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known to character a chancelength of Many of ■till here, ill la now Inora' hoa-frovn the»ot wounds i fraternal [•ftaa. This irmerly of be Impll-rolllns at Ilia arotill ne of hla character embroiling own ruddymenta can la worthy lewspapera Mr readers In* how a Ita major-HEWS OF THE WOHDER DISTRICTWe hare enough ore In alght on our SO*-foot level alone to boom the town of Wonder and aaaure the future of the Wonder district.—Charles A. Hlgbee. president of the Nevada Wonder Mining companyMr. Hlgbee arrived In Wonder last Saturday afternoon, and. afler spending the night at the home of J. B. Daniel, general manager of the company, left for San Francisco Sunday morning. He made the above statement Just before departure, after a long talk with Mr. Daniel and an examlatlon of the work In the mine at the 500-foot level. He expressed himself as much pleased wltlf the development of the property thus far, and. in the conversation with Mr. Daniel, outlined the plans for the future.A 50-h.p. hoiat will be Installed tor the sinking to the water level, estimated to be at a depth of about a thousand feet, which work, as already announced, will be started with the resumption of general activity on the property. The hoist will be operated by steam, because of the greater rapidity of thla power, and a special boiler has been ordered In Pittsburg. This boiler will be adapted to either gaaollne. distillate, or crude petroleum as fuel. A dealer In crude petroleum Is expected In Wonder within a abort time to go over with Mr. Daniel the matter of using this commodity as fuel. The holler will be of the locomotive type, with the special fuel appliance added. Because there Is no brick for holding heat In thla section, the boiler will be encased In asbestos. Construction of the boiler and the filling of the* order for the hoiat will take several weeks, and It Is estimated that this machinery will not be on the ground until about two months after it la ready for shipment. Mr. Daniel says that there will probably be no general work done on the Nevada Wonder again until about March 1st.At this time. In addition to the continued sinking, the work In the drifts and crosscuts at the 500-foot level will be resumed, with a view to thoroughly prospecting the seven ledges which have
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Goldfield News
Goldfield, Nevada, US
Sat, Dec 21, 1907
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