one time, is ~~ostari at the collar of the shai't, and at aarh <br />level station. <br />ry'hs 1)tzckats ru'o loaded #'rum chutes. Tha .level stntlvus errs <br />cut vn the wost Bids oz' the ehai't, <br />