Show big shaft job nearly sir finished less than tee feet t of work re A mains mams before chief condoll dated will have a double d compartment working shaft less than feet of work ork re mains to be done on the big job of enlarging he the main working shaft at the chief mine ac cording to supt bupt cecil t litch itch dur ing the entire life of the chief mine the property has operated with a eingle single compartment shaft and it was only a few months ago that the corn com pany awarded a contract to walter fitch jr who linder undertook took to enlarge the shaft this work has been at tended by some minor mishaps but there have been no serious inter eruptions and by the end aral pt I 1 the pre sent month perhaps several S days WV earlier the miners miner will have ave finish cd ed cutting out tor for I 1 tue second and third compartments compa the ing of thea the older I 1 compartment of the shaft and other other work will no doubt take up another month months s time so that it will be close to july let 1st before the mine will be receiving the benefit benefits of a triple compartment shaft enlarging a mine ehatt shaft wah abao cutely nothing to interfere with the work Is not the easiest task in min ing abd and to perform this kind of a job in such a manner that it will not seriously Beriou sly interfere with the regular mine work in a property that la is as active as the chief cons la is something that has never before been un 1111 der taken in and it Is dought ful it if similar work has been done anywhere in the state the thing which should be most pleasing to the management of the mine and to the shareholders is to the fact that the earnings of the proper ty have not been reduced while these improvements have been in progress in fact the property has during the past few months broken all previous record records A car shortage haa has seriously a at fectea the chief cons as well a other tintic gintic mines during the past week but it is 18 understood that con dillons are changing and that relief ie Is in sight bight practically all of the empty cars that have been brough into eureka during the past ten hiyi have been supplied to the mines by the wo rio grande ry most of oi the cars of the salt lake route being tied up at the smelters where there Is a lare large amount of ore on hand band awaiting treatment |