MINEBK00782

• County: Teller
• Volume: 7
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: F

• MINING AND MINE METHODS.
No,2 Vindicator shaft is 9 x 8 in the clear, 620 foot
deep and it is timbered with 3 x 8 sawed cribbing from surface j
down T7T feet and from this point to tho bottom with square sets h,l
There are 7 lavols, 'Phe 2nd.,3rd.,g: 4bh.ara connoctod
with the Hull City and the 7th, lovel with the Vindicator IQO,I.
Tho 4t h.leval Doing the only one aecossiole to ampmo,yos,Tha old
workings are in bad condition, the same being cavod in many
places, Tha man-way in the shalt has one contitnrous straight
ladder and no landings.
Work is earriad on at thh present timo on the 4th. 'and
5th.levela, :Phe workings are in the same veins and nndarnorah
the old working,
Tha maps and drawings are rrp to date, bg¢t none era to oe
obta.inod,
A. Single daclcad cage: is used in hoisting:, Man going raisa$
and lowerod by moans of hoisting lnachinary. Tha weight of the
load hoi.atod is 2300 pounds and the distarpCahoisted .52I feat.
The Cablo consists of 7/6 crueiulo steal arrd is in good
condition, Tt has bitan in use 2 months.
Tha Fhtmola hook is used on the end of the cable, It was
changed 2 months ago.
'Phe saf'aty clutches warn tasted last 3 months ago,
'Phe Humulo ari.l.'aty hods is the dovisa ang,lo,yad to prevent
',over-winding.
Material Ss hotstad from two levels only.
A Cager i c• no't sinp:Loyod regularly.
'.Phe Doll ling and pig'nal, walla alnployad OOnD1at of 3/A I
ptei3'1 line attached to t, 6 inch gong and to syetom of aloctria III
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Dells, I
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Tha Stets Coda is einployad and'is posted in the angina I
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zoom, at col'lrsx' of shaft and oach lava]. station, I
Narr3ons are no't pr.ohiuitad from riding on loaded oagat
htowavor notion to the effaot that they era prohloitod from