MINEBK01089

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

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~~ EXPLOSIVES.
Hercules, :i0;? povrder, with h x c~yns, and Gerr.;an T_r!soloid Fuse
is used. Floot^,~r: ta~!tpiul^ sticks ara provider: Yor employes. There is
no povrde:r ^!orilce;~ ~~.,,l~,loyed. llo e::;~losi~res iu excess of one da~rs sup„lv
are stored ttr!der;;r'vn!!d> but rare ;:tor•rd in n mrl;tzj,t,,e provid©d i'or
tliat purpose ulor!e, :vi!icli is a rroodr;~!! buildi!{;, ...,:d is situate
auout 100 f'e:>'t iron tr!a other buildinp;s. '1'he averc:~,e a2!our!t of
'explosives kept ir! stora~ye is 100 lhs, T;.o povrcler• is t;iav~ed in a
sheet iron, yvater jac]tet, thawing,' ove!t. The yvater is i!eated riith
candles.
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Ij Oils r,ruuiles or other co::!bustiblos care !!ot ;:toyed rritr. powder.