Eureka Reporter | 1909-10-01 | Page 1 | Diamond Drills for Raymond-Illinois

diamond drills for raymond illinois manager J C sullivan states that the diamond drills will be in operation in the raa ra mond illinois mine within the next ten days or two weeks in the raymond illinois de development work has been carri earned carrid d on to a depth of 1500 feet at which point some haa has been encountered ai at d to go deep er in the ordinary manner would no doubt mean the installation of a pumping plant to handle the water which would be develops as the work progressed with the diamond dulls drills it will be possible to thoroughly pros hect the paymond illinois ground to a depth of from to feet below the point wl ere work is now being carried on thus giving the mine a depth of something over 2000 feet these drills will enable the company to carry carr on the work rapidly and in expensively and at the same time be in no danger of increasing the flow of water under fai fat or 01 able conditions the dia amr baior 4 TO of for bazi eight hour shi shift ft two shifts will be used in the ray mond illinois and the worl work will tie 4 e handled under contract