Richfield Reaper | 1911-11-16 | Page 8 | Open Underground Reservoir

OPEN underground RESERVOIR flood in cripple creek mine carries workmen off their feet color colordo colorado do springs A dispatch from roia cripple creek tells of 0 the striking of 0 a sensational flow of water in the boro bore of the roosevelt Hoo sevelt deep drat drainage inage tunnel the flow followed a round of shots and was 60 80 heavy that tho workmen were carried off their feet down the bore and narrowly escaped being drowned water Is IB now leaving the portal at the rate of 24 gallons a minute or about tour four times the usual flow it Is 18 suppo supposed that thal an underground reservoir or stream has been opened and that a mater material lai low lowering cring of tho the water to covol vo I 1 in the mints mines of the district will be I 1 noticeable later ater