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<br />boilers Nava not been inspected far several pasta, 2tiro <br />steam engines, one 100 8. P. the other b ii: P. One gasoline <br />engine need for sawing timbers. One sir~eompressor, 4 z 2 1-4 <br />inches. "On9 small electric dynamo for lighting. Toed ie <br />used for feel. The hoidting plant consists oY 1 25 8. P. <br />engine, which is not in use at present: Orie electric motor. <br />Tha hoist 2a equipped with indicator in plain vies of the <br />engineer. The hoist is operated from the shaft. The age <br />of the engineers is from 35 to 60, all having from 10 to 40 <br />yeazs eapesience. None of them are addicted to the use of <br />irtoaica±iag li~uora. "The head frame is made of wood and <br />20 feat agnate. The sheaf wheel is 40 inched in diameter. <br />the Collar of the shaft is of a sufficient height to prevent <br />persons from trippinZ and falling in shaft. It also has <br />sufficient doors to prevent materials from falling into <br />sha=t while dumping. There are three black smith shops at <br />the mine. One carpenter shop, one machine shop in the en.- <br />5ine room, •rhich are all suitably protected against fire. <br />One drying sad changing house, two office rooms, boarding <br />house to accommodate 12 men, one stable anQ a t4mber yard to <br />Pre^ate tae timbers. Ore is stored in one large ore bin. <br />Coal oil is used fcr li;htirg. Surface transportation is <br />done entirely by wagon. No ore treatment at present but <br />mine has a reduction sorka. <br />E X P L O E I 4 E 8 <br />and 60~ giant Gelatine, Belgian and German <br />fuse, 6 - a cape, anfl wooden tamping bare are used. The <br />men at the dump serve as powder monk <br />eY• All eaplosirea in <br />excess of one day's supply era stored in a magazine. This <br />magazine is an old tunnel about oOO feet from the nearest <br />building. About b tons of powder are kept on hand at one <br />time. The device for thawing the powder is a'ateam radiator <br />from compressor exhaust. No oils, candles oz other coAlbua- <br />tiblea stored in or abon+, ±he posder. <br />8"I N I DT ~} A N D_21 I g E lI~E T H O D S <br />The mine opening is a arose cut tunnel fhfch <br />strikes vein at 100. E tunnel. From adrift on this rein is <br />a abort cro3e - cut trom ehich 500 Seet of siazea bare been <br />-2- <br />