| Show EXTENSION OF THE ONTARIO TUNNEL As anticipated the great ontario tunnel is to be extended to the daly west mining companas comp anys ground contracts satisfactory to all interested having received the necessary signatures last saturday according to the terms of the contract says the record of 0 park city the daly west is to pay the on ataria and daly companies a monthly rental of or per annum the tunnel is to be extended by its owners to the easterly end lines of the daly west territory without cost to the latter from this point the da y west company will drive the tunnel in its own ground at its own expense the company having the privilege to mine through it if possible pbs sible the extension of the tunnel will open and drain the daly west at an additional depth of vertical feet and about teet feet on the depth of its ledgen thus providing for the disposition of any quantity of water that may be encountered in the workings considering its importance the deal was closed for a very reasonable amount and the daly west management is to be congratulated on its goob goo fortune the work of extending the tunnel will be begun without delay deay manager rood cathe cf the ontario Ont arici having it in InI charge until daly west ground is reached from the present 1 terminal of the tunnel to the end lines of the daly west is between and feet no work will be done in the tunnel that will be particularly advantageous to other companies the tunnel will ultimately be con necked with the shaft workings but whether it will be run direct to the shaft and the vein bross cross to or whether the vein will be opened before the connections are made will be determined by circumstances encountered as the work progresses manager bamberger has expressed an opinion that electric or cr oil locomotives will wil I 1 be employed to handle the ore trains in the tunnel the ore will wili be taken to the mouth and treated at that point it will be many years however before such a plan will be consid 1 ered |
