Bisbee daily review., 1919-05-18
SACRAMENTO SHAFT HIVE OF ACTIVITY

 would furnish an exhaustive supply of color for a literary brain versed in minerals and mining. It is too much for the writer 70 do it justice.
 Every precaution has been taken to safeguard the men below the surface in event of fire breaking out inthe shaft or in one of the levels. By means df a lateral air valve the bulk head doors in the variaus working are controlled from the surface and in event of a fire one door could be clos ed at a time or they could be auto matically closed by the manipulation Of the air valve. On the different lev els, however ,one could close any cer- tain bulkhead door without the aid of the surface valve. Provisions have been made for each level to take care of its own area.
 Change Room" Popular Feature
 In line with the company's policy to make the working conditions as pleas ant as possible is an outstanding fea- ture that might well be copied even by other industrial concerns that have no connection with the mining industry. It is the change room" where a man can repair after a days work and clean himself and remove his mining clothes in exchange for street clothes. It is one of the most popular features of the mines. It contains more than 800 lockers and is modern in every re- spect. The structure is of concrete with cement flooring and is quite spa cious. The mems clothes are drawn to the ceiling by means of chains and pulleys, operating from the inside of the lockers thus making it impossible to lower the clothes without having ac- cess to the lockers. Each individual has his own key.
 Tn another large room just off the change room is the shower bath room containing 2S shower heads that draw both hot and cold water. At the east ern end of the room a portion of the building has been partitioned off for the Mexican help. containing shower baths, lockers and other equipment A caretaker is on duty on each shift and the room is spotlessly clean, making working conditions extremely popular and pleasant.
 In the matter of obtaining supplies, everything is centralized-even the air. The powder of which there is a huge amount required for the carry ing on fthe work, is haidle dfrom a central supply depot and is stored in one great magazine and each day it is allotted according to the requirements as called for on requisition from the bosses of the different levels and workings.
 When the powder arrives at the sur it is receipted for by what is known as a powder monkey, a licensed handler of explosives, who must pass a rigid examination before falling heir to the job. There are powder monkeys on each level, and it is one of, his duties to keep account of every stick of dyna- mite, fuse and cap that goes below the surfice. The size of the dynamite sticks vary from B of an inch to an inch and a quarter and would rock the rock of Gibraltar All of the pow der monkeys are old, experienced and trusted employees, and when they are not dishing out small earthquakes they plod through the underground work ings in search of samples which are sent to the surface for an assay The returns are sent back the same day to the mine department so that the grade of ore can, be kep up to Its standard
 Haulage by Electricity
 The five compartments in the Sac ramento shafts handle all the ores from the Queen mines which is brought by underground electric haul age except the ore from the Southwest mine. As the ore comes up in the skips and is dumped into the hopper a sampler takes a portion of each skip load and it is then sent to the assay office for analysis.
 Leaving the surface the ride to the 400-foot level is like a tossing fin a motor boat to a landlubber, devoid of course of the sea sickness. of which so many people declare while it grips them that they are going to die. On the 400 foot level a big ore pocket handles the ore from the Czar and Holbrook shafts. The ore is hauled tc the pocket by means of tram cars drawn by electric locomotives. As 2 matter of fact the electric tram line is the artery of the mine, it is the connecting link of great belt of min eral wealth. As the ore is brought tC the 400 foot level it is dumped dowr the pocket to the 500 foot level, wher, men load it into the skips and it ii hoisted to the surface The tran trains are composed of 20 or more iroI cars with side dumping device and thu locomotive is operated on the sam, principle as street cars, with overhead trolley. Along the right of way greer .T F.a- -ssI