MINEBK01009

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

Little Mattis - 4'.
SURFACE PLAIIT-Contin,
g. - - .
The smith's shop, engine room, working shaft and fnrnaoe room
are all ender one roof. The changing house is a small room next
rLz to the~offioe: Tha plant~Mor pa•eparing~timbors is on the dap.
per', There are six ore bins wiih a oapaaity oY to tone eaoh situate
ton Z00'~eoutheast oY the shaft. The ore is aonveynd from the shaft
to the ore bins by mdanb of tram Data. Automatic Millers are
Heel Mor Pilling buckets on aerial tram from the mine to the
mill one-halt mile distant.
ind Tha head frame is 2 -poet. 12" z 12" native pine timbora,
'n 24' high. The sheave whool is b Mt., oast iron. Pilled with rope.
Gna.rd rails aro need around thy, shaft to prevent poraona
• Sroa tripping and Melling in the ehaMt ana a good anu suYfiaient
door hue boon pi0vlded to prevent matorial Yrom MalliTtg in while
bn- dumping.
one,
lighting on thv surface is with kerosono.
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~aPLOSIVES.
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California Giant, 40yo', Goraan lneoloid Yuee and 5-X cape
era uned'. Gas pipe tampini; bare aro need by the employee.
The avorage amount o3 powdor kept iu etvrage is 1,000.
This ie atoreQ in a tunnel. kept securely loakod and not used
3 Mor any other pnrpuee, and 100' west oM the shaft: Ezploaivae
in ezoeee oY onv day's supply ar.. not atorod undosground. The
'o- device Tor thnwiniy powder ie n tin tank heated with hot wateri.
Oils, OnA11~e anu other ooabuatibloe are not stored nlth tho
z
ponder bet in thv oYiioe building.
1iIAE8 do MI HE }SETHODS.
Tha main working ehnYt~io on tho iiattie vo
1a depth. It is timbered arith square eetb baokod
aa1 divided into two aompartmonta, eaoh 4+f' z 4'
ant tleou Sot a bucket-way att1 ladlor-way. Lorelo
In anu is 6.10'
with ingeing'
in tbu Dicer,
bees bees driven
in this ehaft~ae Mollo~e: 1ti0'-tt. level - east, 1,'x60'; xeet.
704'. 3Td.-level - east. l,ly0'; Reat, b00'. 4th.-1e7v1 - eBet,