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MINING AND MINE METHODS. <br />The main shaft is 4 feet x 8 feet in the clear, 600 feet <br />deep and has six level s. The shaft is timbered with <br />! 3 in. x 8 in, sawed cribbing. dome of the timber is <br />in poor condition at this time. The shaft is sunk nn <br />the vein part way down and dips in different directions. <br />The work is carried on at the pr<.sent tir..e in the 400 ft <br />level in a drift 275 foot P,orth of the shaft. <br />Hoisting. <br />The hoisting is done by reana of buckets. The men are <br />raised and lowered by the hoisting machinery. Weight <br />hoisted is one ton, distr,nco hoisted 400 feet. <br />The cable is a 3j4 inch cruoiblo stool which hea been <br />in use five months. Safety choir and clamps aro uses <br />on the end of the cable, those sere changed five months <br />ago. uo safety devices ere employed tc prevent over- <br />winding. <br />L'aterial is hoisted from only ono level. <br />The bell line is a 5~f3 inch homn lino attached to a <br />eix inch gong. Tho :tato code is uood, Thiancode <br />of Signals ie postod only in the engine room. <br />Yorsons aro prohibited frorl riding on the loaded bucket. <br />This order is r.ot poete9 near the collar of the shaft. <br />6 notice stl tine tk:e maximum number of men permitted <br />to ride upon ti:e bucket rt one time is not postod nt thu <br />ooll nr of the shaft or at each level station. <br />The Skddway in made oS ~ inch plank. 1.11 level atotlons <br />are not nrovided with passage-way around working shaft. <br />The eHaft is provided e,t all stctiona wlth Aoora. <br />The shaft is provided vd th with pillar of ground <br />sufficient tc inslre safety. <br />L:ethoda. <br />The ore is extracted b;/ morns of book or overhand <br />OtOpiAG. <br />2~4 inch Ingornoll ::ergonnt air drills are used . <br />Undefgro::nd trr•rring. <br /> <br /> <br />r <br />