| Show Its oi NI Tile The Do De In ti la In 10 t OO fut leet III 1471 I In reference to the l tunnel nt at Do De Lamar No Ncr the Nugget Nuggett has the which may be ot of Interest to miners Work was prosecuted from Septem ber 1 to December 31 Inclusive With the exception ot of two Day and Christmas s Total time limo ot of op oration days The monthly progress was as 89 September r feet teet October feet teet November 02 feet December feet teet Total 1512 feet teet Average per 24 hours for tor four months feet teet average progress per 21 hours for tor October November antI and December 1354 feet average progress for tor November and December 1396 feet teet average progress for tor December feet teet ot of the feet run In Ia October 6 feet teet was In a cross crosscut crossCut cut The size site ot of the tunnel Is n feet teet wide Tini tv million Is a black basalt at times for tor over oer a week weck ha hay lag Ing bonds bands ot of very er hard short tough seamy ground standing on edge ege Till The hest three Weeks records record are und anti feet teet the poorest 2 25 60 and 78 73 feet teet rho tunnel is comparatively dr dry n a few tew water seams being No timbering ot of an any consequence was required 1 The tunnel Is v ventilated b bun by un an exhaust tan fan and a air pipe The ventilation Is perfect A candle can an be seen for tor Its whole length The track Is of at T rail with I stringers A toot wille plank y Iii th beside the track and over a ditch which Is IS 18 Inches wide and 12 inches deep The total cost ot of the tunnel for tor these tour four months Ing track pipe tools black blacksmiths smiths coal fuel tuel for tor compressor lights explosives timber oil etc has a aver averaged er aged 1241 per toot which Is not ex In this dIstrict and year ot of high prIces Two machine drills were used Labor was In eIght hour shifts ex except exCept during the last six weeks when drill men worked six hour shifts only Mules were used after arler GOO feet teet to haul six to ten cars to the surface |
