The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-05-17

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Nervous activity fully Expresses the
existing condition al things at the Mans
field mine; there are a goodly number oil
people there and AL are doing an much
work as possible. the result being that
the Mansfield mine and location are get
ting into line in good shape. IL h not
alone the mine work, but the building of
the spur track and the new wagon road
add considerable To the active movement.
A new boarding house 3Ox6Oiee Is build
ing on the west side Of the location and
ALREADY no less than fifteen comforta BILE
homes dot the level plat here and there.
giving the whole the appearance ola we'll
established property and the Mansfield
certainly warrants IT, The new shaft IN
down 10 the first level 100 feet) and
Thursday night the crOss-cut from the
uld workings was made. The cross-cut
will becleaned up and active mining com
inenced forthwith, which viii be carried
on both north and south from the old
Ehaftnear the river. The new shaft which
IL IN the hanging wall wall go on down to
the 200 loot level where another east
cross-cut will be made To the ore and the
same line Of work carried on IA in the
level above. Two 4k-foot Lidgerwood
drums will be ready for use in about ten
slays and from that time forward ore will
he hoisted as rapidly as IL is possible to
do IL. So soon as the track is In. the ore
mined will be handled but once; shaft
house will be raised 60 height Of sixty
feet and ~ large pocket built, into which
the ore win be- dumped, thence into the
cars. The excellent quality OF the
Mansfield product makes IL a desirable
ere and one that finds ready market.
President Calhoun, of Chicago. who WIS
at the property this week, informed the
writer that 10000 tons Of the ore wins
az good as sold and that he would en-
vleavor to get out that amount this
season. capt. Ed. Ball has full charge
Of the great Bessefner producer aud
II anyone can get out the estimated 40
900 tons, he is the man to do il. The
spur track " being rushed along and the
management expects To commence ship
ping July /.
The open pit at the Armenia mine now
cuts n very small figure in the working OF
that property IL In being filed up. On the
east side there remains a ten thousand
ton bunch OF ore which will be removed
next winter. In the two hundred foot
level the vein WAS cross-cut east fDrty
feet from shalt No and drift driven
north $50 feet which has shown re-
.inarkahlc fine body OF ore eighty feet
wide. The ore TO the north seems OF u
better grade and the vein also gives evil
dence uf widening. which only goes To
strengthen the belief that the vein ex-
tends ia good form to the company's ex-
ploraticn 500 feet north. A DRIFT was
driven south from No. 2 shaft and
connection made with No. shaft by
.cross-cut, thss furnishes AN outlet FOR
both shafts. and enables the mine to
produce more rapidly. The ore body
pitches north, and greater depth will be
required to tap AZ ia the north work, but
that II will be found there is little room
for doubt. The output OF this season
a. 5000 tons, but so FAR IL may be said
that the work has hardly commenced.
The mine Is now in good shape and no
time will he lost or fooled away, but as
great an output as possible will be
made.
q. l.. Kelly has an option on the west
half Of the southeast quarter al section
one, 1928 and will start exploratory
work there next Monday. The option
il Immediately south and ON the trend
of the Dunn vein and IL will he surprising
u the ore is not soon found in place.
The right-of-way for the Mansfield mine
spur IL nearly cut out and grading is
soon TO Recommended. The contractors
expect To have train 81 cars at the
snine not "A day later than July /.
The Knifiier Manufacturing Co., has
AN advertisement in this issue. At the
branch Office In this city all kinds OF ores
are assayed nnd prompt results guaran-
teed.