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MINING AND MINE METHODS. <br />The main shaft is 3 1~?, feet by 7 feet. It is 355feet~ <br />to the lovrer station, and the sump is 25 feet deep. The shaft <br />is timbered vrith 3" X ~" saxrod cribbing, there are two levels. <br />P <br />j This shaft is tho only ~:oana of exit, theret;eing no connection <br />j <br />with any other mine. The abaft is divided into tvro compartments, e <br />and .the timber in parts of the shaft and the ladder in parts of <br />~' the skraft~are iri very bad condition.. The shaft is knovm as the <br />International, and is located near the E. Porter Oold Hing. <br />Vlor•klfs being carried wr at the present time on tho 355 <br />foot levol, ir: the srtmo vein uudsrnoath the old workings, Tho <br />maps and dra4rings are up to date. <br />'rfoistirrg is dons with a bucket, tkre men being Powered and <br />raised w].th hoiot]ng mr.chinory. Tae distarlde hoisted Ss 355 foot <br />i <br />; and the vreight, hoistod is 1000 pounds. <br />The cablo is 7~8 crucible stool in good condition, though <br />it is impossible to ascertain how long the same has heart in use or <br />when chanp;ed. The char•actet• oi' the t;uclset hook used on ertd <br />~I oi' cablo~ ie~pafety chain, and Chore ie no rievice used to pro- <br />vortt over winding. <br />P4aterial ].s mrly hoistod from unto level, Thsro is a 3~fi" <br />marala ropy boll iino attachod to au 13" prong, both of vinich aro <br />in food condition. The ..^,tuta code oi' sig~uala is employed and <br />era posted 1n the encgine room and at rho collar oi' the shaft. <br />All parsons are prohibited i'rom riding; on tkto L•uckot, <br />but Uhora is r+c order to that oi'i'oct postod uti rho aol.lur oi' tho <br />shaft or slsowhera. Thore is no order posting;,al:out the prop- <br />orty utatinir, tho mnxirnum number oi' roan ullowod to r•ido on the <br />I bucket. ' <br />Tho Locket is loadod b;~ hand oral from ckmtos. <br />i <br />The skutl't 1a uncured by +a pillar oi' l;round upon ouch sids <br />!~ aufi'icient to lnuuro uui'aty, l;uC all ar u:ry, lovol station <br />Su not provided vrith a psau+ig'o way atround worhlnl~, abaft, nor• at•o <br />the utntiona provided with a g~uarct roil, neither aro tkro vrirr~oa <br />and rrmn holds uurrounciod vrith a f~;uat•d t•a11. <br />'i'he shaft is trot baint5 sunk. <br />The or•e is sxtracted by over Yrarld utoping•. Tho Johnson <br />