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Show The Sutro Independent saya that all the Virginia city mines from the Ophir to the Hale and Norcrosi are completely drowned out; that the existing machinery is altogether inadequate in-adequate to pumping one-tenth of tho water to be contended with; that it will tako fully six months to erect suitable pumping machinery on the Ophir mine to pump the water so that the mine can again be. worked, and it is doubtful whether it can bo managed at all in the mines lying farther south. The Independent says the mine owners are misrepresenting the etate of affairs for the purpose of carrying on their war against tho Sutro tunnel in the next congress. |