MINEBK00720

• County: Pitkin
• Volume: 7
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: C

MINING AND MINE METHODS. 7
The liomestead nhaftrposition described br.forerin a tyro compartmentr
5X6' in clearrtotal 7'Xlh', rve rtical 240 ft.daep.
shaft in timbered with square setn and provided with goad ladder
road.
Shaft has la ve In at 11?, ft.and 220 ft.daacribed under geology.
in carried on att prevent tuna on both le ve ln.
There is an old stopa filled wit}; water located about GO ft.to eant.'
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Ito inting done with Uucket attached to ~° steel cable Uy safety c}min
clip fastening. Cable f> mon.old. r
Vft.of load belated 1200//:.Dintunce l;ointed 220 ft.
Signals Liven with slits bell line attached to g" gong.
(Cade of signalorpartly Colorado in use.
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P;iining done through Cowanhnven tunnal as above etatotl mama being ,
8'X10' doubl e, trackedrtimbered with square and arc}led tunnel nets
where necennury and lil;ht ed 'with sleet ri.c ity.
iT,lnthod of mi Wiry;-drifting and ovo r}mnd atoping.
(Timbering- equate note and drift nets using nawad pine prepared by
hand.
Underground tramming dono Uy trol l.oy and bucket to shaft thancn
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in 16 cu.ft.nteal earn drawn by mina.
'Trackage 20" guagn- 30c'r rail. ,
Druinago effect ad by Uandng triplax (3)7°v0° rope tfnnnminnionrpump
located nt 220 1't.lovel.Cnpncit;y 260 galn.par.minutn, Avnrnge wutor
bundled 70 guln.par.n+inuta, 'Che ropy in drivon Uy eloctriu motor
ut ntatinn Uofora mantlnned. l'/+rtor hnintad to tunnal thnnre out namo.
~ Vontilation nfl'octod Uy Connnrnvil7.e blower placed in m•osneut nw•th
of tunnel about '100 ft .S.V'l. of nPia ft. Same pperntud by a 10 HJ>.nlnc-
tric motor. 111 owar oxhuustn throug}t a 10" pipe linn.iuto ;tt .Joe n}mft.
Sanitary cnnditionn-good.
Shaft in providmi with good luddor vray v+ith ntntions un roq'd.by law.
1Sxit from tururnl oan hn had t1u•nugh "ut.Joe nhaftriawllna and vartlcnl
' shaft 1000 ft.Uo nurfana.