MINEBK00683

• County: Gilpin
• Volume: 12
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

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The sheave is a Soar-Soot, oast iron wheel tilled with
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lea, There are two ore Dina aitnate on the eontheast end oS I ~.
'd the ehaSt hones. Ore bins have a oapoity of 80 tone snob: •
The plant for preparing timbers is on the dump.
• The oo118r of the ahaXt 18 of etLttioientj height to prevent
~' persona from tripping sad falling in the abaft. Also a-good axd is !j!I
rka anSfioient door bee been provided to prevent materiel Prom-~ '
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~eie falling in-the chart while damping. ;'~
geroaene ie need-tor lighting oa the anr~eoe.` j ',,6,,
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CaliSdrnia giant, 40y6, (iermsn lneoioid Snae and b-Z oapa j
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are need. The average amount of eaploeives kept in etorege~la i I I;
er: one ton. The powder is stored in s Ssame, iron-oovered, magazine. '
th ~naed Sor this p4rpoee alone, stationed 800' northeast of the ~ '
Flo. shaft honao. IIo oil. oandlea or other oombnatiblea are stored ~ ~
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' with the powder bat ere kept in the engine room. l:xploaivea in ~ ,~
ezoeea of one ddy'e supply ere not stored nndbrground'. IIo f ~ '~1

devioe for thawing powder hen been provided. wooden tamping
bare are itsrniahed Sor the nee of the a to aa. ao
mp y powder mon- '~
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key ie employed'.
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The mnix ehazt !e 60U' in depth. It i^ oribbed with 8-ix.
• plaxk far a dietanoe of 40' end the balanoe of the shaft le ii~ '
-timbered with stalls. Levela•have bean ran ae follewe: 80'- ~
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level.-eaat~ 888'; E00'-level.- went 471'; 300'-levels,- east, ! J
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7b0' end west, b00'; 400'-levels.- east, b7ti' End west, R7b'= ~~
e 460'-levels,- east, 6b' axd west, 6D'. 3early ell of the ere !/;
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bodies here been etoped ant between these levels. Th• fl0', 200', ~'
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400 aad•460' east levels are being dritiex Dat all werk is "i