PUMPING ASSOCIATION.
Sinking the-mainrsbsfthas now reached 644 feet, 9 feet Qf fyh^clif has been accomJlished the last#ort'nlf ht, through a very ard belt of strachite, covering the greater part.of .the.bottom of,the. shaft. .'Tile air shatt ha!l been put down 10 • feet. The water in this shaft though only 20 feet from the main one has proved a great hindrance, compelling a small crosscut to bo m?iderpnto*therJargei shaft to let the water off. The total depth from the 500 feet level is now 22 feet. The whole o^h^^pla»»?CSre';i^/Caj)ital;Wdiei lland ty-VatlefniMer easy'Vbtt'fol. ***"*"
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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2167, 14 December 1875, Page 3
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