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The main shaft is 4~ ~ 8' in the clear, 1475 feet <br />deep and e timbered with ~" Y, SR sawed cribbing from - <br />surface to the 9th level, and from there. to the bottom <br />with square sets. There are 14 levels, <br />~_ All work at-the pr esent tine is carried on on the <br />I2th, 13th, 14th and 15thlevels;.a11 near .the old <br />workings. 1 <br />Hoisting is done by ski p, w eight of load hoisted, <br />four tons, distance.hoisted about 1,390. feet. Il~en are <br />raised or lowered with hoisting machinery. <br />Cable is 1 1~4" round in good c©n dition, in, use about <br />four months, and is provided with Humble Hook, in use about <br />four months.. <br />Skip is equipped-withbonn et and. safety clntcsh es; <br />they are tested every week.- The Humble detaching Ifiook: <br />is employed to prevent over-winding.' <br />P.Zaterial is hoisted from two or morelevels. <br />Cager, or skip tender is employed. . <br />~tlectric bells, pull bell and flash lights are em- <br />ployed. The state code of signals is employed. and are <br />posted 3n engine room, at collar of shaft and each level <br />stati on , <br />Persons sre prohibited from riding on loaded skip; <br />this order is posted near collar of shaft. <br />No n©tice stating the masimum_ number of or en permitted <br />to .ride upon ceage, ship or bucket at one time 3s posted, at <br />- tsollar of shaft alxi at each level station. <br />The ore is dumped direct from cars into the. skip, <br />guides are 5°f ~ 6" Oreg©n Fir. <br />The level stations are not provided with passage-way <br />around working shafts.. All stations in the shaft are pro- <br />vided with guard rai19. Shaft is scoured by pillar of <br />ground-upon each side sufficient to insure safety, all <br />winzes or mill holes are covered or surrounded with-guard <br />~ rails. Shaft is not .being sunk. <br />The method of-ore extraction is that of overhand <br />stopingr Machine drilling is employed. Drills used, <br />%F <br />