MINEBK00914

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

M I N I N G (Gontinuedl.
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'i pin~has been in use one year. The cage is equipped with bonnet
and safety clutches. Cannot give date when clutches were last
tested, ?'here are no devices to prevent cver-winding.. The ma-
terial is hoisted from two levels. Cagey not gmployed. The

i. bell line.is of 1~2 inch hemp rope and in good condition.
Tha state code•of signal ie posted in, the engineroom~at collar
~' of shaft and at each level station. A~1 persons are prohib-
ited from riding on loaded cage this order is not posted near
!~'~ collar of shaft.
.Notice stating the maximum number of man permitted to ride
upon cage at one time is not posted'at co}lay ofl shaft and at
each level statioq~The chairs employed Automatic lever,
The cage guides are 4-1~2 X 4-1~2 of Oregon pine and in good
~ condition. All level stations are provided with passageway
around working shaft the shaft is at all stations provided
with guardrails..
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i. The shaft is secured by pillar of, ground on each side suffi-
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cient to secure safety, All winzes or mill holes are.covored
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, or surrounded with guardraild. The shaft is not being Bunk.
I' Shafthouse over collar of abaft.
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I The method of ore extraction is that of drifting and over-hand

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'~ stoping with Shaw 2-lf4th machine drills hand drills are also
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I; employed,
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I, The timbering is that of square seta and cribbing, sufficient.
~; The timbers used are white spruce prepared at mill and in good
i condition. The loading chutes employed are of 3-inch plank.
~il Underground tramming by manual luoor using the Leadville ore
'.',~i cars. Trackage 18 inch gunge 9 lb rails,

I~ Amount of water. dealt with in gals per minute maximum 800i~~ gal
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~l System employed steam pampa,
Ventillation natural and auffic~ent. Noxious geese are not
met with. Sanitary.conditiona are good. All old timbers have
been removed from underground workings.
The shaft is divided into two compartments~cageway end manxay