MINEBK00847

• County: Lake
• Volume: 14
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

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azine provided Por that purpose,whioh is situated 500 feet from ~~
workings-Average amount kept in e~torage:-2000 ibs.Magazine is
built in hill aide-Mine is provided with device for warming pow-
der will: warm water-:7o oils or oombuatible» stored with powder.
Mining.
The main opening to the property is No.4 tunnel which is 500 Yt. ,
in length with 300 feet oY lateral drifta,I06 feet above No.4 is
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No.I.tunnel 200 feet in length,and is connected with No.4 tunnel
by an upraise oP I06 Peet,the upraise being 400 feat from the
portal oP No.4.tunnel,there is also 500 Peet of lateral drifts
in No.I tunriel.There are no buildings at the portals of the»e
tunnels and no necessity oP fire doora.Timbering is done by seta ,
vlhere needed,the tunnels and workings being in the granite very
little timber le needed.
k!ine methods.
!NO ore is being extracted at the pre»ent time-NO machine drills
'employed-Single hand drilling used.
(Timbering:-Setts are used clhere noeded,a» tunnel is being driven
yin granite very little timber is necessary.
iUndergrourid tram-:a ng:-Tramming is done by men with ordinary mine
,cars on I2 lb.to the yard rail.-No water handled.-Ventilation i»
by natural draft.Lighting underground by candle».
Statistics.
INO production to date.
Developement.
Total No.of Peet 1n tunnels:-X00.-Co»t per foot:-825.00.
r " " " " letePflls:-800. " " " :-112.00.
" " " " " raises:- I06. " " " :-812.00.
Total No.of feet in developement:-16ob.
L!en employed.
7 Miners. 13.50• Per day. 8 hour shift.
2 Trammere.
13.50. " "
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20 Laborers, 13.00. " " 8 " " ~..
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I Blacksmith.
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14.00.
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Teamsters.
13.50. "
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~ I Foreman.
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14.00.
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j I Ott10e Help, 13.50. • " g r r i
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