Show motor trouble prevents starting work in shaft all ot of the equipment Is now in place and everything in shape tor for sinking the new shaft at the pro perty of the apex standard company in the eastern end of the district according to lewis merriman Merrl man who Is the prime factor in the mining en ter prise mr merriman Merrl man says that work should have been started up this week but the electric motor which has just been installed there positively refused to perform its reg ular duties and some time has been lost trying to put it in working or der the apex standard people have already gone to considerable expense in rounding up a valuable group of claims which are to the south and east of the tintic gintic standard also in securing the machinery which will be needed in sinking a deep working shaft they are anxious to get things moving at once as a deep shaft will be necessary before the real development ol 01 the claims can be started |