Show 1 i CHIEF CON IS ISNOW NOW WORKING i AT ATWATER WATER LINE Company C Encouraged Wi With l V- V Secondary Ore T r Found i Officials of or the tho Chief Consolidated Mining company ar arc entirety l the tho under tinder r water ater operations which the they have been carrying on for tor forthe the the- tho ho past few tew years and in order to tomake tomako make mako possible moro extensive extensive- mining below tho 1800 Io level leel thc they have havo placed an n order for Cor additional pumping equip equip- ment mente This order went In some time a ago o and the machinery will wi probably b be delivered hero within the not next six months It I I is understood that two other large arge units unis will wl bo ho placed on each cach of the tho levels of oC the mino from which water is If now being lC lifted d and of the I that thai the present capacity pumps which is 15 1 1200 00 gallons per min min- itc wi tc-wi will bo be doubled doubted The To pumps aro arc pot being being operated at capacity at nt the present time although water Is being being pumped from the mine at a the tho rate rato of 00 oo gallons per minutes and naturally 00 the tho flow fow Is being being- increased says sas the Eureka Reporter Tho The Cief Chief Consolidated officials hen the they commenced work below belo tho Urn 1 water ater level adopted the plan ot of going I into nto the water only where ore occurs occur I fl of fl S A n Pu f Im m r th n rrt n following io I th their fr ore d deposits p U Or Ore C I is however er coming from about or orIx six Ix places below the tho water waler level and most of or it I Is of ot excellent grade showIng show- show lug Ing the result of a secondary enrich enrich- enric- enric m ment e n t. t In order to double tho the capacity of the pumps it will wi also bo be necessary to install another water column in tho the shaft and orders have o been placed for foral all al material needed Supt Cecil Fitch Ilch states that It will willbe willbe wi be sir months at least and perhaps a n year before the new neV water column and the tho pumping pumping units aro are Installed and that the present equipment will wi be ample to handle the waler water water wa wa- wa- wa ter ler up to that time even ovon though a larger Jarger amount of or work Is taken up on the tho lower levels of oC the mine Theodore Nichols Nichols who for a number of years cars has been interested ted in the North district is in charge of the development campaign which a short time ago was taken up on the property of oC the Empire company compan This property lies les between the Lohi- Lohi and the Tintic Paymaster and andis is regarded as a very ven promising promising piece of 01 mineral ground Carpenters are arc now busy erecting buildings and the work of sinking a double compartment shaft shaf was started last week The shaft is down but a a short hort distance and for tor the present an strong Arm hoist Is In use but orders have been placed for machinery machiner |