The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-22

With "A force oil nifty men. "orh NJ the
Heinlock River mine IL rushing onward
al "a grand and systematic pace. There
are two working shafts ON this properly
they are numbered respectively and
4. No. 2 shaft, ut the east end of the
working is Down ninety-fve feet, has
seven-ioot stump at the bottom ana had
struck the ore body at a iourteen-ioot-
sleptli aud is in first class ore. Thirty
five feet from the surface il a landing
where drifting was started from IN both
northwest and southwest directions.
The former drift runs in mn irregular
course, frequently bringing Co view the
wall ON the left, when the work would he
varinted accordingly in order to keep
from this boundary. This work finally
struck the foot-wall on the north side, a
distance Of l75 feet with a body OF soft
ore the entire length, penetrated. The
ore nj the further end 81 this stopping
tended To make deeper. This drifting
was done by "A previous management ana
T. IL very queer To say the least; had III
been run in nm east and west line, greater
still would have been the body oil ore
shown up. The southwest DRIFT. (as viii
be seen) with the northwest DRIFT, forms
a sort 81 shape; il is much better one
than the other, being larger and better
worked, and for distance oil 300 ieet,
measuring from the apex, IL runs through
and at the bottom OF No. shaft. The
ore in both drifts is very soft and conse-
auently easily mined; II becomes hnrder,
though the further il H. sunk into drill
ingand blasting * found necessary at the
bottom oi No . in a hard blue ore. The
length east and west OF the vein, at pres
emit shown up is 425 feet with no indica-
tions of the ore bed running in west di-
rection disappearing. Several cross-cnts
have been driven and the width OF the
ore body has been ascertained to
average about forty feet. A little
mountain Of u stock pile of about
1000 tons is on the surface at No. 2
shaft. while the hale and hearty bucket
lander at No. 3 gesticulates 20 the man
at the drum in the engine house, located
some hundred feet away and yelling to
the top OF his voice So repeatedly, the old
familiar halloo, "h-o-i-s-t up" has
landed another smal-sized stock pile mt
this shaft. The ore runs in metallic iron,
sixty-four per cent. main working
shaft oi good proportions will Toe sunk
about fifty feet east 81 No. 2 till II finds
It's first level one hundred feet, aud will
he designated az No. / this will not in
flict with the numbering OF the other
shafts. which were so called with this
puint In view. No. 2 will then be used
as n timber shaft. The mine is not a
wet one, a No. 3 Knowles pump easily
raisinc the water from the entire mine.
Under the supervision Of VI. +. Warner
and captnined by Sol. Ii. Moyl, il is
showing up wonderfully. This prop
ertv II ON section four, 44-33 The
company operating this mine have three
men exploring near the Hallway house.
They have good Indications and are now
down in n iorty.ioot shaft On section
five" il another crew atwork. bringing To
surface good indication from shalt,
which Yesterday was down twcnty-one
feet. A shaft which IL down thirty-five
feet on the ID. VI. x NJ. lands, a short
distance from the mine is also being
worked. All that the Hemlock country
needs IL the railway facilities and these
il will receive this next summer. The
loca,tion near the mine will make pref
~ townsitc. being very level Lumber
is daily arriving aud several log houses
are now springing up.
The Paint River mine IL two hundred
feet deep and never WAS in better shap'
for rapid production than to-day. Fol
several years dead work has been cur
tailed as much as possible, but this yea
the management decided TO put the mine
in the best possible shape for it's greatest
output, figuring that n the ore, which il
uf a splendid grade, found good market
the property would bc at It's best and IL
shape to turn the owners n good profit
a shaft. which Is located near the wes
line. as stated, IL resting ut the 200-foo
level. A drift west is in thirty-seven fee
and - large stope II Co be cut out az tina
mint. A drift has been driven east in tn
new ground "a considerable distance an,
a. station cut of; stopping will be com
menccd at that point also. The secon'
level shows large amount OF ore. Tn
old work in the firstlevel " ineoodshap
and II suitable sales are made that par