Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-04-16

levels" - 'nt afy up5<,
AZ the time when one..,.
discontinued in The deem slss. ssn
return made 10 the Old rs.' aad
The Combination shaft haa ppst AtseA
vertical depth OF ASA fest -sa r y
time there was but one dee,a. a. "a
smart Ia the world the Adal dan. .sssizl
III the silver mines Of Bobe,as.' faals
Was at that time also ~, - sash
has now reached depth IN : ~ tts
At the Combination shaf, 49, les
run west 10 the lode al ill., ! ~ y ssis
and 1900 levels. on III. sn IN
/ the distance from the sfaf, y ess
Wall OF the lode was found 4 N - -
30 feet. The lode al ,hIs as.. = w
OF nnhlininished width and VA -
efallzeds indeed, the HALE 4 -. -
Company Through whose v,' .s.f -
drift was rum had 4 good $780,
ore. 80 much Tor the las. N. IL
out AZ depth. La the Relehss
south OF the jacket. exr3llss, -
poets were being obtained ~ ~ Ns*
level when the Exeheauer pe ~ wv 4.
IA the water and flooded IN
south end Of the lode. *
IN the deepest workings IN II. ~,
Inc mines of the camsteek 49, I'M ~ J.
Union Consolidated south " N, 49,, - y
81 told itIli the lode was gp,,a,l i ~
I'm width, and al several f.siss 8 "a
well msneralized on the ~, -
M thr Hale q soreross whsrs ~
had . good showing or ore NJ. n, u.
ordef for shutdown aud rssurn a =.
old upper levels came spn "A. ~ -
level Of the belcher good sstvats M, VA
punches 0f ore we're making ~, &
penFance WHEN fhr mine 49, 49,
ny the rush Df water frum a. NJ
eheaurF. Though 40 rIeb ss,,assss
wrre IN sight. there were 10 aiscgsr,
aging features developed Al n
Talon Consolidated change y II
appearance 0f the material eseus,ssSa,
thr vein MAS observed. ws,srs 81 syss..
Mns considered unfavafahle A Il A.
ASSAYS there was a falling ia IA sasv
and an Increase liz gold. me saerssv
Ia gold MAS 10 the uOEthward 40
- now thought that had wrrs sssa
continued paying gold ,t&aFsas asarsl
would have t~en developed. Al az,
Time however, @oid alone vas Ok j.
lnx much sought after.
No gold o. silses lode has ever Iva
found which showed Paying ser ssn
ttfitaottAis Ia ait parts AZ shr sanx sIss
heswecu honanxas sss4se i aiways /
xone Of barren or low gyad~ nnarts i,
y probable that mnogheF llns u n
nanzas would coHse In 4 short aisnhs
bs't0w the zonr reached ID tAe tssa
Consolidated, Coordination. Jacket tas
other deep shafts. Tfse sntLasAas
wrFr that they we're Oh zoe 10 Il ~
bodies az the Hale Il N0rvys@s IA
Nelcheg when work was st0pgssd TAsss
" nothing 10 prevent the tiFalaaU X
fhs lower levels ~ either III tscAs Ells
nF Virginia mines M water exists d
the mines atsose The f.gas9 sSHirp n.
nell level. therefore all shssv h h y
handled u the dead water whssA Va
gradually accumulated Ia The sAassk
drifts and other openings Psmfsnt
operations al the Alta. ErDwn hAas
and other mines have sh8wn that
single company was able 10 laNgf Ias
water. Had other companies sseea >
with the Alta Ut the Cfuwa reint a
the time they were pvlmping TIE sAe&
of the Gold tlitl mlneA would hass
vcry spevsliiy bccu drniusd
~ the time the only example h dsst
ttltninE that Eatusssek men eunld kss
70 for light was flr Adalfwrt ssaft
bohemia. aud that was only y ~ isss
vertical. but thirty feet deeper taaa
THE Combination shaft when wpFk va
stopped. Now we have At Lake sapsfps
the Calumet & Elecla shaft. atsp tsss
In depth: the Tmmnfack, 400 fest "
Adalbert. Bohemia. aH12. and ssssfs
other mines principally coall ir@
$500 to 8.it1D. The Hrnsilgo gold mlas.
Australia. has reached a stftsai
depth Of g.sSaO and il stili going ssss
In good ray. with advanced tussisss
aud Improved machinery No ofe ~
sees an end 10 the depth thst naay 4
obtained. In other regions the mias1s
are stIli going ahead. and manl !
them nre now far behind the Ps1
where the Comstneker haltrsi
By means OF the sutro tunnel -
aud lower working surface ~ - y.
created. The water pumped hss y,
20 h. raised to this new surface. ~
through two miles Of branch tunass
aud many connections WITH sfals ~ y
wInxrs. There II everywhere -
circulation Of pure fresh nif, y
though Loco feet Of ground baa -
eff out and removed. All klnas J.
mining work can lc done 90 ths -
artificial surface az well ~ apVss =
the old natural surface. Ihls 80
the case we find That the dcpest. w. Y.
ings on the Union CONSOLIDATED w. y.
depth Of only LEO feet hsivs y. "
new working surface. and thal J ss ~
1900 feet deep. measuring itvm ~ -
old natural surface. Is only -" ~,
deep when measured from tns ~
surface. By means Of the Sullv ~ y.
mel. It's two miles Of branches aiea. - 4.
lode and its many air cohnes ss n
through shafts and WINES, 2 ~, s..,ss
operation has been establisnea ".
which II viii be as EASY 20 s'',s ss.t
depth Of 5000 feet rs Il was J. ~. ~,
to that depth from the nainfa' z
face. ,,.,srt
Flood. Haywood. Mackey novs ~
with other mining men and man, X
orators IN mining stocks thai Il''s ss,so
mentioned. were In 1891 very e assp
siastic fl regard 10 return 70 'n ~, Va, u
levels: the chances are now y e, ,.s,ss
they then were whatever ofe In
were then in the deep levels az M
there. and should be loked le y. Nd
whole of the mines on the ioas "a ' ma
not be opened nj once. Inc ,V ~, or
mines might be FIRST pumped lou, oss Il
work resumed I'm certniil see .so ,eae.