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

S U R F A C E P L A N T .(Continued}.
guard rails to prevent persons from walking in shaft. B$ackamith-
shop 3nc: poworhouae .The engine room,and furnace room are all un-
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~, der one roof. Power houso 50 ft north of shaft house.
' Suitable protection against fire is provided. Timberyard on
dump, Dump ore in cars on track. The orator aupplyb is from the
j city main of Leadville. The surface transportation is by rail and
wagon road.
' F,XPLOS IVES !I,
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The explosives used are the 40~ 7~Rths Cslatine powder,caps XXXXX
I bars ars not e~gploy- ,
German insoloid fuse. Iron or metal tamping i~;l
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~ ed,waoden tamping bars are providsd for employees. 'i4.
Explosives in excess of one dny~n suppl~C aze not stored underground I ~i,~
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Thoy are stored in a magazine provided for that pttrposo alone. ~,I,(,
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the magazine is 250 ft from vrorking shaft or other huildings.~',,
• ves ke t in storage ] 00 lbs. The magazine is ~' ~,~I~+'
Amount of explosi P !i,
frame 4 X 6 covered with iron. liine has no devico for thawing ~~i? -
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Powder. Oils,candles or other combustibles are not stored •.vith ^j~'
powder. •~!~
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The property is developed by a vertical shaft 4 X 8 two compact- I ~ ~;,
and is 360 ft deep. 1q,• '
ment,cribbed with f, X R cribbing ' ',+,
ylork is carried on at present timo on'tho 240 ft lovel. drifting ~,`(~ ~
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on ore. Maps and drnwings at offico.
The hoisting is done with a cage. '•den are raised and loxored with
hoisting machinery. 1'teiP,ht of load hoisted 1,500 lbs,dietance ',
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hoisted 240 ft.
The cable ie steel wiro T~Sths crucible steel and has been in uee ~'
threo months,the hook uaod on end of cable is elevia and pin,the
same is new. The cage is equipped with bonnet and safety clutch-
j es; cannot give date whoa clutches were last tsdted.