MINEBK00588

• County: Teller
• Volume: 7
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

The sY.aft at all statlcns is provided vrith doors. A1:L ~s~.inzes
or trill holes are covered or surrounded vrith (!;card rails. The shai't
is not being sunk.
Tine ore is extrar,ted b;/ overhead~ard underhand Htoping. No
macP,ine drills are i^ use, alLhottr;ln the}~ have 2 1~4 inch Sullivan '
machines, 'P he drilling is ala sit3€;le hand.
'I'he %kffisx8xy~ timber[urp; is Y,y stalls and lag};•inf;; and a very
Hoot epstem of bullcheading;. It is sui'i'icient ii' tits sears vrere
propet•ly arranged. The timbers are vrr.itH and nitcli pine, ppepared bS•
harut and are in ~~:od condition.
Tare r.uteH ars loaded })y hand s~ovelin~ and wheel barrows.
Tae wule•~;round trrcmrninp; is done vrith buckets, un truckH,
loaded from c':ucas and rwn by hand. Tae cars are of tha~ ~~i"ire and
Smelter make, oi' 800 lhr:. capacity.
The trackage is of 8 lb. T, rails.
Ventilation is had *.hrouph shai'tH, levels and upralsse, It is
sufficient. Aro noxiouH [;aHHS are met with. A1.L old timbers have been
removed i`rcr! the uriderp;round vrori;ings.
T:^.e s:^ai't is rllvided •Snto tv;o r,o~~~partments, and is pr•ovirled ~ '
with a la•'rler way, The ladders are Hate, ercurH and accHSSib:Le, Tito
ladder-stay ccntairis air pipsH. Landinr;s ars poovideri in the ladder
way, act r,u exceHrl. rwHnty feet apart.
TherH are win•r,os arui vran-vra,tH connecting levHls. At leraHt ono
oY r,'r,ese iH kept in repair and Hquippsd with lar)dHre.
ThH min5 AnH more tiu,n ottH exit i'or• Hmpluyaes. Prom r, hH ,'.4fi
i't. level oi' 1;hr+, !7. P• H. slitti't to the 300 ft. 1HV~ 1 ci' Ci!H Merry
JohnHOn s'eai't. TheHS exitH arH rHadily eu:Hesnible to HmployeeH.
'ir!o lir4itir~^ 1.H electr•:Lc on !;hr, 245 ft, s*,aY,iun, a:!d b!f cnn-
dlos in the stupes.