MINEBK00917

• County: Montrose
• Volume: 17
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

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______ _ M I N I N G. AND 'd I N y M E T H O D S, Contin,-
_- extraction is drifting and stoping, with single hand drills,
____-__ ,The method of timbering is stalls, The timbers are Breen
__._.______ ;pinon prepared by hand, and are sufficient to secure safety,
__._ ________ .Underground tramwing--none. Ventilation is natural, Surface
_._________ transportation is 3one.by ya:;on. 3Asthod of ore treatment is
__._ _.__ dry concentration, There is a mill being.erected on these
-_ ____ premises, Underground lighting is done.by candles, The
_-..-_._ _ ne•a• mill was started early in this year and seems to be doing
---.-_ ___ goo3 work, The management is adding some more ruachinery to
__ the mill.
S T A T I S T I C 5.
_ ___ Total number.of feet in adita, 1250. Cost per ft. ."y1G.00 j ~.~r~. I
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Average tonnage per month, 70 shippin„ 400 milling, 4 '~ ~
_ Average a3say va]u=. ore per ton about 2~ ;73 08 5,$ V2 05. ; if~l ~ + #,
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Cost of steel 12)t. Cost oY po^rder 1611. `!~
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_ Cost of transporting aupplian to mine 111. iI~
Cost of transporting ore to railroad ~y20.00 ~~ I+
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_ Men employed: I ! + ,,. ~,
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1?. Miners ~y3,00 for eight hours, I !i ~
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3 Tran:mers 3,00 Por eight hours, ~~ ~~
4 Millmen 3,50 for night hours, i~
2 Ore Assortoro 3.00 for eight hours. li; !'
1 Blacksmith ,75 for oigltt hours,
1 Troreman 5,OG for eigtrt hours, ~ ~ 1
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1 Sup orintondont,
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G 1' N L+' R A L F ^s M A H K u. '. ~ I, '.
No person under the ~~e of 12 yoara ie emploved in the
Ming, Strangerp or visitors are not allowed near the worlringa
un].ear3 accompanied by someone fmni].inr with the Mine. A]J no-
efdonts have been reported to the Buronu of Minos. Tho manage-
iuent is f'snaliar with the statutes relating to the operation
of metallferuus minor, Tho aancentration mill vrhioh •a~as built
latat Year started to work oarl.,Y tlria spring and has worked al-