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Show FLOODING ONTARIO. Waters Have Risen to 1500-Foot Level, and Still Rising. Uneasiness over conditions that nrc following fol-lowing the cave-in in tho Ontario drain tunnel at Park City, was hourly more acute yestorday, and 'at intervals was reflected re-flected In the prices of securities from that camp. During tho afternoon a message mes-sage camo from the diggings that tho pent-up waters, tho How of which hna beon Increased by spring thaws, hod risen to tho 1500-foot level In the Ontario, while but llttlo progress has been mado In tho endeavor to relievo tho situation, which has becomo one of gravest concern up there. The mass with which the long avenuo litis been spiked, according to the report, was Immovable, and, in tho opinion of the minors, tho cave-In extends ex-tends for a long distance. Foar was entertained en-tertained during tho afternoon that the waters, now swelling the flood at tho rato of from 000 to 7000 gallons per minute, min-ute, would mako their way into Daly West, and its shares during tho afternoon session on tho rrlnlng exchange wore dumped Into the pit at J14 this a loss of SI CO slnco the call on Monday. Ontario suffered to even greater oxtont and was rejected as an offering as low na $3.25: whllo Daly, which cannot but sharo tho calamity, was handed out to a bid of ?2.G0. the Judgo to one of $G. To Inquire Into tho situation, Manager Ernest Bamberger, although ho was In communication with Superintendent Mc-Kaskell Mc-Kaskell during tho day. will depart for camp this morning. Mcanwhllo assurances assur-ances arc coming that Manager Rood, who has been In tho saddle at all hours. Is exerting every means to overcome tho Gltuntlon, and that ho hopes to havo accomplished ac-complished It In tho next few hours. |