The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-03-10

The stripping mt the Dunn mine is
about completed, only "A small block OF
surface remains TO be removed from the
north end OF the large open pit and then
all will be in readiness to open a vigorous
summer campaign. Many improvements
and changes have been made In the mine
during the winter and AL 90 To show that
the management il working 10 the end
OF achieving an output that viii astonish
the older mines No. | shaft, which is
located about the middle OF the workings,
is down TO "A depth of 130 feet. No work
Is being done in this shaft at present
other than making a sump at the bot
tom and arranging for n pump Drifts
and cross-cuts will be worked from the
bottom N soon as shipment commences.
Another shaft, TO he known as No. B..
viii be lowered at point ON the north
end of the open pit. A shaft on thesouth
end OF the property is just now attract
ing considerable attention by reason OF
the quality Of ore il is showing up. The
shaft is known as No. 2 and is located
near the engine house. IL WAS put down
TO depth of scventy-tive feet and cross
cuts and drifts commenced which are
developing "A body OF ore of mammoth
proportions and differing in some in
stances from the ore taken from other
parts OF the mine. Numerous and recent
ASSAYS Of this ore show il Go average over
sixty-four per cent. metallic iron and
900 phosphorus, thus proclaiming IL "a
/ Bcssemer. and the management Is in-
clined 60 the belief that distinct body
OF ore has been encountered. Several
test pits 20 the south Of No shaft TO II
distance Of over two hundred feet show
the same ore, but with much less surface.
Both walls To the mine have been found
and accurate measurements show the
width Of the vein 90 be one hundred and
| fifteen feet. Ore will be hoisted through
the three shafts mentioned and also from
the open pit by means OF tram car.
The ore from the open pit will be
tran,med to a pocket in the north end OF
the stock dock In preparing the mine
for it's seasons work the engineering skill
~ Il master hand can bc seen i'm every
direction. The mine is new one but
old heads have the management OF itand
therefore twill not only achieve a great
output but il will b. done in scientific
and economical manner
The writer visited the Junietta mine ON
Wednesday and found many changes
since his last visit. The changes in one
sense are for the better The main shaft
has been dropped nm additional twenty
five feet, giving the shaft total depth
Of over one hundred feet. A crosscu,
has been carried north from the bottom
"A distance Of fifty-seven feet. The shaft
went down in a mixture Of quartzite and
ore, the former predominating % slight
extent, but after going in 20 the north
about seventeen feet the formation
changed and ore Of better grade began
90 make it's appearance and continued
TO the end of the cross-cut distance o
nearly forty feet. A winzc has been put
down ut point. about midway in the
formation and at "A depth Of twelve iee'
shows the ore TO be Of higher standard
than that above. DIR. Kimball has had
several assays made OF the ore from th,
Wine and is authority for the statement
that one oi the assays, made by +. Il
Jennings, Of Stamhaugh, gave sixty-on'
per cent. metallic iron and one made by
T.. Brewster, OF Iron Mountain, showed q
like per centage ofiron. tits rumored that
the contamination OF the pending sale
OF the property depends ON the qualit,
Of the ore, and II such is the case IL car
not be great length OF time before thu
mine changes hands.
Another week has iailed TO bring about
any change in the stagnation which fo'
two months hasoppressed and depressed
the market At this writing, six weeks
after the opening OF the usual sellinl
season, there remain ON dock, unsold
$4,000 tons, and rather more thar
500, 900 tons Of contract ore which
should long ago have made it's way inte
channels OF commerce In the form o.
Bessetner pig, and, eventually, In ths
shape OF rails. II IL evident that with
the reductions TO be expected IN The