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<br />pressor, this is stationed about 50 feet
<br />) from the eAtr~lce
<br />4, 1
<br />{~ '~~ of xo. 5 funnel in a frame building 20 JC 40 th
<br />~i ; ,(, ~~,' , ie is run
<br />I~;F~,ilf by electricity, the other buildings are blacks~thsho
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<br />,, j bearding house, stable and tram terminal.
<br />'~; i '~~,~ EJC PL 0 S I9ES
<br />~.+~ ~ N Ilupont 40 .
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<br />;r. ~. ~ powder. Victor fltae, 5-x caps and wooden
<br />i ~~ c~ taming bars are used. Explosives iri excess of one days
<br />'I
<br />,~ .~ ;
<br />~ ~I supply aTe not stored underground. The average amount of
<br />ri~,I,I~ explosives kept in storage ie 200^ pounds; this is
<br />~I'
<br />~I; i;~ kept in a dug out in a side hill with a dirt root about
<br />,!f Pit ~ 300 Peet north of tunnel and used for this
<br />~, ,
<br />f purpose only.
<br />,,',l~I 'I I ~ , , oils, candles and other cumbustables are stored 1n a
<br />:G ~~,
<br />'.;i,
<br />store room. The device for thawing powder is a dole
<br />~ I: ~
<br />~~ '; ~'~ boiler Pith hot water.
<br />'. M I 2d I N G AND M I 2d E-M T H O p g,
<br />j.
<br />~~ The main opening is a cross cut tunnel abo+
<br />.tt 500 feet where
<br />'! ~- it taps the Alta vein, from this p~1nt of intersection
<br />~ ~ ' I ~ '! the tunnel is driven on the
<br />~ JI ~ vein in a southeasterly
<br />i' j'1 dir:ction for
<br />', ) 2.500 feet, there are three more levels
<br />' , .~ .~ t?:at awe bei
<br />~, ` -nE marked above the main level, they are 150
<br />)# , j ~ r-feet apart. The is sto +n and
<br />il~j,fi,;. p- 8 drifting going on lri each
<br />{~f`~ level. The method of ore extraction is over hand stoping
<br />~ and drifting with hand and air
<br />'~ drills. Ingersoll Hammer
<br />t • ~~~' ; j
<br />' ~~~ and riaugh d.~illa are used. The method of timbering is atolls
<br />rl ~ ,li and square
<br />ii,,:~..~~, ! sets covered with lagging, The timbers are pine
<br />i~ = ! i and spruce
<br />1;„r~i prepared by hand and are sufficient to secure
<br />'j " ~ safet
<br />(~~ t, , ' j 3. Under~ound traming ie done by hand and mules.
<br />t ~ ~ ~" ~ ' ~; Sgeel cars are used for tr
<br />~~ .`,~~' amming, Shutes are loaded bq hand
<br />f'I f, I' ,! ~, and gravitq. The
<br />t• ~,Ir tr;i~, system of ventilation is natural, all
<br />~(;~~,y.,!! old timbers have been removed from under
<br />E{` ~ ' p ground and the
<br />',j~, ~; sanitary conditions are
<br />good. Candles are used for light-
<br />4y ing underground. The
<br />~,j; ; ~~',;I mine has four ezita besides the main
<br />;~' ~i tunnel. All Pour levels ~ -
<br />~`;'_'`. ~~~; run out to the surface, they are
<br />~P;,~~~;; all connected by manways. The manways are i~ jood
<br />h^. ;;:":i! snd ready at all times for emplo es. ahem
<br />~. Y
<br />~5:~
<br />S T A T I S T I C S.
<br />Total nuIIlber of feet t~nel or .adite 1000.teet.
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