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<br /> <br />MINING AND MINE METHODS. <br /> - The~ehaft Ys 4' x A~ in the, clear <br />timber <br />d <br /> , <br />e <br />with 4" x 8° <br /> sauced' cribbing,, and is 550 feet deep <br />with 4 l <br /> , <br />evels. There are <br /> five-o.omprintments, and one has a ~;•ood ladder-vray <br />vri <br />h <br /> <br />' , <br />t <br />landings <br /> every 16 feet. On the 550 foot level ther <br /> e are tyro men running <br /> • a cross~.cut_,in an,oasterly direction in hopes of <br /> cutting; a new <br /> vein of ore. , <br /> t4ork.ds being; carried on-:at the present time on th <br />3 <br /> e <br />50 and <br /> 550 l'o'ot levels. T.n both levels they are <br /> prospecting fora new <br /> vein.- There are. no maps or dravrin~rs to be obtained. <br /> • Therhoieting ie done b±t bucket <br />*ee <br /> . <br />n are raised and lowered <br /> with hoisting machinery, 4Yeil;ht of load hoisted about 1 <br />000 lb <br /> , <br />s. <br /> Distance hoisted 550 feet, The cable is a 3~i <br /> round steel, in <br /> ~•ood:donditiom. It has been in use three years, ~!he cable is <br /> attached to,the buaket•:by means of linked safety chain and clamps, <br /> The same was-changed about 5 months ago. mhere are no safety de- <br /> vices employed to prevent overvrinding. The material is hoisted <br /> from two levels, <br /> <br />Insoloid mhe bell line is a half' inch cotton rope, attached to an <br /> <br />es being 8 inch [;ong. They use the new State code vrhich is posr.ed in the <br /> <br />suppl;~ engine room, at the col:Lar of the siluft and at each level station. <br />3d for <br />Persons are prohibited from ridinL~; on a loaded bucket. <br />100 feet i"his order• is not posted about tihe mine. i!o notice stating the <br /> <br />'~torage maximum numuer oi' men permitted to ride upon ti:e bucket at one <br /> <br />lding, time is posted at the collar of the ehri't and at each level sta- <br /> <br />e not tioli. Buckets are loaded from azutes by hand. The level stations <br /> are not provided with passage vray around the shaft, the employees <br /> use a crossing over the man-way. The shaft at al.l etat10118 is <br /> provided with doors. The shaft ie secured with a p1.Llar of <br /> ground upon each side sui'ficisnt to secure safety. The winzse <br /> and mill holes were uot, covered but the ear•~e vray ordered clone, <br /> The shaft ie not being sunk. <br /> The ore is extracted by overhead stoping. Prtar.hine drills j <br /> are employefl of the 2 1~4 inch, Su111van make. The;r uss Ire hand <br /> dr1111ng, <br />• The timbering is stullin~° and lap;g5ing; and is sufi'icient. <br /> The timbers are vrhite spruce, prepared by hand and are in good <br /> condition, <br />