Show will complete tunnel isi in april supt bupt R A bbown bt own of the centennial eureka mine states that the big foot tunnel which is to tap the shaft of chiq mine at a depth of about feet will be completed next april already over six hundred feet of tun nel v rk has been finished with the completion of this big tunnel some important changes will nill take place at the centennial tennial lureka mine aspre stated the tunnel will furnish an outlet for the heavy tonnage of ore which A aich the mine is shipping water having been encountered the centennial eureka finds it necessary 3 to put in a large pumping plant and the innel tinnel t will cut off feet of the distance that the pumps will be called upon to I 1 f ft t the water in getting it to the surface the mine will purchase and install a big power plant for the operation of p imps pimps compressor and cars which will be used in the tunnel and this power plant will be located upon the ground which the company has recent ly purchased near the entrance to the big tunnel the carpenter shop and perhaps the office and other buildings will be moved from the mine and re built at the mouth of ahti tunnel it la Is estimated that by operating through the tunnel doing away with the tram train way and cutting off the expense of hauling timber etc to the ernine mine will result in a sa saving ing of about 15 each year |