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(i ;.. .. ' <br />I' <br />k <br />~! <br />~I <br />~, <br />i <br />i'. . <br />l <br />~'' <br />~~ <br />j' <br />,:i <br />...-t <br />~.,: ~,,: <br />E%PLOSIVES. <br />The ]rind and character of explosives used is Her- <br />cules 40~ 5 XCCaps and Gorman Inaolid fuso. Thore are no <br />iron or matal tamping; bars employed thouGh the em- <br />I~ o are providod with wooden tamping; l~ura. Thore, io <br />no^manksy ~~ employed about tho mine and erplosivea <br />in excosa oi' one day's supply is not dared under ground. <br />Thore is a magazine 100 fesf :from tlzo working+,' shaft north <br />of tho engine room providod sapeeially for powdar and the <br />avorap;o amount oi' oxploaivos Icept• in atorap;o is 200. The <br />magazine is a framo building; houtad by steam, the powdor bl <br />inp~ thawed in L•he same. The candles and other combustibloE <br />are not storod vrith tha powder, but are kept in'tho ongino <br />room. i <br />,,,_~ <br />o-: ,; <br />