Show chief s new shaft Is nearing lime forma t ioel walter fitch s jr u mining con tractor v who f Is uyi sinking the new shaft at the chief consolidated 2 mine states i thata depth of 1440 feet has abeen reached and anat the formation Is changing it s Is generally under stood f that the shaft f Is nearing the lime f as aw the formation Is f loose i and aw large av boulders of lime are making their waw appearance i this loose forma fy aff tion calls for solid concrete iv lining instead of hollow concrete forms such 71 7 as were 1 used in the upper of the la 17 shaft is mr jkr fitch af says ay that all of the water that i comes ta into the haft 9 is being drained off at aff the 10 0 0 I 1 evel v there being 7 berj no water in the bott m aff of the shaft at fiz the present time As soon iffa as w the solid dyff lime r Is reached better progress y 1 can be made with the a liking 7 but when everything wyid Is taken Tk into siw consideration ie the work Is amov ra ing along very satisfactorily figures which were recently compiled by the contractor show that the sinking and concrete 7 work has been carried for ward atthe at the rate of about 61 feet for each month iw esaf with no saw time v taken 7 out F for ff cutting stations hr esy delays fw etc it is the intention 7 of 77 the chief iv cons company to carry 7 the aay shaft on down ai aidi to yi the water war level sw which should be about affy 2000 jy feet before sa stopping and this SA additional sinking will 7 no doubt take six or 1 e months af |