| Show water stops deep work at grand central centra work on the 2400 level has been temporarily discontinued the shaft may be deepened and pumps installed T TUB THE grand central in ne at AT A mammoth ammo th work has been sue sus L on the 2400 level on account of the water the flow is by no means a heavy on but owing to the fact that the work was car ned ried on through a located some distance from the man ma n shaft the management decad decided d that it would be best to discontinue the work for the present the ore shaling on the 2400 24 level is very satisfactory and assistant manager W D loose believes that the proper way to handle this ore is to sink the main shaft with the shaft down to th 2400 level the email emall how flow of water could ly IY be handled without tb chuse use of a pumping plant and th n if the wa ter increases increase 4 an and th ore showing it OT ing would woud justify sue such ti an ors expenditure the company install pumps the crand Cen central and gola golf chain pro pert berties es are pay paying 3 out t in n the neigh boyhood of p per er e nth for wa ter and this sit surn wo would id go a long way may to vard un t teri g the former mine 1 the grani grind 0 narl sj 23 level is perfectly dry and tb th first water was en bunter d in st k na n the winz from this level after ater te the reached the water the management stopped sinking and commenced drift ing at a point several feet above in what was at that time dry ground tut lut since th thit it tim the water vi the has been gradually raising and from present indication i it will fill the two drifts on whit what is known as the 2100 2400 level one of th se dr ats has been driven off to ta the sauth for a distance of about 10 feet e the other extends in a northerly diree tion for about 60 feet A fair gr grade ade of ore was located at that depth and if the work had been a lowed to con dinue there is na question but the higher grade ore would have been found th grani grand central p 0 pie undoubtedly have tha centen mal nial eureka ore on the level above the 2300 and mr loode is positive that by drifting to th east oa on the 2401 2400 the sam gain ore can be p eked up copper values nate on the lower level of the grand central and able wh ie there 13 same good silver ore in the nun min a deep workings the bulk of the silver bearing rock is worth 3 or fl 7 p r ton the mine mines a main shaft t is no v do aw 23 feet and it could 1 be sunk feet deeper without changing chi nging the equipment to any extent |
