Show NEVADA CO CON VATER FLOW STOPPED AND OUTPUT IS 15 NORMAL NOliA In lii response O to a tele telegram rm from this thil pu cr to E. E W V. Hulse Co at Ely Ey Nov the information was gleaned that tho the Nevada Nevala Consolidated pit had lial been nt at 3 J 0 o'clock cock yesterday after after- noon All AJ the steam shovels sll el aro are now I working and the management was ablo able to extract C cars of ore yesterday This information w will afford aford cons er ble relief to those who were aware that the tlC day daj previous pre a heavy y flow fuw of water wa was encountered in this pit it and that I tho the work workings n s were fo flooded Q for a n time timeto to an m extent that a 3 pump had to to be c installed installed in in- stalled staled to relieve tho the situation In v ing ng an nn account of oC tho tim affair tho the Ely EP Expositor Ex ix says YS Water W vas wis encountered in the bottom hot bot tom torn of the shovel pit of the tho Nevada Ne Nc- vada sada adl Consolidated this morning at n a depth of about oo feet On the west vest westside side of the pit about midway between the entrance and the south end of tho the excavation a st steam am shovel was at work in In tho the ore are when without warning tho the scoop of the tho shovel broke through h into tho water wate and operations of tho shovel hovel have since sinco been brn suspended t The The water is as preen us fresh grass rass being permeated with e. e an and tho the flow is now v about nine nino feet Before tho the work vork of the tho shovel cl can Cn be resumed a n pump will wi have to bo ho installed for the tho handling of the tho water which will wi be bedone bedone done at the tho earliest earlest possible moment It I WAS not at all al unexpected th that t water would be bo encountered in the bottom of the pit but it was wa thou thought ht that it would woul be nt at greater depth the channel being the same as that which is being drained by bp the tho Clipper shaft of the tho Ely Central and it is possible that the tho pumps of tho the pit per por will wi bring relief to those of the tho Cip Clip Clip- Tho striking of the water means a a fUn falling off in the tho output of pf o the pit until the tho installation of tho pump pump but this will wi not work any hardship on Nevada Novada Consolidated Down at t Tho smelter I they thoy have a largo large Irgo amount of concentrates concen stored enough h to 10 keep tho the smelter I going goin for two weeks or more moro But for forthe forthe forthe the matter mater of that the water is confined to a very very- verY small smal portion porton of the tho pit and a steam shovel can an be bo put at work at other places The Tho only hardship which t may work on Nevada Ne Consolidated will willbe willbo wi bo be tho the disposition of tho water T The Tho e only outlet from tho the pit pi is over the Ely Centrals Central's Juniper claim over which the tho Nevada Conso Consolidated caim has been seeking a 1 I i right ht of way wap for some somo time tho the better better bet bet- ter to work tho the ore oro of tho the pit at lower l levels vels and it looks as if somo some arrangement arrange arrange- ment meat will wi be entered into with h tho the Ely Central for the piping of the tho water Early this afternoon an electric pump was was put into tho the pit and it is expected ex cx- that before ni night ht it i will wi be at work The Tho rhe country countr surrounding tho bi big pitis itis pit it pitis is known to contain numerous chambers of water The present flow fow is is not bo bo- to t be of a n permanent nature Por or orthe the past few weeks there has been considerable con can heavy blasting It I is possible that these thes shots have roule resulted in iii il the tho tho opening up of one ono of the chambers with the tho sudden flow fow of water this morning as a result |