The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-10-18

port them In an excellent form for 81 Q
mining.
August 12-visited the Youngstown
and Claire mines. The above paragraph
will answer for what saw therr.
August l5--Visited the Mastodon,
South Mastodon and Alpha mines and
found them all carefully wrought.
August 16-Went through the Armenia
and Mansfield mines. Both properties
are ably managed and TO the greatest
safety to the men employed therein.
September 1O-lnspectcd the workings
of the Great Western and Paint River
mines. Everything in good order.
September 1.-THE Youngstown and
Manganate mines were given careful in
spection and found in "A sale way.
OF accidents, fatal and otherwise, /
have to report as follows;
On the 10Th OF June John Nevlin, had
his back broken while at work in the
Shnier mine. Regarding the manner 81
the accident gathered the following in
formation from the men who were work
ing with him at the time: Nevlin with
Others wis engaged IN putting In skip
way in the shird level of the mine; some
timber was wanted and one OF the men
went up a ladder about twenty feet long
20 ring up the skip which was at the bot
tom and the bell wire did not reach to
the bottom. Nevlin. thinking he had
plenty OF time, started up the ladder TO
make an extension 81 the bell wire, but
before he reslched the top of the ladder
the skip overlook him and he was
thrown To the bottom, alighting in the
skip pit and sustaining injuries as be-
fore mentioned.
On July 25th Capt. WILDER O. Springer
10. as.tat In I'm
mine by fall OF ground. In his work he
encountered bad piece OF ground in the
mine; he told his miners to keep from
under il and he would take il down him
self in doing which the fall occurred.
July Goth there occurred an accident
at the Hemlock River mine by which
Charles Ogren had his left foot badly
crushed or jammed, no bones being brok-
en-. He was engaged as drill striker i'm n
shaft and the bucket used for hosting
while not i'm use hung i'm the mouth 81 the
shaft, when without warning the bucket
desc ended and struck Ogren slightly i'm
juring his shoulder in addition To the in
jury above mentioned At the time the
bucket went down the engineer Was not
in the engine house he says two boys
went into the room while lac was absent !;
does not know whether the boys inter
lcftU WIFI the nldCHintTN OF UOt.
On the nineteenth OF September James
Berry was fatally injured while at work
i'm the Monitor mine, by being struck by
"A descending cage. Berry WIS employed
on the second level as cage tender; at
about two o'clock in the morning one Of
the miners in the third level asked him
90 lessen the speed OF the pump, which
WAS opera ted from "A second level. Berry
instead OF standing outside of the cage
way stepped into the cage road and was
in the act OF shutting off the steam as re-
quested when the cage descended upon
him. Both legs were broken and he re-
ceived internal injuries. His death oc-
Cured ON the 2lst.
BY way OF conclusion may add that
all al the mines in Iron county are in the
hands of men who are thorough and
practical miners and conduct the several
properties to the greatest safety OF the
men employed.
All Of which Is respectfully submitted
and beg leave TO subscribe myself your
obedient servant. JoHN MORRISON.
Crystal Falls, Mich,
October /, 1890.