Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-05-27 | Page 16 | Tar Baby Resumes Tunnel Operations

TAR BABY RESUMES ! TUNNEL OPERATIONS 1 j Colonel C. H. Groeno. president and ;-ene.-;il manager of the Tar Babv Min-ne; Min-ne; company, operating in the Big; Cot-ontroLHl Cot-ontroLHl district, said -esterday morning htLt a crew of miners had jnst been sent tp to resume opera tions in the main unnel of tho property. The heavy flow f water caused a. suspension of work in he face of the tunnel and it was found lecessarv to spend a month in the cut-ins cut-ins of a his ditch to care for the flow, his has been completed. Colonel C.reone aid. and it is anticipated that no turner tur-ner trouble from this direction will be ncountered. The tunnel is now in 1367 feet, with a nineralized face that gives promise of ratifying; results at an early date. The lining engineers xviio have receuily lade an inspection of the ground behove hat within 150 feet additional the Tariff Tar-iff contact will be reached, the work at .resent being in the lime footwall. Dip f the country may shorten this distance nd, in the opinion of the manager, anther an-ther twenty feet of driving will bring he first objective into the lace.