MINEBK00998

• County: Teller
• Volume: 9
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: C

MINING qND MINE METHODS. ~ j

The main shaft is 3-1~2 Yeet z 7 Peet in the clear, it is
;timbered with cribbing from the surface to tho 4-0 foot
point where the voin was cut, Prom this '
point down the shaft
is sunk on the voin and it is timbered with stalls.
The work is cariidd on at the present tine on the 70 foot
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'level in the old workings.
Hoisting.
.Bucket and whim are used for hoisting. The mon are not
.raised or lowered with hoisting machinery. Tho weight
IoP the load hoisted is 400 lba, azd distance 100 Peet.
.There is a 5~© inah crucible at eel cable, whioh has been
in use three months. d safety chain and clamps are used
on the end of the cable. TY.ese have not been ehange9 for ..
three mont}.e.
The material is hoisted from two levels.
The bell line is a 1~8 inch wire lino attached to e 6 inch
gong.
The State code of signsls is used. This code is posted
in t}lo engine room, at collar of shaft and at oach level
• station. Pors~ns aro pro}:ibited from riding on the lo:ldod
buoket. Ti,is order is not po:aed nonr tho collar of the
shaft. h notice stating tho n•in!bur of men permitted
to rido on the loaded buckat nt ono time is not postod
at tho collar of tho shaft and at oach level str:tion.
Skids are r^ado oY G inch x G inch timber sav:od diagonally. ~
611 lovel atr.tiona are not providod ~lith passage-way
around tho working shaft.
TY.o shaft is aecurod by pillar of ground upon oaoh aide
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euffioiont to aecura aafoty. i
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611 winzea and mill holaa are covored with gourd r+.ila. " ~ ~
:he oro is oxtructed by ovor and undor}:and atoping. ~y 1y~1~,,.rv~
Singlo hand dzi11(r4erw-++eed•. O a i
Tho atolls aro of rod anruco,yrepr=rod by hand r,ad in gcod j
condition.
Tho chutos aro loaded by car and hand.
Undorgronnd Trucring.
Tho truraing is do no Ly buckota on trucks, t}:o buokota aro