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During the winter two men are employed and paid at the rate of 25c an hour working as much or as little as they please.  There is no machinery and the work is done by blasting & the rock & coal run out in wheel barrows. 
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There are two tunnels about 40 ft [[left margin]] 6 ft [[/left margin]] apart, [[insertion]] s4 [[/insertion]] 6 ft high and 240 feet long. 
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The only timbers are uprights which have been put in to support the roof which is good but shows signs of weakness in spots.  The upper tunnel has been robbed to a width of 40 ft in some places with a single cross cut to the lower tunnel.  The strata Dip N 25° E and the strike N. 15°-20° W.  The bedding is very regular on the whole with a few small
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