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

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Freedom - 5.
i '~ ~~! III IIIG & MIgE IIETH ODS - Contin.
The ahaYt is divided into two compartments: one compart-
ment is 4' x 4' in the clear find is used Yor a bucket-v:ay; tho
othor compartment is 3' x 4' in the clear and is used far a lad-
der-way. The ladder-way is equipped vrith safe and easily aacesa~
ible ladders, oontaine water and steam pipes and hria landings
from b0' to 100' apart. '
DriYts are run as follows:- 200-ft. level: west, Z30'.
300-ft. level: east, 50'. 400-ft. level: east, 120'. 500-ft. lev-
ol: east, 500'; west. 165'. 600-ft. level: east, 395'; wrest,
;~ 75'. 700-ft. level: east, 435'; zveat, 159'. 800-ft. level: vest,
200'. 900-ft. level: east, 375'; wost, 200'.
The only aetive cork oarried or. rrt this timo is extend-
ing the :vest drift in tho 700-ft. level and oarryini; n stops in
the enure level 0.t n point abort 100' fror, the shaft. Mork Trill
begin in tho 900-ft. level ae soon as the dnbria is cleaned out
and proporl~r seourod with nevi timbers.
North of tho main shaft and 1,600' from tho same, n tunnel
is run SroL Chrsee Gulch towards the shaft a distanoe of 980'.
The tunnol is in poor shape and abnndnned. If this tnnnol wero
driven through, n diafencn of about 52b', it would lntvraoot tho
main shaft at tho 400-ft. level and would Provido an exoellent
additional exit and n hotter ventilation. '
' Porty Yeot from tho aurfnoo of the main r~haft a drift is
run east 40' whoro an upraiso of 40' in rondo to the anrfaoe.
This hao boon done to provSde oxit and to improvo the ventilation.
~ On aooount of tho oxit boing too oloso to tho shnTt house t}-e
rosulta ero not as cotisfaatory na thoy would be if Iarthor away.
The vxit is kept in Stood ropalr and properly equipped.
Stvum ir: employed for hoicting.an~: the rota aro rnisod and
lowered vrlth tho holntiri; rnohinory. A load of 2,0001 1a holatod
a dietaaoo or 800' at ono tlmo vdth a 3/,-in. atecl wlzo onbly
'.~ that has bern in' use two yens. A e!tfaty hoo'r. end ohaln, is irno
tiro years, teatenod on end o! oablo vdth aooY.ot and baoblt aotal
is usod. noth tho cable and hook r•.nd ohain ern in good oondltion.
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