The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-07-07

A new skip road il being placed in po-
sition at the Dunn mine. II will be situ-
ated at the north end OF the open pitand
continue down below the pit until the
bottom OF the second level IN reached
which will give the shalt n depth of 100
feet. This shaft will be known as No. 3.
Ore has been previously hoisted from the
open pit, at this end OF the mine, by
means OF tram car but now the ore is
being milled To thesecond level and hoist
eel 10 the surface through shoft No. J.. A
new shaft, 10 be known as No. a, IL soon
TO be lowered south Of shaft No. 2, which
will be at the south end of the property.
This shaft will be put down 120 feet and
stopeing will be carried both ways. From
the bottom OF the vertical shalt, No. 2,
drifting, IN all about $50 feet, has been
done and stopeing IL being carried
on from all sides Of the shaft. The work
in this shaft shows the vein TO have n
width OF over 100 fect with only one wall
yet encountered. The vein at this point
is much wider that at the open pit, and
| it is reasonable To suppose that IL will
widen considerably in shaft No. 4. The
| first stope i'm shaft No. runs I'm about
seventy feet, and drift is being driven
| i'm from the bottom, l20 feet, OF the i'm
clined shaft, No. 1, directly under the
stope, and when brought in line the stope
and drift will be connected by raising,
which will not only make another good
stope but add largely 10 the economical
working Of the vast property. Supt.
Florada and Capt. Bennets make n team
that work well together, as both are
miners of wide ranges of experience and
make no mistakes in the work. Under
their most efficient management the mine,
as regards economical production, IL as
near perfection as possible.
The past week has seen an active buy
| ing movement, extending over all
| branches, and while the prices realized
were i'm some instances shaded, the vol
ume Of sales is decidedly encouraging
| Among the sales reported is an aggregate
OF about rs, 900 tons of Bessemer,
| 25, 900 tons OF standard hard ores, and
a round lot of Gogebic Bessemer, all
at private figures, Consumers of ore
seem to realize that neither ore nor
freights will be any cheaper, and that the
present is the most opportune time Tor
covering their probable wants. This II
particularly true Of the foundrymen who
are, i'm n quiet way, providing Tor the
orders they expect up 60 the close of the
year. Conflicting rumors ARE in eircula-
| ton as To the probability of the extern
| sion OF the lease under which the Colby is
now being operated and, pending IA settle
ment nf the question, Colby ore ~ being
crowded down To lower lake ports as
rapidly as il can be mined and shipped.
i Vessel freights, which little while ago
showed tendency TO stiffness, have
dropped of again, and at present are IN
"A very demoralized condition, as is indi-
Gated by an soc. charter from Escanaba.
Coke continues plentiful at $l.O0, and
indica tions OF the expected advance are
yet wanting. Iron Trade Re
| view.
The exploration on section one, 1898,
on the forty east OF the Dunn mine, which
was 40 vigorously prosecuted last sum-
mer and discontinued in the fall has been
renewed and IL now being carried on quite
extensively. A boiler and pump have
been placed in position and a shaft is be-
| ing lowered at "A point about forty feet
east OF the Dunn mine engine house. The
shaft is about thirty feet deep and shows
considerable clean ore i'm the southwest
corner. The shaft will bc lowered until
ore IL found or until il is clearly demon
strated that no ore is to be had mt that
point. Those interested are Ed. Sweeny,
OF Negaunee; III. NJ. Atkinson, of Metro
politan; j. X. Stack, of Escanaba and
Others. George Dunn, Of this city, has
charge OF the work. This property has
| heretofore been extensively explored and
while considerable ore has been found,
| a workable body yet remains To be un-
earthed. Those interested labor under
Interpretation ofstriking the Dunn vein,
which has an almost north and south
course, hut mining men, generally, are of
the opinion that ifore is encountered ON
the property, IL will be an entirely sepnr-
ate deposit running parallel with the
Dunn vein.
The mining editor of THE DIAMOND
Dull has been unable 90 visit the Mas
4 todon mine, under the efficient captain
ship of &. r. Roberts, Tor some time, but
finds the following regarding thatproper-
ty i'm the last issue of the Norway Cur
rent, which will prove interesting read
ing: "The Mastodun ~ shipping from
600 20 700 tons per day, and the stock
pile is not yet exhausted. A good sized
body OF ore has been uncovered on the
footwall side near the surface. and at the
north end OF the pit, and n derrick "
being erected 20 hoist the ore TO thecars.
The working force is not very large at
this time but as most of the opening was
done during the winter. the mine IL In
shape 20 reach u large output with a
minimum force"
The impression obtained that Lake
Superior iron shipments thisyear are lar
:, behind those OF 1887. This " erroneous
By n comparison OF the two seasons
work, allowing for the late opening OF the
present season, the result h In favor OF
1883. The volume of shipments this