MINEBK00617

• County: Teller
• Volume: 14
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: B

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Waterysupply id from the Cripple CreeY. pity supply.
Lighb is,furnXshed by the Colorado Light & Power Co.
SUj?FAQE TRAIJSPORTl.TION-The railroad is the C.S.& C.C.A
Wagon read .to the Cripple; Creek. Ore is shipped to
Colorado Springs for treatment.
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Dupont, Indipendent and Giant 40~ powder s are used. ~
German fuse is used ',tiooden tamping bars are provided fir
the employees. Powder is stored in a magazine provided
for the purpose which is situated 150 ft. ftom the shaft.
1000]ls. is the avarag a amount of povrder kept in storage)
The magazine is a frame structure 10 X 10 ft. covered
vrith stone and dirt. The thavrer is a frame rock covered
steam heated sldttucture.
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The main opening i:~ a shaft 4Q X 10 ft. ,1000ft, doep,
it
Cribbed to the 100 ft. level and square setted fhom
the 100ft. level to the bottom.Other workings consist
of a tunnes to the suxf'ace Connecting with the 100 ft.
level and kept in good repair.
.HOISTIIQG-Steam hoidt with Gage is used and the men are ].~,
lowsred and raisod vr~th tho hoisting machinery.
The load hoisted is 3000 lbs. The, dt~Lance is 50o ft.
The cable is a 7~8,in .round steel cable and has been iri
use for 3ti years. Cable is ecytped with safety clamps
and E7hl~inr ,rhich were changed 6 months ago. An
electric bell system is used ~.vith the state soda of
signals. The cage guiddsa are Oregon pine h ~X 4 in
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good condition. i
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wer hand sttgping, filling and drawing stoped is the ~
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system employed. Piston and hammer drills are used as wal
Bell as single hand hammor work. i
TII~7BERIIIG- Is stulls and lagging and is sitffisient.
Timbers used are native spruce and pine in natural
.state and are ir. good condit~,on. ~
UIdDERGROUIJD TRAIIJdII4G-Is by steel cars and 8~' '!4 rail
VEldTILATIOIJ-Is natural and 1a sgfficient, COggass is
met with ,