MINEBK00914

• County: Lake
• Volume: 10
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: B

SURFACE PLANT. (Continued.}
Tile hoist in equipped with positive Indicator in plain view of en-
gineer,who operates at engine. Ago of enginoer 35,experience as on-
gineer 12 ,years; he is not ad:?ieted to tho usn of intoxicating liq-
uors. Caapressor room frame,45 x 50,located 200 ft southeast of
ahafthouse,rontaining one Rruid air compressor. The ahafthouso franx+ ~'
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yox 60,contains dry room.
The headframe consists of six posts 12 x 12 and `.0 ft high.
The sheave wheal 7 ft in diav,eter and Gnat steel. ~cnithshop 15 x20
frame,contains t},ree forges and one p[ston nir hammer. The engine
room,working ahaft,bincksmithshop and furnace room are not under
one roof. Suitable protection against fire is provided.
TFie timberyard ie on dump. orebirs lU x 9 x 10,90 ft long.
The mater supply is from Big Rvans pulrh.
Tho surfaco transportation is by rnilrond and wagonroad.
The ore treataent omployed,smelting, 'Sine has no mill or reduction
works. .
F X P L O :, I V R".
The expolsives used are the 401 7~Aths and 1 inch Th,pont powder,
Daps Y,Y.Y.X,ferman Insaloid fuse,
Iron or ,oetal tamping, bars ore r:ot e+~pl.oyed,wooden tamping bars ore
provided Por omployeos. Povnior monkey not omployod. .
rxploaivos in excess of one day's outq,ly are not stored undorground
but are stored in a euagar.ine provided Yor that In,rposo alone. The
magazino ie 30U ft from workinE shot*, or other buildings, Amqunt
of oxploaives kopt in storage ],~~1+0 lbs.
T4ie magazine is frame 10 x 1~ covered with iron. The ctevico for
thawing powder is of pnlvnnixod iron cantor ~nckotod.
Oiln,candlen or other combustiblse are stored in building used for
that Fn,rpose only. Oils,cnndles or other eombuatiblea aro not nto-
rod with powder.
;{ I IJ I N G .
The property is devoloped by a vertical nhaft,4-1~2 x 15,cribbad
~ V:ork is carried on at present
ii with R x 10 timbers slid 750 ft deep.