Show TUNNEL MINES NINES Auditor Thomas Pearson of 01 the Sanpete San San- Sanpete p pete le Valley railway has returned after an inspection of 01 the Sterling Coal and Coke Cuke company's mines and s says ys the new tunnel with which h it is proposed to tot t tap p the coal Co dep sits dep sits at a depth of Soo feet from Irom tie tye outcrop is now driving into the hill The great avenue th thit It isto is is to serve the company in fu the capacity of 01 a 1 drain tunnel while used as an outlet for the output of uC U the e mines mines will penetrate te the mountain fur for a distance of too l 1000 OO feet Ceet When connections have been made mad made with the c coal al bodies the tile product will not nut be touched horn hom the moment it is loaded into the mine cars and dumped into the ail railway way cars without At AI the same ame time nine it r unnecessary sary s- s nary sary the use of d pumps Ih st H were there operated at enormous expense a short time lime ago at which time they pulled an tit anand and the slopes in the mine mille left to fill up Until utilla last t September the management lt possible ll to handle the the- water with a s single l gle Blake pump but Jut at that tinie time the water came pouring in in in In in in tremendous tremendous' volume from Irom some iome mysterious ious ous source and two Worthington pumps were lidded added The struggle gle was in in vain vain however The flood floud continued g. g and while It It was possible to mine mute the coal it was under such conditions as to render the earnings Ver very light It was then the company decided on the tunnel wh which ch will be put into the lull as rapidly as possible and on its completion Auditor Pearson s says ys the company company compa V willbe will willbe wille be e capable of oC an output of 1000 10 1000 O tons a day Herald |