MINEBK01009

• County: Clear Creek
• Volume: 12
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

Geld Kier - 4.
EaPbO S I VE S -Centin.
and Say's supply are no's stored nndergrennd.
arias 'Phe average eaonnt of explosivoe kept in aterare is b0~.
' This is Yept in•the sill. 2fo devioe for thawing powder is pro-
f' vided. Candles aad ether eapplies aro kept in the blaeksaith
shop.
DlI D I HG de M IHE METHODS .
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Bsnr eaall tunnels have been driven upon this rrsnp et
16 nines. The aein epeaiag sr tunnel is driven en the Gsld King
vela aaa lei zE6' in lenrth and tiabered for a dietaaoe et 80'
d- troy the portal with poste aad oaps. 6 snail eaonat et etepiag~
has tieea dens in this tunnel.
At a point 1,000' west or thb aein txanel a tunnel ie
driven sn the Whale vein a distanoe eY 130` aad parallel with
the Ge1Z Kist •ein. Oae hundred Seat hither oa the Bide et the
•aountain a tunnel 7b' long ie driven en the Plhale •ein. Oae-
gnartnr si a ails west of the aein tunnel another tunnel Se dri-
e •ea en t'se Galena •ein. This ie 140' lour aad tiabored n die-
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taaoe e3 40' with peen aad oaps. !1e work 1s oarried en in these
ell
three tunnels aad have been atisadened Ter soap tine. The ealy
nth
work oarriod ea ie preparation for extending the tunnel en the
'th
Geld Kier vein.
eo lira-Drool deers havo been provided ab~thOrO ie ao
leaser tree tiro entering the tnnael,er tunes resaltlar tree
tiro, as there are ao buildiasa aL.er near the tunnel entranoe.
The aethoa e2 ero extraetiea.is by single hand drilliar.
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/o seehiae drills ass espleyel.
Thp aethed of tiibering is pouts and saps at the eatraaoes
ei the taaaele aad stalls aorered with largins in~the stopes.
The tin-ere are prepares by head Yzea pine, ass is road eea-
dlti~a aaa are gatZiefeat to seoare safety.
Usdersres=d iT6Y11L' Se done by hand with ^tsel cart et

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