Show hearing nearing 1000 level at yankee supt bupt lou merriman cona cons mine states that the shaft which is be ng sank under contract ia is now dow down n to a depth of about feet the shaft is now in a gray dolomite do limite lime which also con contains taing talc tale and cna cla and the sinking is going along at a record breaking clip the cave which was encountered a few weeks ago will be used as a dumping place for the waste asto material from the shaft thus qa saving v ing a hoist of about feet there is probably room in this cave for all the waste which will be taken out in sinking the shaft to a depth of 2000 feet sapt merriman states that tha t in the old u workings of the yankee the showing continues to improve |