MINEBK00822

• County: Teller
• Volume: 6
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: H

I,Ill~ll~,i qA~/ m~l~G meinvva.
pevelopr!ent (shafts efc.)
~ 1Jature and extent of maln opening:-
About 900 feet from tho moutiz of. the main tunnel, there
I~; is a tyro-compartment.vrinz, 410 feet deep. 1'ho fir^,t lOp feet
is timbered arith 4 x 6 savred cribbing, and the same is very
poor, The other 310 feot is timbered with square sets, and
is .in.r~;ood condition.
In all, they have. ?000 feet in shafts; there is no vrork
being done in tie vrinz at this time.
iTature and extent of other workin,•s;-
There aro a number of men vrorking in small veins of ore
throughout old vror'angs, and fillirr{; the old stopes :rith
vraste rock. T'ris vrorlc is mostly abovo the tunnel level.
Drork is being carried on at the present time in most all
parts of the property.
In some places thsy are wor•lcirv; betevecn old stopes, and in
other places, in the old stopes.
ioisting:-
TSethod employed--- crith •rrindlass, air and steam hoists, in
buclcot.
ine, 40,'x,. T.1en are raised or lovrered with hoisti.n~; m;clrinery.
P7ei~+;ht of load hoisted, 1,000 lbs.
Distance hoisted, 400 feat.
Character and corulitior: of caiile, 7~tT, round steal, goad.
Cable '!Zas boon ir! use 10 n!otths.
Cla!~ps are used on and oi' cable.
Ei?;hteon months since same was changed.
sL Idaterial is izoisted from tyro or more lovels,
Stato code is employed.
• The code of silrnals is posted in the err ine room, and nt
collar of si>,ai't, but none at tho stat].ons.
Porsons are prof?lb ited frmn,ridinf?', on loaded ca!>e, skip,
ua-
or buclcot.
This order is not posted r!sar the aolhar .oi' Lho sluaft.
TIo notice stati.ng• t'iie mur;irnum !:wnbsr of xnen psrmitt•ed to ride
upon eago, skip or bucket, ;.~t one time, is ponied ::~t the
collar of tho shaft, or at oach level station.
Duclcet 1a loaded i'rom chutes .
A11 level statlons are provided with p~~:asalra wuy around
worlcin@; shaft.