Show mine swansea lets contract for sinking shaft distance of feet for the first time in mana man years all the m water ater has been pumped out of the swansea cons property this water is stored in the big concrete lined air which is located a short distance from the company 8 aft th pircia 5 w f about 2 COO gallons and in un watering the swansea mine about 1 gallons of water was pumped in the reservoir the shaft at the swansea which is now noi down a distance of feet will be sunk 00 feet deeper a contract for this work having been let to george of this city on oil monday it will cost the company in the neighborhood of 20 per foot to sink the shaft and for the present all other development work has been discontinued the old swansea shaft is down to adept a depth hof of over 1000 feet but it is in such a badly badi avd condition tl at when the swan sea and south swansea properties were consolidated after I 1 assing to the knight ei clowd it m was as decided to carry on all development work through the south swansea the swansea cons co will no doubt do some deep development work within the next year exploring the tenth end of the district in a through man mail ner der |