MINEBK01050

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

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EXPLOSIVES.
The kind and grads of explosive used is Rapanno X30 ~'
~, 5X Capa and the Victor Brand of fuse. The kind of
tamping tars used are gas pipe wits wooden plugs;.
Explosives in excess of one days aupplyare
not stored under-ground. The explosives are stored
i'n a magazin^ for that purpose alone. This
magazine is 200 feet South of the portal of the
Moffat tunnel. The average amount of explosives ke t
to storage is 500`
The character of the magazine is a small stone
tuilding lined wits wood. The mina is also
provided woth a device for the thavrin~ of powder;
This device is a small wooden tuilding heated t~• ..
steam, Oils, candles and other camtustitlea era story
in the compressor room, and they are not stored
with the powder.

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