Show crosscutting CrOs swansea deih supt bupt hoffman is now getting the ore opened up in good shape upon the 1 level e vel of the swansea cons mine and nd some of the present output is be ng dg mined from this level with the installation of timbers and ore chutes on the heavier shipments will no doubt be in older oi der there is the usual good showing slowing of I 1 ore upon the main or pre e 1 level ey the and just at present crosscuts are de ng driven driven both east and w west e st from mhd east the main drift dritt n at tb 0 of f t he crosscuts there are sa small I 1 stringers of lead lend and iro iron showing v g that the vein is an exceptionally wide e one and that there here are good a 0 d possibilities of open ing csome some nore 0 ore supt bupt hoffmanns Hoff manis anxious to clean out the va inze which reaches a depth of 0 about as feet below the level and which is reported to contain some splendid ore the ia work ork in this was cairies on a number 0 of f ears ago before the main shaft was 1 sunk to its present depth and was I 1 suspended owing to the diar difficulty in lu handling the water with the t he pres rot ti t equipment the water is giving givin 9 1 b t ely no trouble and a little la 1 vr the u will ill be cleaned plea ried out and I 1 used in the development ot of the ore body A new electrically en ell compres ar sor with a capacity of about four dr dails drils its is now being inot instilled billed at the swansea replacing the steam power machine which has been in use tor for some time tha the new compressor idill ill mean a i in the mine s operating eap exp expanses anses |