Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-10-30 | Page 14 | Alta Tunnel Mine Contract Closed

ALTA TUNNEL MINE CONTRACT CLOSED r V "'"Irish, manager of the Al'a Tunnel '& Transnortation company, closed a contract Monday for 200 feet o drift-in" drift-in" eastward on the fissure In which won 1 Vaiifving show!n? of ore has recently been miit!'1. Tiie contractors and their nipn seven in ail. started for the mine vesterriav Including tho men already at the property, a force of ten will he on th job. Thev will put in two shifts daily and Mr Bodliyh expe-'ts tne contract to bo fln-iiild fln-iiild in the next thirty days. The contract work Marts at a point 162 ''-et eaht of tiie place at which the fi s.-r- wan. encountered. Sulphide and jirbort;. lc ''re liavc I-een exposed ali a'.ons 1 lie drift, and tn the presr-nt 'ace the ihne is crivimr p!;u-o to ,np!ddo ore at a rate which in-ib-ares. it Is said, a fi;l! face ot' ore far ah'ad. I'lvurv-thirn? ia!,'fri from the drift recent-ly recent-ly if cl.'issi-d by the miners a;; inlll'nc; ore, whirli, with sortit:;;, would IcUl a shipping ship-ping produc.