Show tunnels aggregating forty five miles in length were filled with water by the recent flooding of the treadwell mines at treadwell alaska the cave in extended to a depth of 1200 feet so that the flooding ot of the workings was rapid however so quickly was the rescue work carried out that the partial wetting of one man was the only indication that the water had come near them above the flooded mines cracks extend for feet up the hill about tons of ore had been blocked out for mining in ill tile the lower levels most of this work had been done within the past two years at an all expense of millions of dollars dollar all of which will be a dead loss unless the mines be reopened the total loss including this ore is estimated at |