Show ADVOCATES CHANGES IN MINE SHAFT WORK i The Time rc regular ular monthly meeting of ot the thc Utah Society of or Engineers was held hel In Inthe Inthe inthe the Physical building of the time University of at Utah last evening An n interesting paper was read L by A. A 0 O. Gates o of the Mine and Smelter Supply company coi dealing with wih small shaft shat equipments for mines Time Tho paper was thoroughly Illustrated b by blackboard sketches Mr r. r Gates called attention to the fact act th that t ordinarily the time hoisting compartment Isma is ma made e too wi wide do and advocated shafts of or smaller size or about 3 feet C G Inches for tor the tho cage compartment In spacing the time shaft shaf he recommended that the pump compartment bo be given Iven I tho time benefit o of space pace stating that that there should be bo room for two pumps in order order or or- 01 der to provide for the possible encountering encountering ering of excessive amount of or water vater He also dwelt upon the tho advisability of ot employing ropes of or hl high h tensile tensie strength and of or smaller diameter and questioned the tIme value of heads cross-heads am an arid when such are use used recommended that tha the they be l light ht an and flexible He reCOmmended recommended mended that caJe cages be bo made lighter stronger and stiffer than Is cust a ar ary ry Mr Gates also some somo stress on tIle tho tle fact that landing chairs make malee service eu on cages more mor severe severo than is necessary and gave an Interesting tie do- e- e o of r a asmah shaft shat usinG a simple cage s safety sinking skip for fr l' l vertical shafts an and automatic bucket Howard Howart P. P Saunders was to have addressed addressed ad ad- dressed the meeting on sampling mill machinery but his time was given cn over overto overto to the time discussion of Mr Gato s 's paper The next re regular meeting of the so society society so March will wJ 20 be held at ni a th tIme University I |