MINEBK00885

• County: Clear Creek
• Volume: 15
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

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Bride Tun. - 4.
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ehep ie a Yrama>building'.16' x l4' that is ua~d Yer a-ohanging
house. Ons hundred Ye}t eoutheaet Yrom the portal of the tunnel
are two or• bine'eaoh tsith'a oapealty oY I00-tons.
No previeioa has made Yer proteotion against Yire.as none
oY the 1iui1$inga are .near the portal oY the tunnel.
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Gslatine:pewder = 40~, and 60~;`~Germea Ineoloid Yttes;.$-X
oape and gas•pipe.with weodan plugs Yor tramping bara.are em-
ployed. Verbal reeemmandationa were given at 'the time.oY inspmo-
tion oY tho mine to disoontlnue the use'eY gee pips bare and
use the wooden ones in~tead.-
Ezplosives in ~xoose oY one day's supply are not etered
underground. The average amount oY exploeiv~s kept in storage
ie b00~..This ie.kept in a trams, iron-oovered magazine situate
160' aeuth oY the portal oY the tunnel. The magazine ie :ueed
Yox the eterage oY powder only other supplies beittiE stored in
the smith'^ ehep.
The devioe Yor'thawing powder 1a a'tin tank heated with
hot water.
• M 11Q I N G & M I N E M E T B O D S.
The main opening le a orese-out tunnel 1700' in length.
At a•dietnno~ oY 1,660' Yrom the portal oY the tunnel the Bride
vein ie i,nteraeoted. Dr1Yte havs~heen driven en the vein east,
160' and west 160'. In the seat drift and 67' Yrem'the tttnnol
a shaft ie sunk to a depth eY 8 T : A drift has been rtta east
46' Yretn the bsttem oY the shaft. '
Aotiv work is oarried on this dri'Yt'and in.the tunnel
level driving the east drift. - '
• All oY the ground er'Yar developed he.a bean praotioal].y
•etopsfl out 'te the auriaoe:
There are Yive shaft^ on the d1YYerent veins oomprieirig,
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