| Show CARDIFF MINE TURNS O ON ElECTRIC POWER FOR DRilliNG j President nt and General l Iana Manager r Ezra ra Thompson has returned from rom a a two 1 day days days' stay at the Cardiff mine He Re was I accompanied by some local people and he lie says that while the roads are not Jot in good condition since the snowfall that teams to and from the mine are making the regular trips The gro ground was not frozen and a great deal of the snow that fell leu fell will disappear but Troth rom now on there will be snow enow on the ground the South fork bouth fork for the of remainder of the winter The power was turned on on at atthe yesterday All drills are are- arenow now being operated operated op op- op- op crated by this power and anci hand work worle forthe for forthe forthe the first lime time in the history of this property is a thing of the the past Better progreSS will wilt be e made nade in driving the tunnel ahead and in opening the various ore chambers The below the tunnel level which has attained a depth of 00 feet will be sunk deeper and stations stations stations sta sta- placed at intervals of feet apart This ore which is some of the highest grade found In the mine will willbe willbe be sloped and raised to the surface through the incline sh shaftS shaft ft A double tract skip will be placed in this this' shaft to to expedite development and In increase rease ore The T extraction t face g of when the 1 t It jt Is lT required will be sen sent seni ahead In the lime for the purpose of getting through a h horse which came in at that point Drifting out from the main tunnel level Jn the ore has proven its continuity beyond this lime and Manager Thompson says that t he is also anxious to g get t to an an ore bearing fissure In this lime which lime which he wants to follow ollow out The The- tunnel Is il being eing sent ahead to the east and much new lew development work is planned since the equipment has been installed and better progress progress' can cari be made A drive of about 1000 feet is Jo to be made for the he purpose o of opening th the west contact are to be placed in the raise which connects the upper and lower tunnel at af intervals of twenty feet apart development will be followed out In this working though Its primary use Is Js for ventilation tion and to give the men an opportunity to enter the mine from the tile upper tunnel during the worst of the winter season and climb down sn through to io the tile lower tunnel levelA level A small hoist will be placed In the lower tunnel over the Heretofore Heretofore Heretofore Hereto Hereto- fore this development and ore extraction extraction extraction extrac extrac- tion has been carried on by means of a windlass All the equipment has arrived ar arrIved arrived ar- ar rived and been beell placed in position The surface buildings lare ar are in use electrically lighted and heat d. d Everything about the mine has been made comfortable for tor forthe forthe the men and a l larger rg r extraction can be beI made at any time since machinery Jias I been placed atthe disposal of the oper oper- Manager Thompson says that they will experience no trouble tremble about Keeping keeping Keep keep- ing the road open this winter with the number of teams hauling almost day and night There may be times when whenn n a n slight Interruption will occur but an ani i increased tonnage can be he produced provided pro pro- videO vided the teamsters fan can an get out |
