The diamond drill., 1921-10-29
PREPARATIONS FOR REsUMIEG
BUILDING OPERATIONS
oDcERS ON THREE SHIFTS
Nothing Additional Known as to
Intentions of Other Mines in
District to Open up Soon

The report given currency that tho
Tobin mine.has opened Is erroneous
What has happened at the Tobin was
the starting OF few men at work get
ting things ready TO resume surface
equipment work which was suspended
last spring. There is mo probability
OF the Tobin resuming work until the
extensive surface Improvement pro-
gram Is completed and that will be
many months yet I'm the future.
IL is expected that the surface on
erations at the Tobin will extend 10
include work on all OF the foundation
work necessary for the new engine
house~and the electric hoist. compres-
sor. etc, which machinery is 10 be In
stalled at the property before the work
Underground is started agin. In
short the property is to be changed
over from a steam equipped property
to one electrically equipped.
May Concrete Shaft
The program OF equipment calls FOR
steel head frame similar 10 that AZ
the Odgers and II is expected that be-
fore that article OF equipment is erect
ed the portion OF the shaft between
the ledge and the surface will ha con-
creted This work alone will take a
couple OF months and then must fol-
10 wthe building OF concrete piers for
the head frame and pocket TO stand
upon. II is understood that the crush
er at this property will be installed a.
bove the pocket, the foundation for
this heavy piece OF machinery being |
with portions OF the pocket
There is a lot OF work to be done |
before the super structures on any cf |
these major units can be started and
{ is to this foundation work that pres
INT efforts are being directed.
only few men, less than a dozen
we're at work this week but IL IS
hought that as soon as preliminaries
IRE arranged the force will be incrcas-
ID to about fifty or more.
VIII Take Back Old Men
The Mckinney Steel Co. had upon
Is payroll $50 men when IT'S mines
lere were closed and each and every
me OF these men will be taken back
OF work II application is made for
anne. II is not understood that tnls |
ffer extends outside OF the men act
ally employed at the time operat: ,ns
eased.
The Odgers mine is now well under d
'ay with a three shift force OF more ,
han 200 men. The hosting OF ore Z
rom underground is quite lively con {
idering that the work Is being con 4
ned to development and the output Is
rom drifts and raises. II
The surface crew is quite large ane ,
determined effort is being made tc lf
ct the buildings closed in before colo y
leather comes on. ~
The work OF putting down the crush q
r has not started yet. Hosting thrr
10 new shaft cannot start until this 4
iece OF work Is completed. "
Uncertainty as 10 Other Mines
There is all kinds OF rumors about i
her mines OF the district, especial, i
bout the Carpenter and Monongahe. u
but almost all OF these rumors have \
D foundation in fact. r
From reliable authority we learn b
Iat the question OF resumption dat, \
the Carpenter has not been taken q
? yet but II will be so dealt with IN {
10 near future and a decision made n
The best guess OF those who know
lything about the property is Dec. l
The shovel sent from the Carpenter
the American mine at Diorite has :
ZEN laid up after loading about 10,- :
Q tons OF ore at that property. There !,
mains about 10000 tons 70 be loaded = =
'xt spring and 1t Is supposed that the - -
Iovel viii stay at Diorite over the
inter. !.
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