The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-17
RADDATz QUITS
THE HONER|NE
Surrenders SUPERINTENDENT
After Brilliant Record at the
Company'S Mines.
SUCCEEDED BY MORD0CH
IMPORTANT CHANGE TAKING
PLACE AT LITTLE BELL.
SUCCEEDED BY MORDOCH

After seven years OF energetic work,
planning and scheming to conquer one
OF the most stubborn and dangerous
elements to be met in mining; after
having accomplished all that ne set
out 10 DO without the loss of a life or
serious accident during the seven years
ne has been at the task, Superintendent
Il. j. RaddatZ of the HOnerine yester-
day rendered his resignation as active
superintendent of the company's mines
He has done a mighty work. He has
reclaimed not only one of the biggest
and richest mines of the state but the
successful driving of the II, 000-foot
drain and operating tunnel by him has
also resulted in the complete reclama-
ton of the entire district which seven
years ago was as dead as GoOrnail
because most of the properties had been
worked TO water level and the flow
was too much for ordinary pumping
plants to handle.
When Mr.. Raddatz lays aside the de-
tailed work that the handling of the
mine will entail he does not entirely
sever connection with it, as he has
been prevailed upon to serve he COM
pdny and its mines in a consulting 49,
pacity. Propositions in which he is per-
sOnally interested in Stockton and 9TH
er camps and the large amount Of time
that they will require from him IN the
future afford the reason for Mr.. Rad
datZ asking to be relieved of the confin-
ing work that the personal superintend-
ency of the mines would now require.
The cloak of authority which he has So
long worn has been transferred to the
shoulders of W. Is. MerdOch, who for
the past three years has filled the posi-
ton of assistant superintendent of the
mines and superintendent of the MIL
He is young man, and in his new pO-
sition has a chance to carve a name for
himself. MIR. RaddatZ, the retiring 5u-
perintendent, predicts that he will do
so.
"On Saturday." said Mr.. Raddatz
during the afternoon. the task of fIum-
ing and laying track in the tunnel was
completed. This morning the mining OF
ore commenced, and as fast as it is
possible to get the Slopes opened and
the men TO do the work the old Homer
inc will begin 10 show that the great
sums of money spent and the time re-
quired To accomplish the end sought
when the reclamation of the property
began has been we'll spent 1t times
when the long tunnel was being driven
it seemed as though water would gain
the mastery and that the task of open
ing the mine at great depth would have
TO be abandoned. I have seen as much !
as 10000 gallons of water per minute
gushing from the face OF the tunnel
and weeks at a time when it was inn |
possible to make a fOot's Roadway. in |
this kind of ground it became necessary |
10 branch off and relieve the water |
pressure first on one and then on the |
other side of the main tunnel in order |
that progress might be made in the iat- |
ter. II is all over now, and | am glad |
of il. At the present time the tunnel |
flows about 1900 gallons of water per |
minute and that amount is likely 10 /
be the normal flow for a long time TO
come. though the continued opening of |
new ground to the east is likely 20 add |
TO it occasionally, but not to the ex-
tent of becoming a menace to opera |
tions, as the main channels have ur- !
doubtedly been cut"