[D0124AAH], Letter from Thomas M Williams to Pilling and Crane, April 1901
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Messrs Pilling & Crane, Girard Building, Philadelphia, Pa. Dear Sirs: I wish to state concerning Hurd, that we have followed the last punch of ore into the foot wall until we have reached the bottom rock. The whole formation is formed like the three sides of a square, or nearly so, the first a horizontal being 40 ft., second at an angle of 65% is 35 ft. and third or bottom piece also nearly horizontal 20 ft., making the whole chute 93 or a hundred ft. in height, i.e. had it not been broken in two places, and made to form a square instead of a straight line. The trouble we now have to contend with is, that we can only work two small drifts, the greater part of the ore being in under both hanging and foot walls, in such a way that should be cut into walls to remove the ore, there would be no way of securing the mine. I believe though that the bottom piece of ore is starting to come around where it belongs, and should it do so, it will make a great deal of improvement in working, and will enable us to work all the ore, where we are at present only working 1/4 or 1/3, besides the ore will be clean. Next week we will sink in the rock at the bottom of the shaft for about 3 days to get room for water, then we will follow the ore on the dips to follow the ore in that direction. I may say concerning the bottom rock we have encountered that it takes the form of most of the bottom rocks in the other mines of N.J., and seems to contain a leader which would indicate another chute underneath, but is not in a position where we can follow it to advantage, besides it will be better to prove what we have at present. Yours very truly, T.M. Williams