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• County: Chaffee
• Volume: 10
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

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S TJ R F A C E P L A N T .(Continued.}
the timber yard is on the dump. The ore bin is 12 x 16 .
The water supply is from a spring. .
The surface transportation is by rail and wagon road.
The ore treatment employed is smelting.
E X P L O S I V E S,
Th. explosives used are the 40$ 7~Sths Gelatine powder, caps 70~OIX,
Victor and Bear brand fnse.
Iron or metal tamping bars are not employed; wooden tamping bars are
provided for employeea,powder monkey not employed.
Explosives in excess of one day's supply are not stored under ground.
The oxplosivos are stored in a magazine provided for that liurposo
alone.
The magazine is 800 ft from worY.ing tunnel or other buildings.
Average amount of explosives kept in storage 20U lbs.
Tdaga~ine is frame covered with iron.
The device for thawing powder is a sheet iron can water jacketed.
Td I N I N G,
The property is developed by six tunnela;-
170 1.- 4-12 x 6-1~2 ft; and is 400 ft long,.
No 2 - 4-12 x 6-1~2 ft; 500 1't on the vein.
No 3 - 4-12 x 6-1~2 ft; 800 ft long.
No 4 - 4-1~2 x 6-1~2 ft; 1,000 ft long,
I:o 7 - 4-12 x 6-1~2 ft; 1,200 ft long.
No 14 - 4-72 x 6-1~2 ft; 1,G00 ft lo:,g.
Drift on tho vein 1,500 ft.
tYork is carried on at No 1 tunnel,aorting over the dump.
Tool house at entrance of fio 1 tunne1~14 x 20 ft,to right of tunnel
entrance.