Inter-Mountain Republican | 1908-09-14 | Page 6 | Expect Big Change at 1,300 in Alpha Shaft

EXPECT DIG CHANGE AT 1300 IN ALPHA SHAFT Small Bodies of Sulphides Are Mixed With Oxides Below 1 1200 EI Ely Nov lov Sept ept 15 Sinking n Sinking at ut the Alpha shaft of or the Giroux company compan has reached the tho J 1200 level lovel Tho The work of or cutting a station there Is now under way Within a day dOlY or two sinking will have been boen recommenced and will continue continue continue con con- until the lie foot root level Jevel Is reached At this depth It Is expected that water level lovel will be reached and tim the character of or the tho oro ore bodies change chonge At a a. depth of little more moro than 1200 feet Ceet small bodies of or sulphides mixed with tho the oxide matter are being en en- en countered These arc are gradually enlarging en en- with depth The Tho theory that water level hovel and the change of or the character char chur- actor acter of the tho ore will be gotten at 1300 feet Is based on results aU attained ln d In drill holes holeR which have been put down previous pre pro to this time line A large quantity of or ore is being ex extracted extracted ex- ex from tho the ore body en encountered on the tho 1100 in lito being sunk from tho ho 1000 to connect with Ith the 1200 This ore Is being taken out only to enable continuance of ot sinking no minIng mining min mm- ing being un under er wa way Later Liter a drift will viiI bo be run from the to the shaft and the body thoroughly ox- ox At other Giroux shafts some somo work is being done but practically all activity activity ac ac- ac Is confined to the lie Alpha About 90 00 men are aro now employed at the properties es