MINEBK01172

• County: Lake
• Volume: 12
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

Hoists are equipped with positive indicators in plain view of
engineere,who operate their engines'in engine houses. away from
shafts.
The average ago of engineers is about 40 Years,with an experionco
~oP from IO to 15 yeara,none are addiotad to the~use of intbxioa-
tang liquors.
.Shaft house.
Head frames are 60 Peet in height,sheave wheels forty eight
iinohes•in diamater,biaoksmith shops of whioh there are two,are
in soperate buildings from shaft and engine houaes,euitable pro-
'teotion against fire is provided.
There arc two dry,or changing houses provided for tnen. .
No boarding houaee,or dwelling houses are on the property.
'No company storo,there is one offico,l4 ore bins are used in
handling the ore on R.R.oars on surface.
dater supply 'is taken from Big Evans Ouloh,lighting on surface,
and underground is by eleotrioity,thero is a railroad, and wagon
road to the mine.
Exploaivos.
35 and 40 per pent Heroulos powdor ie the explosive used, and trio
character oP fuse used is Baer,and Oerman Inaoloid,wooden taring
bars are yrovidod,and no iron tamping bare are allowed in the
mind.
Ono man is emyloyed Por the purpose of taking care of exylosivee
used,and no explosives in oxoesa of one days supply is kept under
ground,explosivea arc stored in a magazine kept for that yurpoae
alone whioh is at a distance of 300 Poot Fran worKirk; shaft.
The average amount of exploBivea Kept in storage ie 500 ibs.
1agazine le built of iron, and wino is provided with a devioo for
thawing yowder whioh ie heated by steam.
Developaaont.
;hero are five shafts on trio vropert~:-371nnie shaft 365 Peet daoD
Oloveland shaft 731 ft.llonarah shaft 750 ft.Lida shaft 350 tt.
and Katy shaft 50G it.Thera arc 35.o00.feet of workinge from the
several shafts conslsting of levale,uyraleee winzae,and various
oonnaotlone batwoen the shafts on the sous^al proyartiee.