Show will drive tunnel there is now absolutely no question but what the centennial eureka corn com pany will drive a big foot tunnel tapping the main shaft eh aft at a depth of about feet this tunnel is design ed primarily marly for the purpose of cutting off feet of the lift in pumping water from the centennial eureka mine nine ae As stated in these columns a few weeks ago the centennial eureka will go after the ore which edly exists below the water level in blead of pumping the water to the surface the pumps mill vi ill only be re quiren toliff to lift the water to the tunnel level allowing it to flow through the tunnel this alone will be a big sa ing and it may be that a part it if not all of the mine s output will be brought oat through this tunnel Be before reach ing the centennial eureka ground this tunnel will cut through the property of the mckinley company the latter company being paid 1000 for the right of way and at the same time having other prix cleges in con lection with the tunnel the diorec tors of the mckinley company held a meeting last evening and closed up the proposition and it la is generally understood that work upon this tun nel will start immediately being car ried on from both enda ends ahe outlet of the tunnel will be near the gintic lumber yard vard W D myers president ot of the me kinley company states that the money paid over by b the centennial eureka people will be applied on the indebtedness of the mckinley in asmuth as the tunnel will cut through an important portion of the mckinley aroun ground it is liable to be of great bene fit to this company as well as to the centennial enten mal eureka |