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"" ,. MINING AND~MINE,METHODe.
<br />..are 16 •., ^. r;'~ :~•,:,. , ,
<br />A14'~x'96, ;;r,Th@:Lee~nis,theamain sd~ft. Ibis 4'5"x.16 ',in the .clear,
<br />~er`CO' has,:'.thre@-gompa•rtmet~t`s,,. is :aimb.ored nith'equare seta,, has aver-
<br />" a,icle, ladder::,inrthe south~campartment~iAir., water and steam pipes
<br />'wagon ' and,,@lectnic.;wlrea., :There ara' 14 levels,. The' shaft is 1125 feet
<br />he'Dlatrict, deep:;u'1'he.owate,r;da abeut:l4!faet abovethe,istatien.of the 14th.
<br />~Co.'~at lAVe1;,:,Leeelrr 2; .3, 4; 5, 6, and.,7,:eonneab withothe-Buena Vista,
<br />;; " ''0 incllnelshaft This rshsi't is `550 `feet deep, equipped .with a. skip.
<br />•"~`- Smuggler: incline 22b feot,•Keith incline 2b0 feet, Comet incline
<br />"`~' 175 feet, Tuturphy incline 4G0 feet, Emma No. 2, verticle 450 feet,
<br />" McDade;inaline 150>fset, Th@ tenth level connects with the Empire
<br />eha,ft::and: the aUrockloff shaft. The ninth and eleventh.levels
<br />- - connect.'withrtae F.mpirs shaft. Tae twelfth and thirteenth connect
<br />- _ by,Apraises:vrith the upper levels, through the Buena Vista vein. The
<br />work;as,!being carried oii at tae present ime in main. workings from
<br />'' Jr@:@:, c$u8rla: Vista;, e,nd. Smug~ler:arlhafta, also on dumps on -surface.
<br />' ; These ;vrorkinge are•.all in old stopes and on cross cizta on
<br />- ,tenth•,l,@;geL!oY hee ehaf~t. Maps and drawinJS,of all work except re-
<br />- cant work,by.leaaere,are!on file at main office, and maybe had
<br />3utta onrapp~ioR,ton to'M•; -BSbbit,t; pQg•r. of .the Isabella Drtines Co,
<br />9~e'inri~wae- u:;.•,Th@~:ho,isting ,is ,done: ~:wiah.two ~sinp;le deck cages in Lee-'shaft,
<br />ands skip i,n.,the.-Huena'Vista incline.. Pdan are raised and lower.@d
<br />with holet,ing machinery, fJfli~ht of .load hoisted about 2;000 lbn.
<br />Distance-:hoisted at present from 100'tor1,A00 feet; 'The cables
<br />are,:u,3~4 ~nch;,on. Uhe~~Buena.7ieta.and one inch on the Lee, both
<br />of,:orucible~ steel and ,in 1;ood acnddtion. They hav@ beAn in' uee
<br />or6@ ,yfla:n; Qlampe., rrre;;usfld. on the"end of oa4I•e. Same- were chaii~,ed
<br />-'a4out, one year ago, ,bust plant vras idle ~nihe months. The cag@ is j!~
<br />@quippsd•with.bonuatiand safety crutches.They-;tested tho ~sai'ety i
<br />a].ntzp„hea ;on. rpapch 2nd..,:r19A4. Thane are no aai'ety devioes @mployed
<br />to, pne;upr>t,;oxe,rlyhidir>e;:. ]utatarial 1s. hoiated'•from.two or more lav-
<br />els.~,.There;,is;:•rio car;e;r'brnployed .at .present. The tell •11ne Pe e ,
<br />;u 5~`;iACh1 :I,wire,:: attachad,.t.o-~10~Yn'ch 1r~orig:•"Phe-~r;tate~~o'ode~'oi'' aiG-;' III
<br />.;.r~q~o, is. us@;~t~,,; which.ds..•posted in the er>E~ine''ro'om, at the collar ~I
<br />of ;,the:,.e}~aft:.and, at-aaoh Laval e,tation. Persona are pr•ohiliited
<br />frp~r,•rid7,,ttg~, oxr,~ lgaded cafe. or. ekdp but this~~ order is not posted
<br />ney.r,th@ oollar;of phe•~shaft: There ds,nosnotloe stating tYie'max-
<br />imum,mumbg,r.• ofy,men, p@rluitted. to ride upon, the aisle at oz>;e"$Sms'
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