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r -4- not stoxed underground. The average amount oP explosives Kept in storage is ?500 pounds. This is kept in a frame, iron clad magazine at watse dump 30o feet from tunnel por- tal and 50o feet ~*_'t)L9 boarding house and used for this ?~ur- pose only. Sandles, oils and other combustables are stored in the store house. The ~ievire for thawing po~~der is a a steam coil in small magazine, M I N I Ti G A' N'D M I N E M F TH^0 D S. The mine opening is a ernes cut tunnel 500 feet°iri length where it taps the 511ver Lake vein, from this point of intersection the tun~.iel is driven on the sliver Lake vein 500 feet, from this point to a cross cut 800,feet to New York vein, Prom this,polnt a drift 400A Peet on the New' York vein. Frcam this point to a crosscut 1500 Peet to i,etter "G" vein and a drift 1000 feet on Letter "n" vein. ' This is the 7th level from the surface levels approxi- mately 150 feet apart. Nature and extent oP other workings are Ynity tunnel crosscuts and drifts on Sily»r i,aka, N»w York and Letter "a" veins, total length approximately 14000 feet, Unite level is No. 11 below surface, intermediate levels every 1.50 feet on all veins, bast Ohance tunnel is 450 feet below Unity,.approxiMat»ly 2700 feet•on New York, silver Lake, Sexanton City tunnel 1500 feet on better "a" vein. work is carried on at present on levels 5, 6 and 7, on hetter "G" vein under Titusville -claim west of worked out portions which lies beivween working face and ?rortal. h4aps and drawings axe up to date. II U I S T I N G. Method employed compressed air hoist, to hoist timber and supplies to No. 5 level from NA. 7 level which 1s main level. Men are ra~.sed and lowered ~xi.th holster, skip is used for that purpose, dis+.tznce hoisted 300 feet. Character and condl.ti.on of cable 5~8 steel 1n good shape, beF,n in use fox two months. Safety divices to prevent over winding is a raise 150 .feet higher than highest level worked 3~8 steel Bell line is used 1n good condition. 12" gong belt, state signals are used. A11 persons are prohib- ited Prom riding on loaded sK1p or bucket.