MINEBK00628

• County: Montrose
• Volume: 14
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

bins. Surface transportation is done tb+ pack train. j
Wagon road is part way. Ore hen to be carried to
Placerville for.ahipment.
There ~s no reduction
works at the mice.
E7CFLOS IQES
Da Pont 40~ 7+owder, imported Insoloid Z L fuse,
~a caps and wooden tamping burs. are need. There
ie no need of a powder monkey. Explosives in ezcsss
of one day's supply are not stored user ground. A
magazine ie provided far this purpose, and is situated
about 200 feet from other workings. The average amount
of eaploeivea is about 200 pounds. The magazine is
an old dug-out. &o device for thawing powder 1s used.
k; INI~T4 AND N INE NE THODS
Aork is cazried on at the present time in Tug
nels gos. 1, 2 and 3. These tunnels are all on the
same level. Thin is where the greatest amount of work
is cazried on at the present time. There are nnme-
rove tunnels on this same gz.oup of claims, and all have
ore iz them. The method of ore extraction is single
hand drilling, drifting and stopiag. The method of
timbering is agnate sets, pillors affi poste. The
timbers are pine and red spruce, prepared by hand, sad
are sufficient to secure safety. Qnder ground dril-
lin8 is done by hand. The system of ventilation is
natural. Candles are used for lighting under ground.
S T A T I S T I C S
The average to per month is b0. Total number o~ Peet
in devolPpment work, 500. Cost of powder, 17~ per
found. Average assay value ore per ton, 140.00. Cost
per ton mining of ore 110.00. Cost per ton tranew-
porting ore to railroafl 126.00.
l1EN E3lP LOPED _
6 miners, 13.00, 8 hoar shift.
1 trammer, 13.00,8 hour shift.
2 ore as sorters, 13. b0, 8 hour shift.
1 foreman, 14.00, 8 hour shift.
1 superintendent, 1150.00 per moabh.
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