' and upraises. Tha Silver Lalce 7'u!tnel, starts from a point irz Arast¢a
<br />' Basir!, near tho "ilver Lal;e, a!~!d is run throu~;d1 P,outrd ?ountain, in-
<br />to Vloodcl!ucl; Basin, a distance of very near a :^.i.l:o. From this tznuzd
<br />' crosscuts acre run, brat cut the lievr York, Silver Lalce, and letter
<br />G veins, Iu these veins are i'oun« fire pr'ncipnl ore bodies of tho
<br />Bilvor^ Lake 3~izro.
<br />^1!a lfnity is r:.n i'r•w:z Ar•a~.~tra L'asin, i11te ;;ouud "'ountai, about
<br />51x0 feet, aird at a poi!a )3500 ft., tile,', cut tiro bievr York vein,
<br />rrr!ich Liley foljorred up to tPze ^,:ilver La.L:e tuwzel, sc:.^.e '700 feet,
<br />At ti!e silver Lako tunnel, the blacl;sa~~ith shop, old mill build-
<br />ink, and s!:orr shed are over moot-^. oi' .,..~r•.z, nt thr-, ~~:uty, the
<br />boa'r•dinb house, cre bir!e, bunk House, .~.ai~les, tore house, and
<br />blaclamith shop, ur•e coinzected and over :noath of tunnel,
<br />I have ordor~rd that the ~,:inrel be lrrcvidad x:itl. sui'i'icient
<br />'. doors et a rea:,o!~ezl~le «istarce to prevent file admission of no:;icas
<br />@;ac;es, should fire occur. _;~:i;; __act net uoe;:~ clone previous to ti-ris
<br />time, nitre doors c~au be operated from e:iti:o:;t,
<br />The ore is extracted by oNer'read ,~to;?izrp;, T.~>v.c;.ir:e and ha!:d
<br />drills aro employed. Hand drills, uin(°la.
<br />Suffici.e:~t tir.~':~rira," _~..., bce:: jN. _:~. It ~~ .,x"1:1.:.:!;.. Cribb-
<br />.,
<br />iril; and dt•ift sets. Tire. ,.'::fliers az~e rer' aari .3.ite slrruce, prel;ared
<br />by hand, anti are in vary hood corn«ition.
<br />2'ile CilataS Fl r•0 Cal'i'led l.i li C71 to St Olfa, and i'illa rl. by rialld.
<br />Cars ore taod turderl!^ozu!d, at•r; loaded 1'rrom ci_aCas and na;,led
<br />to tiro suri'r:ca icy rnu.i.es. T?<a c,.rs, it~c're;^:., ...::« tr•cl1.c;;;s are all
<br />iron. The tracJcal~;e is 12 .L I:. "T" roils.
<br />.`;ui'fir,ient vazrti.lati.o~! ir. had ~scrcz:;°h t'.r.!::e1:•., gi:!zos and cross-
<br />cuts and ono :~IiO i't, s::aft, as i!o nor.:los l;acaa ar•e n:et rrit!i. x,11
<br />vlci timbers :cave boon removal i'ro:n urdery•;rouud rror:;iu~s.
<br />T;xits;-
<br />Tho sha:l't is divi«erl into tyro c,~rrl~artao!!ts, .and is providacl
<br />rrltPz ladder-vray, °r,:!:Lch is u;a.iFe, uecara aird accessible. 'Piro ladcfar
<br />vruy contains uo vrntc+r, u1r• or sto::u:: pipas, :.:.:rd Sc. pt•ovidc:d with
<br />lrattl:lnQs> z!ot l;o exceed f30 Poet uparC. '1.'i,o ~.~i.nzos aiul rnsu-er;a./s
<br />run i'rom the ilii`L'erent :Lovols ;and co,urect uar.!e, and ut bast one
<br />mon_ ;ay 1s !:apt i!f'r•o'pa7.r aiz4 arlaipl~a<1 crith :Lar'de:rs.
<br />fL'ne m:i.ns iu!s morn ti~an onra ,?x'lt i'or• or:~il,.ro;,~os us i'o]..LOZ'rs. Pr•cn
<br />Unity tunr:al, thrcul+;il urai:-eru~r ii! Ilevr Y,~r•k voin, to lP!aty 1.4:Lrlvray,
<br />thenco to lovol "U" of :rhai't, anti tlreur~;ra sa,:.e to `li.lva!• Lal;o tr.zin!cl•
<br />I,:iL;htlnr; unclorq;z'ound U,y eluot;ricity uncl candlos.
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