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The buc)cets are loaded by hn?rd :shoveling, The station is on <br />the east lids of the shaft. The shaft is secured by a pillar of <br />ground upon each side, sufficient to secure safety. Thore are no <br />winzes or mill holes except t_:ose in use. The shaft is not being <br />I!!,. sunk. <br />~, Thec.ore is extracted by drifting and underhand stopirrg;, PIo <br />machine drills are employed, the drilling• being done by hand, single <br />Tile timbering is atolls ar:d la?^ging and some iaquare seta. There <br />~ is very little timbering; done as the most of the rrorkings are open <br />~al~. errs, Tn? timbers rare white spruce, prepared by hand, and are in <br />~, good condition. Tho chutes are loaded by r;ravitat,ion. <br />The underground tramming is done vrith buckets,. loaded by hand <br />~! and run by hand. Cars are loaded from chutes and hauled by mules to <br />the mill. ?dine and Smelter Supply Co's cars are used and buckets <br />of the swine make. The capacity of tre cars is from 1~2 to 1 L•en. Of' <br />buckets, 2000.1bs. The trackage is of f3 to 12 lid. T rails, <br />Vontilatior. is had only through the one shaft, two. compartment, <br />132 feet deop, It is fair 11o noxious gases are met vrith, <br />A11 ald timbers nave neon removed from the underground work- <br />ings. <br />The shaft is divided into two comptrrtmants, and. is equipped <br />vaith ladders. The ladders are safe, secure and accessible. The <br />ladder-vray contained no vaster or air pipes or boxes Thore are. no <br />landings not to exceod twenty feet apart. Tr_oro are no man-w~;ys <br />or vrinzee connecting levels. <br />The mine htua but one exit i'or employees. This is through the <br />main or nsw Ironclad :abaft, vrith straight la~tdera in same. This <br />is readily accessible to employees, <br />Tho .lightinp,• underground is done vrith c:mdlae, <br /> <br />?I ~' <br />r' <br />i <br />~. <br />~~ <br />