Show d t I H t DIAMOND DUMOND DRILL DRILLi I 4 AT THE ONTARIO i i i 1 I Drain Tunnel Is Tapped and J t Avenue Is Found to Be BeI j I I Clear of Debris i r j 1 r 5 FINAL OPENING AT HAND HANDi i I I I 1 LAST OBSTRUCTION PROBABLY 11 AT NO 2 SHAFT H 1 I j t n j At u a point less Ies than OO feet teet from tho thu I No 00 2 Shaft haft oC of the Ontario mine at atI I j r Park City the main drain tunnel has hasS i 1 S t gain again been tapped with a diamond drill drillI I I r i hole that has been sent through from tho iho ide drift dritt that was started to en encompass enI j I I compass s the tho last obstruction encountered I I Manager Ernest Ern st Bamberger i states S that while the tho withdrawal of 1 r the drills was followed by a good flow I I h i of water there was vas no particular pres pressure I i sure ur u behind It ft After breaking through I It was waa possible to push the drill rods I f I over tour four feet reet farther by hand the fact indicating that the main tunnel I Ii i is not congested with debris at that point The drilling was done by N H HI HJ I J I i Wright trl of ot tho the Diamond Drilling com corn comI I it 7 wh hose se offices are In tho the Dooly I block this city and Mr is c j highly pleased ed with tho the manner In which he did the work worle I i I 1 am now satisfied d said sahI Manager I Bamberger that whatever obstruction I there may be he ahead will vill not amount to much Wo Ye have now commenced to toI I clean out that portion of ot the main tun tunnel tuni i nel round around which the last side drift was va started and It will probably not re require rei I i quire long to do it As the main tun Jiel ei Is evidently clear where the dia dla diamond i mond drill hole went through it may maybe mayI maybe I be that a ilke condition will be b found clear through to No 2 shaft where the i entrance to the tunnel mav may be found 1 f I choked with material that must have i accumulated in the station 1 So far tar as Manager Bamberger has hasI boon able to learn there is ia no bad badi I i I ground round In the 1 OO 00 feet teet or less that spans the distance from the last cave to the th and tho the outlook for the early opening of ot the tunnel and complete I I drainage of the thc properties Is la t II i today than It has over oer been i 1 C Irce the great threemile drainage 4 1 avenue became clogged logged up nearly two I 1 4 years oars ago ngo I t Mr lr Bamberger r will leave for or Denver IN i Ii i today to ho be l In Jn attendance at the tho an annual ii nual meeting of or the th Dah est corn com company t 4 i r r pany tomorrow afternoon |