Show IN S SITS HIS RECORD STILL STANDS IV 0 i A comparison of records made it handling mules at the chief cons and eagle blue bell mines was made in the last issue of the re porter and it was stated that the men at the eagle had beaten the time made at the chief in a measure this was right but the man maii ner of lowering the mules differs at these mines consequently it was an unjust comparison john J hannifin who directs such work at the chief says that when the record was made at this mine time was taken as his crew got on the cage at the surface going to the 1400 level where the mule was thrown suspended beneath the cage hoisted to the surface and re leased from its improvised harness the time ending with the release of the mule after it was taken from the mine at the eagle last week the elapsed time of six minutes only covered the throwing of the mule on the surface loading the animal into tho the cage and Us its release on the 1800 level hannifin says there is a big difference between loading a mule into a cage and placing him in a harness tor for suspension beneath a mine cage the later operation call ing tor for use of a bulkhead both at the surface and on the lower level of the mine where the loading or un loading takes place 0 M C mero is out from salt lake on business |