Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-09-22 | Page 10 | Damage Suffered by Mines of Goldfield

If DAMAGE SUFFERED BY I MINES OF GOLDFIELD "I don't, know of any strike in the Mer-ger Mer-ger Mines of Goldlleld," said Judge E, ; A. Whlttcmore. president of that oom- pany this morning as he passed through Tonopah bound south, "but If there is anything to It I will certainly know In i short time after my arrival. For the ! sake of the Goldfield people I would not ask for anything better, as it would bo a. cheering sign nt this time and would help t'hem in their hour of distress. It is nol Impossible that some good leads have been opened, but I have not been I in touch with the management for some little lime. I hopo it-is true, but whether : it is or. not the fact will not interfere ,; with the regular program of development laid out bj the company." 1 According to official reports and con- i trary to common belief the mines of Gold- " field suffered considerably from water - rushed In through the open glory holes and t'hen found Its way to the lower lev- l ols. Manager Burch estimates the dam- '! age at $10,000 and the only drawback to li the operation of the Consolidated proper- ties was overcome when the power clr- ' cults were restored. Pumping has been going on for two days and the company 'f lias the situation well In tend. So says Mr. Burch, who went through to Wll- low Creek this morning. The glory holes ! had been surrounded wiuli diverting dams in expectation of some such event but f, they were not high enough to lake care t of all the flood, a fourth of which broke G over the tops of the obstruction and 5 reached the deep workings.