MINEBK01089

• County: San Juan
• Volume: 6
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: B

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At the mill there are two Star boilers, 10~ it.P, e;,ch, one from Ij
Gates iron vror•ss of Ohicafro, 100 H.P. and tvro from the nenver j
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Boilet• and sheet iron vrorka, 80 H.P. each, Creels vrater is used in ~.
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boilers;^: and a nressur•e of i'rcm 100 to 120 1}7s. is carried. The i;~i

boilers vrere ;ast inspected three months alyo. I
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One Ingersoll SerC;eant 1G drill. air compressor is in use. lE~i

There is one electric plant. Coal is used Yor fuel, la
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The hoist in use was made by the Denvol^ el:p;i.ne vrorYs
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is 50 H.P. The engineer is stationed at the enl;iue, and the hoist
is equipped vrith a positive indicator i'or his p;uidance, vrhich is ~!.

in plsin vievr. The engineer is 35 years o" age, and has had about ,
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four years of experience as au engineer. Iie is not addicted to
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the use of intoxicating liquors. ~~.
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The srnith's shop is locatorl ovel° fire mouth of t"ne tunnel. ^4.
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..^-,ultable protection against fire is provided. 0.
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The boarding• and dwellini- house and dry room are situate !
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200 feet from the rnouth of Lhe American tunnel, and are all heated .
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by steam. The ore bins are near the entr:rlce to the tunnel. They '~;;
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have a t~;ood vrater supply at the mind, and use electricity for .lip;hts.~p,,;
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Tire re is an aerial vrire rope trarmcray 5,5;10 feet loop; to the
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Gold I{in; tunnel and 3 300 Peet lon, to the American 'Funnel, !i"

front the mill at Gladstone. i"
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The ore is treated by means of concentr•atirrl;, themine having '~
a mill of its ovrn, The concentrates ar•e sent t'o'the smelters. ''