Eureka Reporter | 1908-08-14 | Page 1 | Down to 1400 Level

down to 1400 level hundred feet of shaft shaf work in a little beatr than three months is r certainly going some but that ia is the record made by the little chief ac cording to all reports this is the best time that has hag ever been made in sink ing a shaft in tintic gintic where but two shifts were employed ed about four months ago supt bupt joseph hannifin of of the little chief put his forces to wor in the shaft which was at that time down a distance of 1000 feet and last night the shaft reached th the e 1400 level considering the time lost in cutting a station at the 1200 foot level where adrift m vias as run in a distance of 30 feet and other delaa dela s the actual time required to amk sink the shaft was but a little over three months the officials of the company as well as the miners who ha have e been employed naturally feel proud of this splendid plen did record supt bupt hannifan states that as soon as a station can be cut at 1400 level some prospecting will be done at this point and also above on the 1200 with this depth the little chief should open up some splendid ore