Show CENTENNIAL IS PULLING PUMPS ON LEVEL 2000 Old Eureka Property Stops Second Campaign at Depth ep l Manager er C. C E. E Allen was lS at the Centennial Eureka ureka mino on Wednesday of or tills this week and while hero gave Ja or orders or or- ders dars ers for pulling tho the pumps and discontinuing discontinuing discon discon- tho the campaign n of or work which has for several months been underway under underway underway way on the tho 2000 level lc which is considerably considerably considerably con con- con con- under tho water ater lev level l. l It is understood that the tho pumps have al alread already already al- al read ready been removed and that nearly nearl f nt nf or below the water vv level IMel arc re now filling tilling with water says sas the Eureka Reporter This Is the second campaign camp of deep work that tho the Centennial peo- peo I pIe pic have o attempted without success Their first effort cHort to locate ore below tho the water level was made several years ears ago ngo when the they spent a large sum Bum of mono money for pump pumping In equipment only to learn that their pumps Jumps and anti water columns were much too small sm to handle hanlo han ban dle dlo lo tho the flow Jow of oC water which the they de developed developed tie tie- In Jn a few months months' prospecting prospecting- Their second attempt to develop something something some some- level lo ha- ha thing thins below the water was as dIed in a n. much more moro modest fashion A was sunk Bunk at a point where theore the theore theore ore appeared to be making to greater depth and after atter this had been put down about feet drifting was waa I started For the first few months the work was carried on without developing develop develop- In ing v very ry much water much water but when It was wag I decided o to discontinue the deep prospecting prospecting pros pros- tho the flow amounted to about tOO gallons per pcr minute A peculiar thins thins- connection with this piece of ot work Is tho the fact th the tho was I sunk land Vind ind nearl nearly 1000 feet of or drifting carried on without lifting any of oC th tho I water which developed to the At the beginning of ot the piece of ot development de de- work worl the flow was small I an and tho the company compan adopted the plan of ot r pumping pumpIng- the water Into the te sump of ot tho the main shaft feeling sure that a L small amaH flow low would lose 1050 Itself in tho thc I loose fissuring and not materially raise S the water in the sump As work con con- Sd the he flow now of or water Increased urto up ur I to gallons per minute all al of ot which I was being pumped into tho the shaft shat without without with with- out raising the water level more moro than thana I Ia tan tana a foot or two In this campaign of or work below th the tho S water level no more ore oro was as wa encountered encountered although the tho showing was s so encouraging that it was with wih a feeling of reluctance that the manager manas-er de dc decided decided de- de to quit quit But It was waa a a question o of or C quitting or installing expensive o pumpIng pumpIng pump pump- Ing Ing- equipment an and the officers of or th tho I company decided in favor tavor of ot the form former er cr plan plan form I |