The Stoppage of the Pumps.
A number of rumors were flying about town to-day to the effect that the stoppage of the Pumps was beginning to affect the mines on the flat. One of these was with reference to an extraordinary rise of gas in the Caledonian shaft. There is no doubt but that there is gas in the shaft, but it has not risen above the No. 3 level, which is the lowest depth worked by any of the mines near the Big Pump, and the Old Golden Calf men were at work all day. A few days ago some of the mine managers were complaining of the large quantity of water let down the Tookey shaft to create • a draught, alleging that much more than was liecessary was put down, and since then the stream has been lessened, and the air still continues good. It was likewise asserted that the water in the Queen of Beauty was rising quicker than ,
hitherto, but this also is a canard, and it may here be stated that there is a probability of the present rate of increase greatly diminishing before long. The water in the shaft at midday was over 20 feet below the No. 6 level/
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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3122, 19 February 1879, Page 2
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