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ORES & ORE BODIE 8-Coatitt. <br />T}}ere are no fanits in•the vein and the~enalosing.,rooks <br />F are, granite and schist. The vein varies-!n width from 1',to.4! <br />i <br />with an average width.of Z}'.•Length b76';,helght.,60C'. ,, •, <br />I~; The vein filling is iron su].pliides and gnartz and.the~, <br />~„ , <br />metals are gold, silver and copper with gold the principal <br />metal. About 90,E of'the vein Y111ing is welting ore and the <br />;~; <br />I,i balance is concentrating and ell ore is. treated; at the public <br />works. The average.monthly-prodnotion.of,ore is ten tone ;with <br />I' sa average value. of ,~30 per ton. <br />i - <br />Bo assays or analyses have been made or were obtainable. <br />Ii ~:~ <br />I, . <br />'i SURFACE PL'A'8T <br />There are no buildings or other surface plant at the <br />+Ilfl <br />portal of the tunnel and no protection against fire is requir- <br />"~'! ed for thie,reaeon. A forge for the use oY the balokemith is <br />situate about 16' from the portal of the tunnel but is not <br />~ oovere4 with a building or other protection. Nifty feet north <br />_oi the tunnel 1e one ore bin of 30 tone,oapaoity into which <br />1!; ore ie trammed direct 'from tho tunnel. <br />!~~'1' <br />' E% P L 0 8 I V E 8, <br />Dupont powder - 40~,, German Ineoloid fuse, 6-% cape and <br />wooden tamping bare 6ro omployed.,Explosives !n excess of one <br />day's sorry are not etorad,,underground,. , <br />.. The average amount of esplosives kept on hand le 60~. <br />III This !e stored !n a frame, Yron-covered mageaitte eitunte 100' <br />east of tho portal of tho tunnel. The magasine ie ueefl for the <br />storage of powder only and other eurpliee are kept !Heide the <br />tunnel. <br />Bo degloe for thawing pow0.ar has boon provide4 ae the <br />~~',, kind of powder used does not harden eaaopt in extretaeiy;oolQ <br />~~fi <br />,I i .weather. , <br />~, <br />i, '~ ~ , <br />I <br />