MINEBK01050

• County: Teller
• Volume: 8
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: B

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A notice stating the Number of men (maximun)~No. of
men allowed to ride on the cage, or bucket at one time is
posted at the collar of the shaft, engine room, and each level
station, The chairs used-in-the shaft are fixed in the --
Montana style. The cage guides are 4 R 4" Oregon pine,
All of the level stations from the 500-level down are
1!~ provided with passageway around the working shaft. The shaft'
~Ij provided with guard rails, It is also
;,~ Provided with a
i pillar of ground upon each aide and is atzfficiedt to '
I' provide safety, The shaft is not being stink.
,:
i The method of ore extraction 1s Over-hand
!l' atoping, The machine drills are used thy are
I'~ t .
2 /4 & 3 1/2 Ingersoll Serge t,
~;
a 00( maximum) average 400 Gala.
The method employed, of tinbering is atulla
and lagging and square seta when the vein is over 8 Feet wide; i;
is fa,.ir.The timbers areof red and•:white spruce and are
~~ prepared]
by hand; they are good except in the workings (o.],dj !
The chutes are all loaded b
y gravitation,;,
s ~~~The system d~ tramming under-ground the care are loadid
,hand run by hand. The care of the Mine & Smelter
type, The trackage is of 8 & 12 # T, rails and 18 Guage,
The amount of water dealt with in Gale, per minute
1 6 '
a team, water and air pipee.,~ ,
emoved from' the
under-ground workings. The ahaft:ia divided into two '
compartments; it is also provided with ladder-way: and the laddt
are secure and accessible,. The ladder-waY contains the
The system employed of drainage,ie ,two Compound
Condensing Jamesyille Station ptm~ps~
The ventilation is by means of connections with
other mines and upraises connecting levels, It is
sufficient as there are no noxious gases .met with. .
Atl of the old timbers have been r

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