Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-10-07
Tunnel DriftIngs.

<SsI. 49, has falle0 TO FURNISH
| III enough flat-cars to
| E4S $50 SFfszkx keep the place clear
| 80 of ore.
| V51E D. .ssss The Company
| ]sH Store has new
9Ez2z delivery wagon land
she is Jim dandy,
you bet!
The largest shipment of ore that was ever
made from the shaft was sent out last week.
Manager Simpson was here one day last
week. He seems well satisfied with the out
put and general working of the mines.
Mr.. Girty, the ore ms pector at this place,
left for Philadelphia last Friday, on No. 4, to
attend the funeral of his father.
Students from the Washington University
of st. Louis, visited the hill and mines last
Saturday.
Last Wednesday and Thursday were set
apart for general squaring up and measuring
days for ali contracts for the month of Sep
TENDER, and letting new contracts for the
month of October.
The new Norwalk air compressor that has
recently been put into operation in the Ore
and Steel Company's engine rooms, is said
by Master Mechanic Hewitt to be one of the
best compressors made, and gives A No. 1
satisfaction.
When Capt. Searle took hold of the Ore and
Steel Compauy's mines at this place, he found
it would be necessary to make some change
in regard to the drill steel. He first divided
what steel he had into sets, so that each
gang of drilers had a set, and that set was
oh 70 ha To tban had dies
made so as to number every drill. When a
miner takes his drills from the steel house
they are always shal p,and, before he returns
hem TO the ST EEL house, he must have them
sharpened again. Since this plan has come
into vogue there las been no hiding of drills
nor scarcity of steel, foT, as fast as the steel
is worn down from the proper length, Il new
one is put in its place. When it gels TOO
short for starter, it is then used for steeliDg
or relaying picks. BY this method the Cap
tain has saved the Company hundreds of
dollars. No one has any idea how much
steel is nsed ia mine like this, unless be
sees it; and under the present way of hand
ling the drills the drillers, when they go to
the shop, don't have to wait so long for sharp
drills.
Some few of our boys are attending the ST.
Louis Fair this week.
They have neat little air receiver at tun-
mel No. 5. / don't think it will be very long
until it will be put to use.
1t doesn't cause q man to sweat much these
mornings climbing the hill.
Joe Schafer, rope tender on the Sd stope
incline, had his hand badly mashed last Sat-
urday, by car running oyer it, while he was
trying to turn switch point.
For the week ending Saturday, October I'd,
the new tunnel was driven 43 feet, inches.
That makes the total length of the tunnel 306
feet.
The Pilot Knob Band says,a their machin-
cry is all new and of the latest improved,
they are now ready to grind almost any kind
of music needed, at reasonable rates.
Joe Cool, whom a great many of the old
timers remember as miner, died a short
time ago at Mine La Motto. His deauh re-
suited from injuries received while at work in
the mines at that place. His widow ana
fatherless children have the sympathy of his
fellow workmen of this place.
The little switch engine is in the paint shop.
Mr.. Simpson says it will lie here in about ten
days.
Cal. Goodenough got up several curious
looking appliances 70 search for diamond
bias, and such other articles that may be
dropped or lost down in the deep diamond
drill holes, and 1 think he deserves great
credit for getting them up and working them
successfully. They are wholly original with
him. Diamond drill runners would do well
to come and see the hit.
Somebody's dog successfully committed
suicide last Sunday night a week ago by
jumping into the Simpson shaft. 1 don't
think the jump killed him; it must have
been the sudden stop at the bottom-which
is somewhere near 100 feet from the surface.