| Show DISASTROUS FIRE PIKE Loss of Great Plant Will Retard Betard Operations to No Great Extent I I In mining circles the most sincere regret was expressed yesterday at the loss of the magnificent plant of ot the Honerine Mining company by tire fire Sun Sunday Sunda Sunday day da night the news of which reached them through the columns of The Her Herald j ald aid Not much in the way wa of o addi additional i ii l particulars was as obtainable at atthe atthe 11 the offices of the company during the I 1 day a as the tile wire to Stockton was work vork II L inc badly I I Vice President and Secretary 1 EllIngwood who busied themselves early carl In the day da by rounding up the In Insurance Insurance insurance policies made the statement that while the loss would undoubtedly prove proe fully funy as severe as at first re reported reported reported ported the work In the new drain tunnel would not be seriously re rc retarded retarded I The shaft house boiler house and I machine shops shop with all aU of their con contents contents contents tents including the magnificent sixty drill compressor one of the largest in inthe Inthe inthe the state will according to the report of or Superintendent Kaddatz most like likely likely ly Drove a complete te loss IQs The origin of the tire fire had not been ascertained la late te yesterday afternoon and this morning mornin the officials named most likely by several in insurance t Burance men will leave for camp to tomake tomake tomake make an investigation It is believed the loss will wUl aggregate something over but as all the prop property property property erty is covered d by insurance It is not 4 thought the loss 1055 In dollars will WUl be very Croat Vice President said the com corn company company pany was just getting ready to run air pipe lines from the compressor plant U to the mouth of the new tunnel as well fl as the intermediate shaft and while it was too early earl to say Just what would be done it t was probable able that a smaller I plant would soon be Installed to facilitate facIlitate tate the tunnel work The great plant was installed to pro provide vide ride the mine with all the air and power that would be required to mine on an extensive plan the moment the vast ore bodies b dies already alread encountered could be handled and no pains or cost had been spared to make It a perfect one News of o the catastrophe wa wired Ired I J to Snyder and Kimbl KImb l r 7 early In Jn the day The former It b 11 I i vada City Cal and the latter In Butte |
