The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-11-22

At the Lincoln property "A crOss-cut ~
In south twenty-five ieet from the bottom
az the 2OO foot shalt. showing clean ore
the whole distance. The crcSs-cut will be-
continued to thefoot wall. To the north
n crnss-cut H. in twenty feet, the results
not being So satisfactory ~ To the south.
The property joins The Great Western
mine ON the east ami il il unreasonable
10 suppose the ore body Is cut off by the
section line. One thing is sure: the out
lnok nc present Is very flatteringand not
n word has or can be said against the
property or its management. The for
NATION does not occur In rexAlar vein
but in pockets or deposits, 'and the
work In the south cslss-cut shows
that pocket has beerfcut. As in the
Great Western across the line, future
work will develop a series OF pockets. H.
A. Barr, OF Escanal,a, IL president 81 the
company and r. IL. Brotherton. Of the
same city, secretary and treasurer.
The Manganate mine has shipped
about 5000 tons OF ore since the great
stripping was completed. AT present
very little active mining is going ON, the
work being of a preparatory nature,
looking To answering the call Tor BOZ, 900
tons next year In the event IL should be
nude. At depth OF 20 feet in No.
enty feet; from that point a drift will bc
driven east one hundred feet, which will
carry il under the open pit a mill hole
will connect the open pit with the drift
and the ore milled 90 the bottom and
raised through No. shaft. Two der
ricks are at work ia the open pit. No. 2
shaft il sevcnty-iive feet deep and will be
lowered during the winter. A new shaft
house sixty feet high is being erected at
shaft No. l..
The Paint River mine hasas good as an
output OF 90, 600 tons Tor this year, be-
ing double the work 81 last senson The
present mining is done ON the third level
which has produced great block al ore
IL is too early vet for the management
% form any plans for the work OF the
winter. The work will, however, be car
lied down one or two more levels. A new
hoistng plant will beaded IN the spring,
the make not yet having been decided on.
The Paint Is "A large mine aud anyone
inclined to think otherwise is invited 20
look at the record OF this year, and re-
member il can do better II called upon.
The Monongahela Mining Company. 9.
ID. Lawton, resident superintendent, il
exploring with diamond drill ON the
southwest quarter Of the northeast
fnedately east Of the Great Western
mine. The finding of the ore Is almost
assured. az the work i'm hand Is directly
between two developed min,S-the Great
Western and the Crystal Falls but 20
get IL il no easy matter, the formation
being covered by from thirty to forty
feet OF sand. Reports that the diamond
drill has cut the ore body will be no sur
prise.
Capt. Jos. Gibson and others are ex-
plOring for iron aboat two miles south
OF the city They are working old ground
and have ore 81 good grade Ia one al the
pits. The pit WIS put down by other
parties several years ago. hut could not
be carried ON ON account OF water The
ore shows on the hanging side at depth
OF fourteen feet and Mr.. Gibson proposes
90 know all about IL before he gets
through.
The Smith & Ray explora ton north 81
the Mansfield mine has been discontinued
fora tine. Supt. b. n White il al the
opinion that when work is resumed il
will he done with diamond drill. All
energy will be put into the exploratory
work south al the Mansfield
c. w. Mcmahon, OF Ironwood, has I'm
advertisement in this impressions. He
takes contracts for making all kinds Of
mining timber, doing the work from the
stump. Communication addressed To
him will receive prompt response.
The Tobin lind near the Shafer inn
proves with each days work. Capt.
Tobin will 20 right on developing and II
the property is not sold will organize a
company and work il himself.
The Monong,hela Mining Company in
still testpitting the north-eaut quarter OF
section thirty-six, 1882.