The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-08-16
STRUCTURAL STEEL
FOR HECLA PLANT
SAVE TIME AND MONEY
Get Skeleton of CRANKY Smell
ter Buildings-Good Progress
Unwatering Mine
SAVE TIME AND MONEY

| = TRUCTURAL steel for the main
buildings of the new Hecla sur
face plant viii be obtained from
the buildings formerly used by
the CRANKY Smelling X Refining com
pany at Grand Forks b. c. An exam
ination of the steel skeleton of the
buildings left by the CRANKY company
when il abandoned the Grand Forks
plant and moved to Anyox b. c., in
1919 was made during the past week
by JAS. f. Mccarthy, president and
general manager of the Hecla Mining
company, accompanied by e. L. Wood,
construction engineer The steel
frames of two buildings formerly used
for housing the blowers and blast fur
naces and part of the framework of
the converter building We're found to
be in a perfect state of preservation
and well adapted to the building plans
of the Hecla, and Mr. Mccarthy an
nounced upon his return that he clos
ed deal for the purchase and imme-
date delivery of the material The
steel consists of massive columns, Cir
ders and trusses which viii constitute
the frame work for the new compress
or and hoist buildings, machine shop,
blacksmith shop and carpenter shop.
MIR. Mccarthy expressed much salts
faction at having been able to make
this purchase, for as pointed out by
him it will save much time in the
construction of the buildings, as the
steel will be delivered much sooner
than it would be if purchased new,
and will also result in great econ
omy. as the cost will be far below that
of new mtaerial. Arrangements were
made for Immediately dismantling the
skeleton buildings at Grand Forks and
the work is now under way. The de
livery of the steel involves a haul of
mile and a half TO the railroad and
it is probable that the first cars are
now being loaded. The use of this
steel involves only slight modifica-
ton of the original plans for the
buildings.
Progress at the Mine.
The wreckage and debris LEFT 10y The
fire has been cleaned up and founda-
lions for the new buildings are well
advanced. The compressor and hoist
building will be against the hill as be-
fore and a concrete retaining wall
which will be also a wall of the build
ing is being constructed. This and
the foundation will be in readiness for
the frame OF the building when the
steel arrives 1t is expected that the
will be up and the build
civ
Lowering the Water
Yesterday morning the water in the
nine was just 30 feet above the floor
IF the 2O0O level and was being stead
ly lowered at a satisfactory rate. The
highest point reached was about 55
eet above the water level yesterday
morning When the water is lowered
lown to the openings on the 2OOO level
he unwatering process will obviously
,e much slower. but provision has
,een made to increase the pumping
apacity by using another compressor
which is now ready for service. At
his time the water is being handled
" two sinking pumps and an electric
lump placed in the workings below
he 1900 level.
Taken altogether progress toward
estoring Hecla has been most salts
actory in spite Of annoying delays
or a short time following the fire,
md all indications point to a resump-
ion of production within six months
rom the date of the big fire. which
occurred in the afternoon of July 49,