MINEBK00914

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

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S U R F A C E P L A N T (Continued).
The headframe.consiats of six posts. l0 X 12 20 ft high. Tho sheave
wheel is 4-12 ft in diameter of cast steel.
The blacksmithshop is in engineroom.
The engineroom~working shaft and blacksmithshop ara not under one r;
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roof. There is suitable protection against firs provided.. ~';
Stable frams 12 X 15. Timberyard on dump.
The ore is dumped on cars. The water supply is from the wino.
The surface transportation is by railroad and wagonroad.
The ore treatment employed is smelting. )Hine has mill~but it is
not. in use.,
E X P L O S I V F. S.
The explosives used are of the 40R 7~8ths Dupont prn~der~capa XXXXX~
Lear brand fuse.
Iron or metal tamping bars are not employed; wooden tamping bars
are provided for employees. Powder monkey not employed, ,
Explosives in excess of one days supply are not atoned underground
The explosives are stored in A magaZiIIO provided for that purpose 5,~~••
alone. The magazine is 50 ft from working shaft or other build-
inga. Amount of explosives kept in storage 100 lbs.
The magazine is a frame box 2 X 4 buried in dump. ~
The device for thawing powder is of galvanized iron water jack-
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oted. Oils~ca:cdles or other cambustiblea are not stored with prnv-
der. ,
1dIN IN6.
The property is devolaped by a vertical ahaPt 4-1~2 X g~two com-
partmonts~rribbod with 6 X R cribbi:cg end is 500 ft deep. I
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The work is carried on at the present time on first level 150 ft
frac surface.. }3aps and drawings at office.
The hoisting method employed cage.
t3en are raised and lowered vrith tioiating mnchinery~weight of
load hoisted 1500 lba~distanca hoisted 150 ft.
The cable is at6e1 wino rope 7~gtha inch and im good condition.