The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-09-13


yamOUs RANcFs. Ere.
The new work east OF the main
shaft az the Lee Peck property
has shown another vein of ore.
The late shaft was put down fifty
feet and this week a crescent was
commenced west and has cut a
clean vein of ore running almost
north and south. slightly out of
line with that in the old workings.
The cross-cut is 20 be contiRued
mp TO the old workings, Wich
viii be pumped out forthwitlhand
some work done therein. An
analysis Of the new, find, made
Thursday by DR. s'peewind, Of
the Kniffier Manuf uring Co,
shows nearly sixty-fS3 per cent.
Of metallic iron. The old shaft
is eighty feet deep and has a
width OF ore between thirty and
forty feet and there is a likely
probability that the now paral-
lei veins will eventually come to-
gether. which would give a vein
OF ore between eighty and ninety
feet wide. The ore is of the
same character as the product of
the Armenia and Hollister mines,
located on what is supposed TO
be the same range. The proper
~ is being operated by Messrs.
j. III. Parks and H. W. Harte,
who hold a lease.
A complete hosting plant has
been placed in position at the
Tobin find, near the Shafer mine
This machinery will be only used
as far as immediate Development
al work is necessary when il Will
be replaced by that fitted for
heavier work. The exploring
shaft is 10 be converted into a
working shaft and lowered about
fifty feet below It's present depth.
Capt Tobin had an analysis of
average samples taken from the
pit and was considerably sur
prised on learning that the ore
carried 67.SO per cent, metallic
iron. The work SO far has dem
onstrated beyond "A doubt that
large vein of ore has been cut
G. j. Anderson, the railroad
contractor, has a crew of between
seventy and eighty men at work
ON the Hollister mine spur. Ow-
ing TO considerable bad weather
from the start. he informs this
Journal that but very slow pro-
gress was made On the spur
leading to the Crystal Falls mine
Mr.. Anderson has a force of
about twenty five men, Both
mines will be connected by rail
before or on October /. when the
working gangs of the two spurs
will be transferred 10 near Mas
todon where Contractor Ander.
son will actively commence work
on the half mile spur TO lead to
the Alpha.
As 10 the feasibility of working
the Shafer on contract, we can
not say, but we know that the
owners have asked for. received
and are now considering bids for
the mining of the ore by contract.
Norway Current. True. But
since the bids were received. the
management, The DIAMOND
DRiLL is reliably informed de
cided TO abandon the idea for the
reasons given in previous issue
OF this journal. The plan OF con
tract working did not originate
with the owners of the property,
but with a number of contractors
who were anxious TO get the
work.
The Glidden Mining company,
which is operating on section
thirty four. 1882. and has lease
OF The Blaney property on the
section joining on the west, has
cross cut q vein OF good ore for
distance Of twenty five feet and
shown no walls. The work is
done at a depth of one hundred
feet. commencing in the old
Blaney shaft and extending
south east. The drift will be run
20 a considerable length and
working shaft put down; the