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Show jALL FRIENDLY UPON NOTED OLDCOIWSTDCK Prominent Interests Now Are Together With New and Wise Agreement. President Coffin of the United Corn-stock Corn-stock Pumplnc asaoclation, Herman Za- dig and f o Dem returned to San Franclaco last evening. J if. Berghauser and n. W. (')tib.L- remaining In the catnp for a day or two longer, yesterday afternoon af-ternoon a genera conference was held relative to the air conditions and ventilation venti-lation arrangements at the northend, and a.-; :i result a general plan was outlined by the arbiter of the question that is satisfactory to all concerned. The meeting meet-ing was nn entirely harmonious one, and it is now certain that the Ventilation problem will he worked out without further fur-ther friction or misunderstanding. Text of Agreement. It was agreed that the door located in tiie north, drift leading from the Union Consolidated Into Mexican on the 2500-foot 2500-foot level Is to be kept open, and also the curtain and buikhend removed from the connecting drifts leading into the Ophlr, allowing a free circulation of air to earn through from the Union, Mexican Mexi-can and Ophlr drifts to the upcast to the Ophlr Incline. It was also agreed that the air should be so regulated and controlled that an upcast would not be made of the Mexican winze. The Union company will install a blower blow-er on the 2u00-foot level. It having been already ordered, and the cool air blown down the joint Union-Sierra Nevada winze into those properties, and suffl-olent suffl-olent air will be sent through the Mexi- I can workings from the 2000-foot level to furnish the necessary air for the I blowers and other equipment. The working out of this general plan of co-operation and any adjustments or changes required In its practical application appli-cation are left to Superintendents Mc-Cormieki Mc-Cormieki Bymmes and Julihn. ah three of the companies mentioned have Important Impor-tant work under way on the 2500-foot levels; as well as the Comstock Pumping association in the new connections for the deep level pumping plants, and the interests of all concerned will be conserved con-served as far as it Is possible Important to Many. It Is a matter of congratulation that this air problem If to be worked out jointly and in a conciliatory spirit, as the Interests of. all the northend mines are identical, and they are all working for the same end. the development of new ore bodies, and the extraction of ore osi an economical basis. Excellent mining Is being done In all of the properties, prop-erties, and greater headway Is assured by the disposition shown to" get together on any of the problems that arise that effect all. Word comes from the Union Consolidated Consoli-dated today that more favorable Indentions Inden-tions are noted In the east crosscut from the north drift from the south boundary line, which was started at a point fifty feet north of the Patton crosscut, the east vein having been cut, and showing considerable quartz The crosscut has been advancing through bunches and stringers of quartz for the past two wcekB, but the later report shows even more promising conditions. Virginia Chronicle. |