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MINING AND MINE METHODS. <br /> <br />The main shaft is 5ft.x I4fi.9dnches in the clear,I000 feet <br />'in depth and has 7 levels. Tha. shaft is tintuered with Sets and <br />.divided into 2~compartments. Tha south and middle compartment is <br />equipped with single dock cages, the middle one haling a double <br />track and two cars aro hoisted at one time on the same, tha ~ , <br />,weight of the load acing auou't 5 tons. Tha north compartment <br />is equipped with a dinky cagy and one continuous straight ladder., <br />and a system of air,watar, andsteam pSpas and electric wires, <br />The standard tunnal cour.acts LPitYl the 320 foot level and the <br />F.1 Paso drainage tunnel at tha 600•foot level, This tunnal is dis- <br />charging 4000 gallons of water par minute, , <br />Work is using ce~.rried on, at tha present tima,on tha 2nd. 3rd „ <br />9th. and nth, lollr~ls.Tha wo rking is in the same veins and <br />undorr,eath tha old workings, <br />The :naps and drFiwir:gs are up to ctato, u.ttt sons ara to uo <br />outainad, <br />Hoisting io dons by means of trap dorlule docltad cagaa, <br />Man ara raisad or lowared uy I!IaF.:lla of hot sting machinary, <br />AUout 3 tuna aro hotated on the uiq cs:g'a, tha diatanca <br />hniatud oi~ing TUUO feat, <br />Tharp ara two rabl.us 4 ]:~~ tn,x 3/i9 in„flat car,lo in good <br />condition, <br />Ono c(tulo has pass in unn ,~tiol.lt 2 ,yaN.ro ar~d the othur abor.lt <br />8 months, <br />Tho Willlwns,SOavar ~ Morgan hook attachad to caulae by clampo. <br />'Cho paglo was cht:ngad about 'h months a ;o, <br />Cagcts ara aquipped with uomnot and aafaty clutchas, T9ia safaty <br />olutchea worn taatad a months ago. , <br />I Ttta W1111rflne,Saavex' & Morgan hoot. 1a the oafaty devise em- <br />r <br />iployed to greuont over-winding, <br />Material is hoisted frrnn mora then two lavelo, <br />r. <br />A cagar 1n employed, <br />'a'lga cell 11no and signal ua11o consists or I/1 inoh manila <br />