. Transactions. ing replaced by an engine. Forlighting purposes, however, a large quantity is always in use, beingreceived from the Bennington Falls Co., 38 miles away. It is usedmainly near the shaft. MACHINE SHOPS. The machine shop, smithy, and framing shed are built at themouth of the Black Bear tunnel. The machine shop already com-prises large and small lathes, drills, thread cutters, etc., and is beingenlarged and remodelled. The smithy comprises six forges, two airdrills used like steam hammers, and one large steam hammer. Twelvesmiths and a foreman are usually at work, the largest propo
. Transactions. ing replaced by an engine. Forlighting purposes, however, a large quantity is always in use, beingreceived from the Bennington Falls Co., 38 miles away. It is usedmainly near the shaft. MACHINE SHOPS. The machine shop, smithy, and framing shed are built at themouth of the Black Bear tunnel. The machine shop already com-prises large and small lathes, drills, thread cutters, etc., and is beingenlarged and remodelled. The smithy comprises six forges, two airdrills used like steam hammers, and one large steam hammer. Twelvesmiths and a foreman are usually at work, the largest proportion of thework being the sharpening of drill steel. Car tracks and overhead-tackle are used to handle heavy pieces. The framing shed com-prises full equipment for the advantageous handling of timber, as allframing is done on the surface. An arrangement of saws, two vertical,two horizontal, frames tenon joints at the rate of two per minute. Asecond similar saw was installed this summer. I A The Le Roi Mine. 409. ¥\K\. \\\ — Le Koi Mine —anuilicr view.
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