Show contract awarded for driving drift walter fitch pitch jr will handl development for the beck tunnel mining co drifting on the 1100 level A short time ago walter fitch jr ir who Is contracting development work in a number of local mines was awarded a contract cor tract for a large amount of dritt drifting ing in the iron blos som property and manager william knight is so thoroughly pleased with the unusual progress tl at is being made at the iron blossom that he e I 1 as dow ow given mr air fitch a contract for a similar piece of work in the bek tunnel mine in ohp th iron blossom the contractor is making between five and six feet each shift which mans tl at the drift is now being driven at tie tl e rate of ten to twelve feet per day and this rapid progress is especially pleasing to mr air knight who is anxious to connect no 1 I and no 3 workings at a depth of 1700 feet making connection with the new copper deposit in order that thia this ore may be handled more morg rapidly and with less expense the contract at the beck tunnel calls for a large amount of new w work k on the 1100 level cherer a drift dri ft ori is to be driven to the south on the vein mr air fitch made a trip to salt lake this week to purchase new equipment which will ie le needed in handling this lob job which la Is to be taken up without delay E F birch the assistant manager of the knight mines states that the company s force will continue to op crate on the level of the baeckl beck tunnel where a crosscut drift is be ing driven |