MINEBK00627

• County: Gilpin
• Volume: 6
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

^
MINING qND MINE MEiHpDS.
The main opening ie a two compartment (bucket and ladder way)shaft 5X9.
ft.400 ft.i~ep,
The shaft ka vertical for the first 300 ft.~thence dips to the south
at an angle of 75°,
The shaft has the following levels running therefrom:-
100 ft.level running 300 ft,east and 100 ft,west;
200 ft.level running 200 ft.east and 150 ft,weat;
300 ft.level running 200 ft,east and 150 Ft.west;
400 ft.lavel running 20 ft.east and 15 ft.west,
There are two raises from 100 ft.level to surfacep4 raises from the 200
ft, level to the l0U ft.levelgand 3 raises from the 30U ft.level to tho
200 ft.'_evel.
Mork is being carried on at present in the 300 east breast cross-cut to
north GO ft.east of shaft on 300 ft,'_eval~cross-cut to north 10 1't.wes+,
cf s,:nft on the
400 level.
Titc nearest workings are those of the Lotus crosscut 800 Pt.to the west,
The hoisting is done by bucket attached to 7~8° steel cable in good con-
dition,by safety c~^aiZ wttd clip fastening. 17eight of load hoisted 17001;
i$e bell line consists of a 3~8s hemp rooe attached to a Gs gong.
The Colorado code of signals is employed .
Tits method of mining is that of overhand stoping using single hand drills,
The atu11 method of timbering is employed using red spruce and pine.
The tramming is done by trammers using trolley and bucket(1000!.t bucket
and $" trolley),
Trackage consists of 8# rails and lg" guage,
The drainage is effected by a 200 gallon water barrellhoisting abou{
1S000 gallons in 24 hours,
The natural system of ventilation is employed.
Sanitary conditions-good.
There is ne exit other than the working shaft which is provided with a
good ladder road with stations ovary 20 feet.
Caadlea are used for lighting undei'greund.