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Show NEW YORK BONANZA'S SOUTH DRIFT FLOODED Special to Tho Tribune. PARK CITY, Utah, April S. The inflow of water is so great at tho New York Bonanza that with the present facilities tho company has been forced to bulkhead the face of the south drift, which had reached the back ledge, a body they Intended In-tended to explore Immediately. Fully 20) gallons of water per minute poured in from this vein, and since tho attempt to dam oiY this stream 100 gallons per mlnuto percolates through, which taxes the present pres-ent pumping facilities. Another pump ban been ordered which, v. hen Installed, will permit of the bulkhead bulk-head being removed, when explorations "will continue on the back ledge, which promises largo deposits of ore. In the meantime work Is progressing night and day on tho wcGt drift along the north ledge, with the ore seam showing up well and oro being hoisted to the surfaco continually. con-tinually. . o The Nabob, which adjoins the Park City Majestic on tho south, records another an-other promising strilce mado In tho bottom bot-tom of a shaft sunk twentv-flve feet on tho outcrop. Tho rock was brought over yesterday and Is typical of tho ledge from which it was taken A rough retort tost by an assaycr showed llfty-four ounces silver. The owners think they have a mine and will return to their property propared to do several months' development develop-ment work. |