The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-08-02

Gators, and one man on each shift at
tends to all three hoists.
| At the time this was written, the
raise was on the 135th floor with
about 33 floor to go to the surface 1t
f, is contemplated Ito raise the sheave
| in the manway compartment to the
141st floor, hosting the men to the
13Sth floor. which will leave only
IRENE top of the raise. 1t is the in
tention to stop raising and to drift
out as soon as broken or disturbed
ground is encountered, estimated to
be at about 100 feet from the surface;
the exact length of the raise is not
known at this time.
Methods of Timbering Adopted.
A set of timbers is not placed until
the ground has been broken at least
| 16 feet above the last set. This al
lows set of timbers and feet Of
room for drilling. 1t has been found
Unsatisfactory to drill off a staging
through the timbers. as it occasions
| loss of time and also increases the
chance for blasting out sets. An av-
erage of 80 holes is drilled to the
round. After drilling, the floor is
covered with three thicknesses of 81
inch tagging and a V-shaped opening
| is placed over the chute to allow the
miners to get to their work after
J blasting; the grizzly is taken off the
| top of the chute and the round blast
each primer; 800 sticks of I Is inch
40 per cent gelatin is the average for
each round. After blasting the men
replace the grizzly over the chute and
I"V" opening, trim the back, and be-
gin drilling from the top of the muck
pile. 1t is generally unnecessary t..
draw any muck at this time. The
opening over the chute is raised, the
grizzly is removed and the round Is
blasted The miners 60 back to the
face and trim the back, while the
slide to the chute, which is always
carried two floors behind the othel
timbers. The muck is then drawn
into the chute and the floors are
cleaned for timbers. The timbers are
t.hoisted to the top floor, and the whole
crew is engaged in timbering. A gin.
pole is not used for hosting the tim
bers, as the weight of the cable
causes the pole to spring and worl
loose. The timber is wrapped with &
chain very close to the lower end
and the top end is held by a dot
which is attached to the cable by {
clevis, allowing it to be moved up ant
down the cable. The timber is hoist
ed up to the sheave Wheel the mel
landing 1t with their picaroons; tn,
dog is removed from the end of tn,
timber, which is then hoisted unit
the chain holding the lower end il
near the sheave wheel, when it is. re-
moved and the timber landed on tn,
top floor. above the sheave. After thu
timbers have been placed, the miner.
again start drilling and the timber
men raise the chute, timber slide an(
manway and do any necessary re-
pairing. The chute is made of 6x10,
9-inch fir and Is held in place by {
short piece of 6x10 about feet long
which is dapped between the TIVE
center caps. The center of the chut'
is reinforced by a 3-inch plank strap
ped around the front and sides. !
. 6x8- ihch hole is cut in the chute OF
each floor so as to prevent an al
cushion breaking the chute shOul'
the muck hang up and then suddenl
release. The muck is never draw
more than 10 floors from the top o
the chute, except when making re
pairs. The chute is offset on tn
30th. 57th and 111th. floors and
chute lip provided. Repairs in tn
bottom of the chute do not necessi
tate drawing the entire chute. Move
; ment of material in the timber slid
Is handled by system of flash sig
nails to the hoist, the wiring bein
carried to the top of the raise by
: two-conductor reinforced weather
: proof cable. 1t Is necessary to DO
: this cable. carried in the manwa
: compartment.
t The men have received bonus fc
:, their work depending on the numbe
Q of completed floors advanced eac
0 month. The miners and timberman
h helpers are paid $3.50 per day and tn
n timberman "a for an ADVANCE up I
Q and including six complete floors pt
n month. For every complete floor ad
9 vance above six they receive an at
d ditional 25c per day. This does n,
: Include the bonus regulated by II
n price Of lead. which is additional. Fl
: the last three months the timberma