MINEBK01089

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

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MINING AND MINE METNOD$.
They have ona ^haft, 186 feet de op, and a;~~cod ladder-way in
same, It is a tyro-compartstellt sh:a't, and is !yell timbered, There is
Uzt orle level, and t}lis is coraected by :an upre:ise, with the
housa level. There is but one vein on t_~is Tavel, and the level
is Uairr?; vrell. timborod rritii stulla; crabbed c}tutee are carr•i.ed
up i_ito the stopos, end the scope is i'1.11ad •,r1th waste rock.
'%ork is Uoirzla; carried orl At t}le praser!t time, in the 135 ft,
level of shaft. This is undo rner-1t}3 all o:Ld nror>:in;gs.
A steam hoist and inicket is e:nplc-~ed, and h,oistir:~; macl:insn~
is used for raisirrr; and lovrerinl; men and mntarial.
vleifht of load heisted, 1600 lbs, Distance '^.oisted, 135 ft,
The caUle is a 7~f3 round steel, in rood condition, and Las been
in use 10 months, ;nzd clamps are used on tiza er:d of cable, ar!d vrere
put on 6 months al;•o, PRatsrial is hoisted ft•om out one level. The
State code is employed, but is posted only in euE:ine room.
Persons are prohibited i'rom ridint;' oll loaded Uuckat, bat no order
to this ei'fect leas Ueon posted near tila collar of the shA1't, and
I have ordered same done.
Fuse Eiotice statln6 tho maximum n!znlUsr of men por•mi.t!;~d to ride
re is upon bucket at one time, is posted at tl-sai~;.ft and at tno level
3 e11j)?~l`7 S ~`, ilt ]. 0::.
for Buckots are loaclad i'rom chutes. The sl:ei't is socured icy a pillar
of 1;r•ound upon Bach side, sni'i'icient to secure sai'ety, and theta is
a passan•o vray around the shalt at each Tavel station,
1 A TLC 31Li't is IIOt ba ill/.'; SUl'df.
t h TIIPIPIDZ .
T'}lo house tarulel is ono oi' tha main openinp;s, al:d is c::nuected
er. Uy a vrinae, vrith the shai't level, Also with. t}le s!1r•';:tco, Uy an
upraiso. At the present timo.there is no work bring done on CLls
tunrlol.
Tl'!a Uuildinn•s ara ovar t'rla entrance to ttlrural.
T}:e ora is oxtreloted U,y ovarnaad stop:inE;, 7Rachlne drills nro em-
ployed, ;and hand drillinly, sinllo.
Notl~ocl oi' L•imberin~; eniployscl, squlzra sets and st11111nt^, sui'ficiTant.
Ti':e ti.mbor's nra red and white spruco, pre par•ad by harm, and Are in
d,odd condition.
The c}1:Ces 11r•a londad Uy hand.