Show shaft contract let the contract for the sinking of the shaft at the centennial eureka mine was let yesterday to james may peter gillespie james fitzgerald and phil stacker stricker all residents esi em dents of mam main moth the shaft is to be sunk from the foot level to the 2600 2500 foot level or a distance of boo feet and accord i in ing g to a statement from one of the officials of the company the work will start next monday morning it will be necessary to put a small engine upon the 2000 foot level and then the sinking can be carried on without inter interfering ferring with the work which is being carried on in other parts of the mine the gentlemen who secured the contract are experienced miners who have done a great deal of shaft work the last job which they handled under contract being a at the grand central A rough estimate places the cost of sinking the shaft a distance of boo feet at something over 10 and this does not include the timbers which will be furnished by the company |