Show john jackson resigns mie signs after A f t e r bany M a n y yea years r s john jackson lor for more than fit teen years in c charge of the famous ontario drain tunnel has tendered his resignation to the company not because ot of any disagreement with the ontario management tor for to use mr jacksons own language he says bays never in all his thirty years ot of mining experience in various parts of the old world as well nell as the new have I 1 been connected with fairer lahrer squarer or better men than are ara the Bam bergers but because of other interests demanding his attention and perhaps a tear fear of chronic rheumatism because of 0 so 1 much time spout spent in the wet tunnel he retires with the best ot of fling feeling and good will toward the manage meat and it ft will be with sincere regret that the management alfi will name mr air jacksons successor for three years before taking charge of the the drain tun set met mr air jackson was in the employ if ot t tha s Barn Bam bergers being shift boss at the ontario and daly wet west i it was on march 1905 that the mg big pave cave in the be tunnel took pi place ace vora iora year yea work had been pro e ed d under the direction ot of william campbell in an effort to get around athe the big cave several small cave caves a 4 had ad been encountered during the year each one of which it was though atwould tw would prove to be the one abat that was going to tap the fair immense bense fiody lody ot of water blat but it remained tor for mr air jackson to open up tiie the main cave at a point bet between veen no 2 and no 2 shafts this great event oc cured on april 30 19 OS park city celebrating it ja in magnificent style on an wednesday may of that year it was exceedingly dangerous york fork during those two first years 0 I 1 mr jacksons superintend enci ol of work ork in the clinked up tunnel tor at t any moment vast volumes of water jer might come from either side and drown the workmen like rats in a trap rap one of 0 the greatest difficult 1 L ies experienced was in getting work roen ten dollars a day was demanded in and men would not flot stay ven even at that figure it was through mr jacksons efforts that finally a crew of comparatively green hands irem from the country were secured at 5 00 per day and rubber clot clothing ing 4 it took more than two years of hard ard aad fad dangerous work on his bis p part t to overcome the massive cave in mud and bain again put the wonderful tunnel in A iora mission that was thirteen years ago since that lat time under the supervision of 0 mr r jackson the three mile tunnel P has as been hep re timbered all the wa way Y hi efrom rom the portal to the daly we west 9 rt hatt aft and timbers continually re laced aced as needed heavy 18 inch tell on pipe joints solidly connected LS s been placed under the track the adire distance this this pipe carries ff t the normal low flow of water yet taij roved oved woefully inadequate anis ring iring when water was vms eighteen ches above the track because of 0 I 1 usual spring seepage however I 1 another big ave cave occur this pe would carr carry oft the water I 1 un ua uni i er r Dres pressure saTe and prevent a arehur recur ence ellee ot of the disaster which com edely closed the lae tunnel in 1905 1 I 1 fc another remarkable record of oe mr i ac kons eighteen years bears as shift r foreman and superintendent superintend eat in I 1 he ie employ of the is lie e fact that because ot of ill his s watch ulness and careful ies ie s and th rough es 9 not ii single life has been lost to 1 a of tho workings working under his leuon he Is a firm bpi believer ever in ie e bacety first idea and aad practices ra 0 tt aliet he Is ot of the ibe opinion that blosl at ot of the mine f Il altes could b be e 01 ill if thoe tho e in charge wi at well vell f lie he workmen n themselves anes would woula lat on ell catching up bad ground and plate lat e detective timbering catl or ito antaki an take unnecessary chances with with ie e I 1 too OO ofton it fatal thought it on t come down or if 1 it does it it ont nt attio to much i cIng ot of the ontario tunnel as a s 15 to aay mr jac kon k on says that palle ile the theto there to are still 9 1 W d dangerous u ge tons Ws es 01 ol of cherota sivela 9 ground the tunnel Is getting gettin F ore lore jin amore ainor e sate safe tl me ir ith th tho the many years yearb ot of service the ts adit has been gradually but 54 1 draining tho troublesome trouble sone abr 1 I 1 py aty formation lor matlou through gil which it joy gases 84 and as this drle dries i out thel the pear and win will diminish of IA ft 0 I 1 As yet no one has been named as I 1 mr it jacksons successor several experienced perien ced miners have applied tor for the position but after being taken through the workings have declined the job mr air jackson will remain in charge until the right roan man is obtained na mr r jackson is heavily interested in ontario leases and will devote his time in prospecting and developing these leases ile he has now eight men employed and this number will be ba increased as developments progress and other leases are obtained |