The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-05-10
FROM THE MINES.
NOTES FROM THIS AND OTHER
MINING DISTRICTS.
THE sourn MAsroDoS ro THE FRoNr-Ar
AND MAsroDoN--LATEsrIN THE
CRYSTAL FALLs DISTRICT = NEwsy
Gi.EASISGs FROM THE WEST
ExD SEVEN YEARS AGO.
ORE ON HAND LATE
MARKET REPORTS.

at the South Mastodon mine and the
outlook is indeed very promising, The
shaft IN the new sinking was carried down
10 "A depth Of 240 feet, being seventy feet
below the point where mining was done
hast year. In the 10 foot level the work
was done ON top Of what seems To be a
very large body Of ore. From the bot
tom 81 the shaft cross cut il now being
carried To the ore and tx now in fifty-iive
fect, the exact distance IL will have To go
is not known. The ground has course
nearly southwest in the present work,
hut can not be relied upon as il is very
much contorted all through that part of
the country, The ore body which is now
being driven 10, the drift being in mixed
ore, has known width OF seventy feet
while the length IL unknown. IL will be
seen that this ore body lies on the side
most remote from the Mnstodon mine.
the main shaft II which IL 800 feet north
and sixty feet east oi the South Mas
todon shaft, and IL has always been sup
posed that no ore was between, but the
lowering Of the South Mastodon shaft
seems To produce evidence To the con-
trary. AT the bottom OF the shaft on
the north side ore Of very fine quality
made in and il Is the inteDtion OF Supt.
Blake To send adrift into it to determine
whether IL will develop an ore body or
not. Mr.. Blake is confident that the
work north will carry out a theory he
has entertained: that large body Of
ore lies between the two mines, but at
comparatively great depth.
There is some talk of operations being
resumed at the Quincy property in n
short time. The Quincy in in section
nineteen, 43-32 and is near the Youngs-
town mine. Joseph Ames and Others
worked there in 1882. Much difficulty
WIS experienced ia getting the ledge, not
much ore was found and the work was
finally abandoned. In 1887 G. I. Me-
Elroy, Of Norway, optioned the land and
did considerable exploring. The showing
Tor iron ore WIS said TO bc very good,
but the iron market was in a very I'M
healthy condition and after running sew
eral months, operations were suspended.
The ground IN regarded as good and il is
rumored that Mr.. McElroy will again
take hold Of ID.
The Alpha shaft in the east end Of the
open pit WAS carried down 20 one hun
dred feet and crosscut Of forty feet
made. The work showed that the vein
turned from its almost east and west
course and made more TO the south into
started 175 feet east and south of the
old one; the shaft is in the north wall
and when a depth of one hundred feet
is reached a cross-cnt will be carried
south. The new shaft measures 6xs feet
inside and IL well built.
The White Florada exploration on the
east hall of the northeast quarter OF
section twenty.onc, 43-32, is looking
very favorable at present During the
spring breakup surface water made into
the shaft in greatcrqunntities than could
be taken care Of and the work there was
discontinued and test pitting commenced,
which at present is the only work being
done.
At the Hemlock River mine work in
the second level Is being vigorously pros
ccuted. The vein nc that point has been
cross-cut and is holding good; the stock
pile Is growing and the mine is in excellent
condition in hil parts. supt. Warner is
proving himself 10 be q splendid man to
have at the head Of such work.
At the Roberts exploration ON section
twelve, 43-33. known an the Atlas, work
Is going on very favorably with enough
orr in sight TO make . Ruod showing.
The pump in usc gave oot Thursday.
which nccessitated a suspension oi a day
or 80, until a new pump could be- placed.
After the sad death Of Captain VIM.
Hooper there were sixty -onc applications
for the captaincy Of the Great Western
mine. Capt. w. Allen. late Of Negaunec,
was the successful applicant and began
his duties at the mine Monday morning.
snriace water caused much Incopvcn-
icncc at the Ice Peck mino; cvcrythins is
going ON IN regulation order now.