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MINING AND MINE METHODS. <br />The main shaft is 4 feet x 8 feet, in the clean; 650 <br />feet deep. It is timbered tivith cribbing from the s•ar- <br />face to tine 35C foot point and with square sets from <br />this ponit to the bottom. There are nine levels. <br />The work is carried on at the present tits on the f3th <br />levol, drifting virgin ground. <br />:foisting. <br />The hoisting is done by mot-.ns of blekets. T}.e men aro <br />raised and to veered by the hoisting r^achinery. i~eight of <br />load hoisted, 1~i50 pound s., a distance of 550 feet. <br />~ one inch cablo is used, this has been in use savorhl <br />yoars and is in po r condition. °afvty chain and ' <br />clamps are 1304 on tho and of tiro cable. This has <br />not been c}:ango~j for ono yoar. iTo safety dovice is <br />emplcyod to pr~vont ovorwirdi::g. <br />IIatvrial is l:oiotod from only one lovol. <br />Tho bell line and aignol boll consists of a 1~4 inch <br />mire line and 1~2 inch hemp ropo attrched to an E3 inch <br />gong. Tho Stato signal codo is postod in th o engine <br />room only. <br />Poraono are pro}:ibltod from riding on tho loadod bucYet <br />This order is not ~%catod Hoar tho collar of tho shaft. <br />A notice stating tt,e >.wxir.ur, number of men perratted <br />to ride upon the basket at one tir..o ie not po stod nt <br />the collar of t},e shaft or +at each level. <br />Buel:ota are use3 and aro loadod from ohutoe. <br />/.11 level stations aro not provided with pn.~eage-vray <br />around vrorkinF shaft. Tho shaft is nrovidod with doors <br />at all otationa, and is socu•ed by pillar of r-round <br />upon one}. side suYficiont to insure oafoty, <br />:ho ore iD minrd Ly ovor}.und stoping. 2-1~& ~ullivria <br />Air yrillo aro Hoed. Tho bond drilling is singly. <br />Tir_bvring. <br />Stalls and lagE~iag aro used. :hoco aro Lrsfiiolout: <br />and aro. made of rod spruce, nrorarod Ly ia.nd and 1n <br />