MINEBK00806

• County: Pitkin
• Volume: 8
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

I MINING AND MINE METHODS.
The IIurns shaft located 11.35°4!.400 ft.from tP,e riouth of the Oreat
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4le.stern tunnel.Altitude of collar 8945 ft.
Vertical.3~';{7' for the first 400 ft.thence 3~~"!.8' to bottom.Depth 512 ft.
Two compartment bucket and ladder way,laddors being vortical.
Shaft has levels at -
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' I 100 ft.cut station.
300 ft.crosscut south west 2r5 ft.throubh porphyry to fault.
500 ft.crosncut 75 ft.ta the sour}, vrest through porphyry.
Are driving the 500 ft.crosscut to the. south west to fault and to :~~
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connect with the 17thrlevel of the. Durant workingn for ventilation
drainage and exit.
The 1'ionecr tururel-elevation 8fi78 ft. b;outt. of.rrhirh in 330 ft.S.l7.of
the a.L•'.L'or.I'ioneer claiim. Course parallel to Yionner 850 ft.to fault
~ stri}a ng same at distaru6 of 660 ft.from mouth, Plot in use.
Hointit4, done by bucket attached to ~" ores! cable in une three months,
safety chain and clip fastening. 4leight of load hoisted 1500:q Distance
hoisted 500 ft.
Sii;nals givetr with ~" hemp rope attached to 1G" Yong. L'oloradn code
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~ employed.
tdining at present consists of crosscutting and drifting. 3'/s ~ /T'w...oC
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Timbering consists of cribbing in shaft and sets at stations. Savred pine
is employed.
Underground trar.,s,itrs -bucket and trolley.
Traeknge 18" guase-lit rails.
Drainage effected by f1o 5 Cameron pump located at bottom of nhaft,rais-
ing to Florthington station pump located on 300 ft.level,;vhich in turn
raises to surface.
Ventilation-r4stural.
Seuritary conditions-good.
There is no exit other than shaft which is provided with vertica] ladder
road.
Connection is being wade wit}t 17th,level Durant.