MINEBK01041

• County: Gilpin
• Volume: 11
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: B

Pearl Tatum - 4'.
S H A F T H OUSE - Contin.
The collar oY the 9ha2t la oP anPPiaieat height to prevent s;
persons Prom Yelling in and is provided with a good and sub- ~~!1
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stantial door to prevent material from Palling in the shaft. ~y
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Smith's shop. machinery and shaft is all ender one root. `4~'
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Protection against Pire has been provided Por by a aurPicient ~ ~'
quantity of hose attanhed to the Yeed pomp.
The dry. or changing room. is loaeted over the boiler'.
The timber yard is outside the main building and all timbers
are prepared by hand.
There are two ore bins, built oY 2-in. plank, with a aapaoity oY'- ;~!
15 y
30 tons eaoh:
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Lighting on the anrseoe is by eleatrioity. ~j
A good wagon road to the mind Pnrnishos easy moans Yor transport- '~a
ing aupplbes and ores to ana from the mine.
EXPL09I YL~S
Powder used, 40Jo, Gelatine.
~ruso used. Gorman Inaoloid.
Cape used, b-%
Wooden tamping bare are provided for the uao of trio omployoa.
rlo Powder ct:onkay is employod.
tlo exploaivos aro stored under tho ground but era xaPy au w ,,,,,6- ! ' ,i~
azine used Tor. Chia purpoao only. '
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Aaa{;azina is made of wood and oovered with iron, etationod lUU 9~r~~'
foot oast of ehaYt house.
Avorago amount oP orploeivoe kopt in atorago,
Levloe Yor thawing powder 1a a woodon bax, t bUU lba'.
x h ft., a~-d heated I i

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by oXhauat storum.

Uilu, oesndloa and
A small eioount ox

otha'r oombuatlblaa aro not atnrad with powder.
oil and oandloa aro Kent in ariaYt houao.

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The dovelopmont ooaeieta oz one mai» ahaxt, 4 x tf Yoet in
the oloar, dillido4 into two oompartmonte: ono 4 x 4 Yyat in the
viear neod zor a bnottat way; tho otnor used xor a laador way.