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

ing very finely with the aid of a Rand
drill which WINS this week set To going.
Many new buildings are contemplated ut
the location. hut cannot very well be
commenced before the spur track Is laid
to the mine.
The Iron River manufacturing Co., Inns
lot Of mining machinery for sale and
advertiscs IL in THE DIAMOND DRlI.L this
week. The machineryis in excellent CON
dition and will he sold cheap. Payments
arranged To- suit the purchaser. To per-
sons about Ia begin exploring this is a.
rare chance to get machinery mt bar
gain. ar il will be disposed Of at about
one half cost Write 10 II. n. Minckler,
manager. Iron River, Mich, for particu-
lars.
G.. A Taft has opened n repair shop at
Florence and will repair all classes of
mining and mill machinery. He does his
work well, being experienced in the bus
mess and guarantees satisfaction. He
will make occasional trips 90 the Crystal
est 81 mining men To reserve orders for
him.
Any person desiring u tabulated state
ment Of ore shipments from Menominee
range mines, from their opening up TO
December 81, 1889, will be supplied.
gratis, by application To THE DIAMOND
DRILL. The table also contains n recap
itulation OF shipments from the other ore
ranges in the Lake Superior basin. y
Thos. L. Chadbourne, OF Houghton,
advertises for option the following Iron
county lands: The southwest quarter
OF the southwest quarter OF section seven,
40 30; ~ 81 swh Of 36, 41-27; ely OF
swh Of 12, 4332; VII 81 seho IL. 1892
NJ OF nell of 10, ABB. See advertise
ment elsewhere.
Dennis Healy, the discoverer Of the
Mansfield niue. resigned his position OF
captain at that property and has nc.
cepted a position with Angus Smith un.
der Byron White. He will have charg,
of an exploration near Florence. MIR
Iealey IL reliable and practical ex
plorer.
A pumpin No. shaft at the Shafer mine
gave out one day this week and before tn,
defect could be remedied the pump was
drowned, Other machinery WAS mt one,
placed in motion and the shaft was agnir
soon cleared 81 water. No damage wa'
done beyond the loss Of "A days work
The stockholders 81 the Grovelant
Mining CO., will hold an annual meeting
in the club rooms Of the Sherman house
Chicago, ON Tuesday, April s. The prop
erty OF the company il situated in thu
east end Of this county
Twenty men from the Shaier mine
were out yesterday with picks an,
shovels, clearing ice and snow from tn,
spur track To admit Of several cars o
machinery, brick, aud lumber reaching
the location.
A larger boiler has been placed n
twelve, 42-33, near Mastodon. TIN
property gives great promise oil develop
, ing mine
The new steel marine boiler is in plac
| az the Mnstodor mine. IL WAS manu-
facturcd by Moore & Son. OF Chicago
, aud is one 81 the best in the district
: FoR SALE.--A good second hand TWEEN
ty-five horse power, iiity-two iluc, tubu
: lar, firebox boiler, cheap for cash
Inquire at this office.
The Shaicr Iron Co. has purchased iii
boilers used at the Iron River furnac
: and have taken them To thei rpropert
, near this city.
Phil. j. McKenna, the dashing youn
editor 81 the Escnnaha Mirror, IL inter
ested in an iron property near Iro
River.
new pit has been started ut the IL
Peck mine with view 10 more full
: develope the property.
. Mine Inspec tor Morgan looked owe
! the properties in this end Of the count
. Wednesday.
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION.