10/27/01and 10/28/01

Only 96' to go! (recalibrated based on direct hook measurement to ceiling)

Diggers: Bernhard Arnold, Greg Buckley, Bill Copeland, Bill Hays, Quentin

Hays, Rick Hines, Bill Pfantz, Mark Schmidt , Chris Wolters, Paul Worsey

The fifth and sixth blast at the T-Junction dig were completed Sunday. We

experimented with Amfo (ammonium nitrate) and zero time delay. Water in the

drilled holes complicated the use of Amfo. The shot with zero time delay

produced a very non-symmetrical hole. At Paul's suggestion we will probably

test zero time delay again to make sure that the results we observed were due

to zero time delay and not some other factor.

We will try to work each weekend until the blasting is complete. Please let

me know in advance what weekends you can work.

Please call or email to let me know when you will be available to help.

We plan to blast next Saturday and do hole surface cleanup and other safety

projects Sunday.

Rick

913 897 4258