MINEBK00664

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

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metals era gold„ e11•~or, lead and Iron, e11 of t2ar ~~a1rt
la CaneentratlnQ 80 faT aE known. Ora BvarQL'ea ab OLlt ,
f~25.OC Par 1011• i
R U R F A CF P r, A N T.
Tha curfa~e plant consists of two 30 Ii. P. boilers not
1n use at present, Three water wheals oP Palton mai:o.
One Tngarooll Rand a1r compressor 75 It. P. one 17 S.t7.
t7or~tinghouoe dynamo for 1lghting purpoeo only, Onn
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1G II'P. n1r engine for running Barr. one blank-mlt:z ohop
16 x 20 at entrsnoo to tunnel, one carpenter shop 16 X .'•0
one ema11 office ~ rear of dump 16 X ?r1, ono boarding
_ and bunk house tcro story 30 X 30, one stable, one 20
stamp m111, all oP lira shave buildings era awa;• from
the working tunnel ossapt the blackpnith chop which 1a
at thn ontranca.
Hr.Pr.osivs,
Oalatlna .t0 o powder 1o uaad, Tmportad 21nao1old 2.L. 29aae;
G-x caps and wooden tatnPlne bars era •+sad. Etsploeivea
In axanss of one da;~e auPP1y are not stored wldarground.
Thn avaraPn amount of axploslvae kept lnstoraga 1a
5000 pounds. Th1s ie kept 1n n 1oE bu11d1ng co~~orad with
iron oltuated nbout 300 feat north of tlnnal artd used
for t h1a purpose only. 011e Dandles and other oombustlbloB
are stores 1n the old pourer house away from arty other
building. Tho davlca::lor t21,~wing POwdaT 1a n steam ooil
1n a ama11 powdnr hhawar.
Lt T I4 I N 6 A N D M T N 1E M TH T It O D :I. !
The main opening 1s a croon out tun~lel 6560 faatnln 1nnt;th
wharo 1t tape what 1s known as the 6300 va1ri. Fsorn this ~
p Dint of lntaraaotlotA t21a tunnel 1a driven on th~5 valrt
both ways for about 2500 Roat on eaoh elcla. Thar® 1a
,i:
only a 11tt1n atAping bo1nE dons. Thnm111 1s,aomPlated
and w111 need soma ad~uating be1'ora 1t w111 ba able to
ttally ta7tn Darn or the ore. Tha method oP ore axtraotlon
1a o14aT hand atoPing and ariftlnE with n1r dr111a. Tn=
goraoll ItalmnaT and Piston drills nro used. T12a method