MINEBK00884

• County: San Miguel
• Volume: 14
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: C

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The other ievel9 are below and at Dresant are not being
worked. the tunnel is 1500 Peet long. All buildings
are located 150 feet from tunnel entrance. T~uinel is
provlded with a set of doors to prevent admission oS
gases or ftmmes should fire occur. Ingersoll Rand machine
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' drills are employed. Timbering is done by square sets
and stalls covered with lagging. Character of timers
spruce, Prepared by hang. Chutes are loaded by gravity.
i Underground tramming is done by hand. The system of
rentilation is natural. No noxious fumes or gases are
met with. The mine has three exits for emDToges,
through three of the tunnels, which are connected to-
gether by man ways. Ladders are iS! good condition.
Dandles and acetglene lamps are used for lighting under-
grourid.
S T A T I S T I C S.
Average tonnage per month 600.
Total number of feet in tunnels 4000
Total number of feet in drifts 8000 '
Total number of feet in raises 700
Total number of feet in developement 12,000. "
L!E N E P!?L 0 Y ED.
2 machine driil~an 4.00 for 8 hours.
S miners 3.00 + '
1 timberman 4.00 +
2 trammers 3.00 + '
1 toDman 3.00 +
1 assayer 5.00 •
1 blacksmith 4.00 +
i; 5 millmen 3.50 + '
~'! 1 foreman 5.00 '
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?: 1 superintendent #250.00 per month.

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Cost of mlllin ore
g Der ton #2.00

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'; Coat of transyorting ore Der ton ~.35
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~ Coat of ore treatment Der ton ;.80
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OE NE R AL RE ISARX 8.
No Derson under the age of tweiwe years ere ea~loyen in