El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-03
DUNDEE SHAF 7
ALMOST DRAINED
Verde Extension Tunnel
Acting Quicker Than
Was Expected.

Jerome, Ariz, July 5.-Drainage OF
the Dundee shaft by the United Verde
Extension tunnel has been anticipat-
ed, yet it has been believed that little
effect would be known till the tunnel
approached close 10 the Dundee-Ari-
IONA ground. The happy result has
come much earlier While the tunnel
heading is still distant. the shaft now
is practically dry.
Work was stopped by the sinking
gang when the cost Of pumping had
risen TO a prohibitive figure. and the
water rose 90 feet in the 500 foot
shaft as soon as the pumps We're
Withdrawn Lately the water level
has been dropping nine feet week.
and this decrease is expected to be
constant Till the ground has been
drained TO $50 feet, the depth al
which the tunnel viii pass.
The disappearing water is being
hoisted at the Texas shaft Of the EX-
tension at large cost two tunnel
headings now being driven from the
Texas toward the Extension work
ings, and toward a connection with
the exterior heading. lt is believed
probable that work viii be started
again on the Dundee. getting the
smart AAH 70 40 AAAa AAAaAAHA rev ca anu
running the connecting crOsscut 10
the tunnel, through which the Dundee
ores are TO be handled.
Some ore already has been cut in
The shaft. while on the surface is a
large blanket Of percent carbonates-
Blow in smeIter soon.
II had been hoped that the great
tunnel would have been finished in
time TO supply ore for the new EN-
but completion OF the great bore still
is months i'm the future.
The Emelter viii be blown in with
in a few days, there having been de-
lay only because Of the lack Of an
electric motor and switchboard One
Of the 900 ton reverberatOry furnaces
viii be operated for six weeks before
the second viii be ready The crush
ing plant has had its tryout and all
necessary Gux is in the bins.
Definite determination has been
made that the steam shovel operations
on the peak of the United Verde ore
body viii be in progress within four
months Two large shOvels. two To-
comOtives and much equipment Of
other sorts have been ordered one
shovel viii be Of eight yards capacity, I
and the other is half that size
To Remove Mine shops.
In charge Of operations viii be =.
E Nauderhoof. who has been in
charge Of steam shovel operations on
the Nevada Consolidated for 10 years
past The only delay comes through 3
the necessary for constructing a two T.
mile three percent gradient railroad I
up from the mine-smelter railroad d
from the 800 level Of the mine A
contract for the necessary grading I
has been given.
The mine shops are to be moved TO 4
a point north Of the city, on the 5000 !
level as the ground on which they
now stand is TO be shoveled away. a I
vast amount Of overburden earth is I
TO be shOveled away and is 20 be uti- (
lized in the leveling Of building sites /
on the hillside. The ore TO be show ]
eled lies back Of the old smelter site ]
and embraces some OF the earliest /
Cleaning Out Old Tunnel.
Verde Central formerly known as ]
the Verde King. is being revived, and I
its 1000 foot tunneu is being cleaned ]
out. 20 be continued on TO the cutting Z
OF the mineralized dyke that was its
objective.
Ore is TO be accepted at the United .
Verde Extension smelter from the
Shea property which already has on /
the dump a large quantity OF ore
carrying good values in copper. silver
and gold.
a new two compartment shaft has
hneu started on fna Verde Euwar ]