The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-01-14

pitoith Mastodon mine. The property
wan some years ago operated by the
Manhattan IRON Co., and a shaft put
down to depth ~ eighty-nine feet witlr
out cncountering anything ~ amy special
moment and the ground being particu-
larry hard 10 work the company came 90
the conclusion that the outlook was
hardly sufficient to warrant a further
outlay 81 money and time and aband0n-
"a the property forthwith. Early in the
last summer several Crystal Falls gentle
men and Capt. c. r. Roberts, Of Masto-
don, obtained an option ON the ground
but for some .(cas6n failed 10 do any
work and allowed the option 20 expire.
A few weeks ago Edward Blake at the
head Of "A party ofporthern gentlemen Of
wealth took hold OF Il and began sinking
from the bottom Of the abandoned shalt
which was lowered scant three feet when
the ore body was found. Sinking was
continued and soon natural drift, or
''vug' M Il Is termed by miners, was
found by the drill slipping through the
holders hands and disappearing. A
blast was put in which showed up a
cavity havinea length 81 about twelve
feet and 10 admit the passage OF man,
having westerly course. The work Of
sinking WAS continued and at present
about twenty feet 81 the ore has been
penetrated. The opening 81 the ''vug"
displayed sight 20 b. seen but once.
perhaps, In life time On all sides Of
the cavity were To be found ore in its
most exquisite forms OF beauty, present
ing to the specimen hunter a rare chance
20 add 70 bis cabinet many "A rich gem
which has long bcen concealed in the
bowels Of the old earth. The ore, which
in itself is a very high grade character.
comes out in the forms known as "veI-
|vet, !" grape, shot and needle" ore.
Acicularly shaped specimens a loot long
Eere taken out. This state of things ex-
ts only in the immediate vicinity ofthe
re compact the greater the depth at
ped. From present Indications il
looks as though the South Masto-
don mine u "A very valuable property
and deStined 10 make it's mark among
the Menominee range shippers ms such
ore IN any quantity il something entirely
new in this locality. Some OF the finest
specimens from the mine ARE now ON ex-
hibtion nj this office.
Many improvements are being made in
and around the Paint River mine. A
shalt has been sunk ON the south side OF
the open pit and a. skip road put in, from
which ore IL being hoisted at lively rate
from the old workings at the bottom Of
"a" shaft, which was closed up last fall
by the falling in Of the shaft and skip
road through and by which the ore was
ninety feet and stopeing is carried ON in
a progressive manner. A shaft house is
soon Co be erected over "Bp shaft, and
will have height of fifty feet. From
the bottom Of ''B" shaft, at depth Of
10 feet, a drift is being driven enst 20
connect with the workings at the bot
tom 81 "a" shaft, which will be done by
fifty-foot "raise" from ''B." Another
drift il being driven west towards the
Monitor mine but will be carried only to
lifeline. AZ present "a stock pile Of about
ten thousand tons Is ON the ground.
The management has very little to say
regarding the plans for next season, but
IL II plain Co casual observer that
preparations are being made to mine
large amount 81 ore for the seasons
shipment and do IL as rapidly and econ
omicaIly as possible
Very encouraging Indications are show
Ing up ON the northwest quarter Of the
northeast quarter of section twenty
nine, 1882, atm exploration conducted
BY NJ. Busl<irk for II. c. Kimball. An
average Of two feet 81 surface Is removed
when "A loose ledge composed chiefly Of
slate highly imprcgnatcd with iron IL
found; this has been penetrated 90 a