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• County: Teller
• Volume: 10
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

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MINING ~ MINE METHODS--.Concluded.
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Landings are provided in ladder-way not to exceed
20 feet. apart. There are winzes or man-ways connecting
levels, ana at least one man-way is kept in repair: and
equipped with ladders..
The ma.n;a has more than one. exit for employes.; ,it '
is connected with the Hull ,City on the 8th, 9th and
10th levels, Christmas and La Ba11a on 500 and Golden.
Cycle on 10 and 1100 ft. levels,, and i accessible to
employes.
Lighting system employed underground, electric
lights on stations and candles in all drifts and topes.
STATISTICS.
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DEVEBO?'MEPdT .
Total. No.ft.in shafts,.6,714..
Total 1Po.ft. in development 25":56 miles. '
LABOR. Hull City and Vindicator.
46 machine drillmen, 4.00 per day of 8 hours.
25 timbermen,_ 3,50 " „ „ 8 r,
$2 tralLtll~r3, 3.00 'r n n $. „
6 topmen, 3.:00 ,. " " 8 „
3. assayers, 5,00 and 2.5D a day"for month.
4 fireme¢, 3.5D per day oY 8 hours,
7 engineers, 4.50 " " " g "
3 ~1zmPmH$. 4.-00 n " " g "
6 blacksmiths, d,pp rr " n. 8 "
4 foremen, 4,50 ,r ,, „ 8
l superintendent ~400.OD per month.
1 o3fice help, 125,OD " "
3 pipe fitters, 3.50 per day of 8 hours,-
2 iaaster mechanics, 5.00 " 'r 8 ++
Average number of men employed for the year, 144-107
underground and 37 on surface.
COSTS. "
Cost of fuel X3.10 per ton,. average cost per mo. ~2,8D0.
Cost of .timber about ?~30.per III. " " " 600..
Cost of steel B-1/2y~ per lb. " " 40.
COBtoi' Oil, 48 " .gal. n n " " 4O,
Cost of powder,12,00 per evat. " " " " 2 200.
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Average"assay value ore per ton, 41,00 for 1907.