The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-03-24

uItuk ~ mas bttI dHctit0Iutu tllu( TIC
Jaws of the young hsly who carries the
broom. travels. counting an inch Ia u
'chaw, nearly three miles in ten hour
chaw. Amt very slow.
The entertainment given under the
auspices of the W. &. Il. L. in Do. Gets
hall, ON Saturday evening WAS well nt-
tended and passed OF very nicely, Though
some of the performers backed down at
the last minute, which made il a trifie
harder Tor those who did appear. The
proceeds were $3I 90.
The Chaplin Mining Co, discharged 400
Of its employees the first 81 the week.
The company has made no contracts
and having nearly 100, 900 tons Of orc in
stock the move was made necessary
Notwithstanding this state ~ things, the
company can, should the demand occur,
easily make a season output 81 400, 900
tons.
The Alpha mine, n short distance west
oil the Mastodon, n "a have new life in
fused into II again in n short time. The
property has been living idle for about
four years, and is considered promising
tract. We are informed that Buffalo
parties have become Interested and will
rxpend at least 500 900 on IL the coming
summer-Current.
II was only by the most strenuous
efforts that "A fire wis avoided ON We'd
ncsday morning at the residence Of j. l..
kimball. Some bcdtlingcalne in contact
with stove pipe imam upper room while
the family were at breakfast. When dis
covered the fire ha communica ted To N
cradle, which WAS destroyed. The dam
age 10 the carpets and furniture is light.
Ralph Atkinson heard from again, this
time from Bonneville, Mo. He writes
"Since left you last September have
been through the states Of Texas, Louis
ana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee,
Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Min
nesota, Wisconsin and Michigan"
Rather lively travelling Tor man who
was foully dealt with and supposed tn
have been murdered.
Reports from the Groveland are To the
effect that the mine is daily giving renewed
promise of developing into valuable
property. Quite "A stock pile has been
accumulated, and the ore assays from
tifty-seven To sixty-four per cent
metallic iron with only .O22 Of phosphor.
ny, which makes il a first class Bessemer
In quality. The management lives IN
hopes OF being placed in railway com.
munication with the rest Of world during
the Range.
At present very littleexploratory work
is being done in the Crystal Falls district
No doubt considerable work would he
going on Mt present were il not for th,
great depth OF snow in the woods, which
Z is great draw back, but M soon as the
earth's immaculate burden disappears il
IL expected that a general rush will b,
made and an active season OF exploring
will follow. Exploratory work viii be
taken up in many instances where discon.
tinued last fall and much new work
commenced Preparations are already
( in progress Tor putting several crews nj
work ON the new range east al the city
! Several good mines have already been
found on that range aud monied mer
are anxious to find more and viii not
spare their means to that end. It's said
that as soon AS possible work win be-
resumed ON old explorations ON sections
nineteen, twenty-one, twenty-five, TWEEN
/ ty-eight twenty-nine, thirty-three and
Others in 43-32. The prospects for a
lively season, though not 80 bright
M at this time last year, are lar from
being gloomy.