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

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pa veAn Ho. 14 dri3te have been run easterly 42' and westerly !'~
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b0'. On voin IIo. 15 drifts, have been run easterly 27.7' end I,
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westerly 23b'. Oa vein No ., 17 drifts have been run eastorly I I'
nnel. 60' and vosterly b5' . Qein lTohdrii`ta have been run easterly I I '~~ 'll~

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6b' and weetorly 75'x. IIo ~stoping hae boon done is any of tho I
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drifts. All of the veins intersoatod, except no's. 9, 10 and
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ded 14, are at right angles to the tunnel. No's. 9 and 10 rua
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aoarly ,parallel vrith the tunnel: ;~ ~; '
IIo eurlaoe crorY. hae boon done on the Luaania'group other ~ ~j~i,
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than disnovery shafts and prospoat.holea. These aro not oY any ~ ~ ~'k
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end depth nor of auoh a nature as to requiro reporting upon. ~'~'
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The ontranoo to the tunnol is provided rrlth woodon doors ,,
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but as thore aro no buildings noar the tunnel fire-proof doors ~ i
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The only aotivo rorY. boing oarried on is is the nature ~~,
of extending the tunnel. Bator beyner and t:odel, 8-drill, aa- ~
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chino drills aro omployod but no hand dr111in~ is dono. Stalls ~ ;.,.
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oovered with lagging aro need Yor tiabering. These aro in good
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oondition and aro sufliolont to seoure saloty.~
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Underground traaming is dono with horsoa and donkeys.
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Tyro-ton, Truax steel oars aro used on a traokago of 18" guaeo ''
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and 20~ T rails. A doublo traok is laid on red spruoo arose- ' ~;
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tloa that extend from vrall to wall of the tunnol. ~,
' The tunnel has a rising graQe oY fivo inohos to tho hun-

drod loot giving a natural nystem Yor drainaCo. A small aaount ~i~:
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of orator 1a oaoountered and oauees no inoonvenienae.
The veatilation ie provided Por by a Buifolo euotion fan ~
end as 18" stool pipo. This is sntfioient as no noxionu gases ~
aro met r.ith. _
Tho sanitary conditions aro good and all old tinbors have
reaovod Troa nndezgrouaa. Lighting underground is by oarbido
leaps nna oandlea.