The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-02-15


bella ore is very hard which admits Of
very large chambers being worked out
A number 81 Rand drills are used under
ground, which lessons mining work
materially.
Machinery. engine house con-
tains two 5x16 and one ix16 steel boil
ers, three four-foot Merritt drums, one
iSx24 inch engine, one Norwalk air com
pressor with "A capacity Of fifteen drills,
fire pumps, hosc, etc. No. 2 engine house,
at the isabella, is supplied with two
5x16 steel boilers, three fiverioot Lane
drums, two 12x2Oinch engines, one Rand
air compressor with capacity Of six
drills, fire pumps, hose. etc. In No. 3
boiler house, erected last summer at No.
. shalt, is 10 be found three 5x16 steel
boilers and fire pumps. These boilers
are employed TO make steam FOR the
pumpsin use in No. 3 shaft. AT other
points on the property are located three
portable boilers-two on explorations
and one ut No. shaft. The NJ. c. Bull
lock Manufacturing Co., OF Chicago, has a
contract to furnish, foruse at No. shaft,
fine hoisting plant, consisting OF a
26x4S inch Corlis engine, two steel boilers
and ten foot Lane drum, together with
skips. etc. The management has decided
to use electricity to light the entire pro-
perty and contract for "A large electric
plant is soon TO be let.
Explorations. On the north-enstq quar-
ter OF the southeast quarter OF section
thirty-five, crew of explorers, with a
pump and two boilers, is at work Two
pits are down, one at depth 81 thirty
five ieetcut into lenze Of ore fifty feet
long and which cross-cut twenty feet.
The other shaft IL Co go down fifty feet,
and the formation will bc cross-cut
at that depth. IL is thought the
vein extends across the forty, passing
diagonally under the river bed and the
work will be- carried ON in accordance with
the calculations. On the east side of the
river near the south line Of tire forty,
test pit is TO 20 down 100 feet, eighty
lcct is now down. When the required
depth is reached cross-cut viii be
started Indications at both points are
very good and strong hopes are enter
tanned that the work will add new mater
ial 20 the already large possessions OF the
company.
The ore now in stock foots about 3d.
600 tons, one-third OF which is at the
isabella, aud IL is the aim To double the
80 output, If il is possible. and with the
excellent management the mine enjoys il
is possible, even an eaSy task 90 perform
The location has complete compliment
OF buildings - Offices, drys, carpenter
shops, blacksmith shops, barns, etc
each and every one OF which is built and
arranged in the best possible manner,
looking, no doubt, To the greatest good
TO the grea test number. Tie head office
is a model Of convenience, large, airy,
and supplied with all of the modern con
venicnces for doing away with the large
amount 81 work necessary to be handled
in comparatively limited quarters
Everything about the entire property is
kept as neat and orderly as can he
imagined; in fact the precision in every
thing in connection is truly wonderful
In short time now the working force
will be materially increased and then
general rush will be naugurated aud con
tinucd until the close Of navigation.
w. T.. Newberry, who has been several
years in the office, goes next week 60 take
charge OF the clerical work at the Michi-
CANINE mine, a property recently acquired
by the Schlesinger syndicate. lie is 20
be succeeded 10y a Mr.. Greenwood, Of
Milwaukee.
BLANEY NINE.
The Blaney. or as it was later known.
the Waunetta mine, il Co be worked
II. Il. Benjamin, OF Milwaukee, has an
option on the property and has interest
ed sufficient capital TO insure n thorough
developments The mine was at one time
supplied with good exploratory plant
OF machinery, buildings, etc, but as no
work has been done there since 1887,
little remains every portable article has
been taken away and the machinery Is
probably in such shape that il will prove
cheaper and better 10 put in "A iull new
plant. The Blaney was formerly owned
and partially developed 10y j. VI. Case,
OF Marquette; j. b. Marshall, Fort
Howard together with Green Bay and
Milwaukee parties, who carly in 1887
sold 10 the Waunetta Mining Co., OF