The diamond drill., 1921-03-19
HEAD FRAME NEARLY COMPLETED
AND GRADING TO START SOON
OLD GIBSON COMING BACH
Ore Lead At The Warner Making
That Way And Rumor Of
Lease Making

The work OF getting the Odgers
mine into shape for hosting ore
through the new shaft is progressing
rapidly. II has attained a shape
now where II is beginning to show
up fast.
The new steel head frame is about
completed The same crew that err
ected the head frames at the Cardiff
and Caspian mines are in charge OF
the work at this property. The steel
was ready for them so that there has
been no delay in waiting for mater.
! ial.
The next piece of work that win
loom up big Is the grading OF the
, stockpile ground and OF the pocket
tracks. The stockpile ground will be
made with the rock taken from the
refuse pile at the mine. II IL under
stood that the company shovel will
be set at this work very soon.
Under the new railroad regula-
tionc, mining companies must con-
struct and maintain their mine tracks
from the property line. This re-
quires an entirely new pocket and
service tracks at the Odgers and work
upon the grading OF this track will
soon commence. The track will ex-
tend south, up towards where the
present coal trestle is located. Owing
to the shaft sitting well up above the
present ground level there will be
considerable of fill required which
will probably consume an additional
amount of waste dump as borrow dirt
is. very scarce at that point.
Underground Work Progressing
Underground, the work OF opening
up the new level is progressing as
rapidly as the half-time time opera
tions will allow. The ore body Is
being blocked out on the sub-level
system, the same system that is fol-
lowed at most OF the mines In this
district.
The ore body lies in an east-and-
west trough with pitch TO the east,
so far as can be determined by de-
veloments at present depth. The
shaft, designed to serve the property
to a great depth, is located in the
states TO the northwest OF the de-
posit The old shaft lies TO the
south and somewhat west
The one new feature at this prop
erty Is the underground crusher
which is to be located below the
present level in room cut out for Il.
The placing OF crusher below the
surface is a new departure on the
old ranges and the experiment will
be watched with interest by all min
ing men.
One reason for the placing OF the
crusher below the surface is to avoid
the sway TO the shaft house IL II
should be placed therein The sway
causes shearing OF rivets in the
steel structures To avoid this an
noyance many crushers are being in
stalled above the pocket and wholly
apart from the head frame steel. The
installing OF this odgers crusher be-
low the surface will afford an oppor-
tunity TO contrast the two installa-
tions as to costs and efficiency.
Old Gibson Coming Rack
There Is a very persistent rumor
afoot that the old Gibson mine Is TO
come back, not as separately op.
Grated property but as an adjunct 10
the Warner mine. The rumor IL that
the ore body at the Warner, which
has increased TO proportion where
Il warranted the expense OF sinking
a new and a modern shaft To depth
OF nearly 500 feet, Is making rapidly
towards the old Gibson property. The
Warner shaft is not very great dis
tance from the line and II the trough
pitches, as Is expected IL will finally
settle down. 10 the south, the ore
BODY az the Warner will. at depth.
make over upon the Gibson proprty.
Tn G ibson has had a checkered car
eer. II Is located on the WIZ NWh,