Show II I r FINANCIAL MINING NEWS AND STOCK REPORTS I E SHAFT IS ISATA I GOING DOWN AT ATA A RECORD RATE Walter Finch Jr a local contractor for mine development work has undoubtedly undoubtedly undoubtedly un un- un- un established a worlds world's record for lor rapid sinking This record was mn made lo a at Homansville where the Chief Consolidated Mining company is now putting down a shaft for the development development develop develop- ment of a large tract of mineral ground which was acquired in that part of the district during the past year yeal or two In tho the thirty-one thirty days das ending Tuesday this week Mr Fitch's force of shaft men sunk the shaft a distance of 2563 feet the distance being checked up by bya a R. disinterested surveyor and proper record made says the Eureka Reporter During DUling feet of the distance the shaft was in tho the porphyry and the rest of tho the way it was in lime Porphyry is not an Ideal rock roele for fast work as the average miner knows as it is hard hud to dr drill in this formation o 1 The hns hn s shaft at the h Homansville property property prop prop- 1 erty of the tho Chief Consolidated company contains two and a half halt compartments two of them being each four feet two I inches by four feet two inches and the third four feet two inches by three I feet two inches This means that the size of the opening before the timbers were put in place is fifteen by s1 six feet II The shaft was completely timbered and II lagged while sinking was under way I Mr Fitch has been using a swinging bulkhead which permits work to go on onas onas onas as usual In the shaft while the timbers are put ut in place In m the manway manway manway man- man way p t of the shaft a staggered lad- lad derway has been Installed with landings at regular intervals There seems to be no question but what the work which Mr Fitch has dons at Homansville establishes a a. new worlds world's record for sinking He lIe has communicated communicate l with all alt of the mining publications and the best record that bar hac p been recorded Is feet cf standard shaft work worle In thirty days This rec rd was v made at the Newport mine in the Ironwood district of Michi Michi- gan ran Here in the Tintic district records rca rec have been made which no doubt doubts s equal that made in the Michigan property property property prop prop- erty one of the fastest pieces of sinking sink sink- ing being at the mine at MamS Mam- Mam S loth while the property was under the management of l Frank ranle P. P Swindler ItIs Itis It ItIs Is Is understood that the shaft was sent down about feet In thirty days although no accurate record was kept of the work John Mathewson who Is superintending superintend superintend- ing lag the various Jobs which Mr Fitch Is doing in Tintic is entitled to considerable considerable consider consider- able credit for the careful manner in which the work worle Is handled an and aM t for the close attention to details which mal makes es for efficiency Mr Fitch Is paying the highest wages and consequently securing log ing the best of men not only the best st miners but tho the best and I muckers |