The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-08

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IN few weeks.
The Shaicr mine has a stockpile OF
20. 900 tons and j. piling the ore npright
along. The SlnNt which, has been com
rncnced at the bottom Of the east skip
road is now down seventy feet and willgo
10 100 feet, and will be- designated as No.
1. The proposed depth Of shaft No. 2 is
l6O feet, about onc-haIf 81 which is'down.
Beyond this there in no new work going
on, the old openings furnishing ore enough
for the demand. When both shafts are
down the new ground will he drifted and
cross-cut and opened up as fast AZ possi-
BILE. The property Is in excellent shape
better than ever prepared to mine and
handle n large amount Of ore. and that
Is what the management proposes TO do.
The Iron River Manufacturing Co., has
advertiscs il in The DIAMOND DRu.L this
week. The machinery il in excellent con-
dtion and will be sold cheap. Payments
arranged To- suit the purchaser. To per-
sons about to begin exploring this is ~
rare chance to get machinery at bar
gain. as il will be disposed 81 at about
one hall cost. Write to r. y. Mincklcr,
manager, Iron River, Mich, for particu-
lars.
The Mastodon Mining Co., is exploring
on the west hall of the northeast quarter
OF section thirteen, 1892, north Of the
Mnstodon mine. The work was started
only last week, AMI OF course very little
can bc said Of il as yet. A fifteen foot
test pit gives encouraging Indications,
however. A belt of soap stone was also
cut, being the first 81 that material ever
found in that locality.
Capt. G. r. Roberts Informs the writer
that he is paying $500 ereight hourshiit
for miners 10 work in the Mastodon shaft,
and hard work tn get them at those
terms. A noble record has been made in
the shaft in question: II was lowered
ninety feet IN two months and IL 900
tons Of ore, besides lot oi rock broken
in dead work, hoistcd
Byron Whites find north OF the Gale
donna is growing with every days work.
The vein has been traced 10y test pits n
distance OF half a forty and shows splen-
did ore. The testp;tting will be contin-
ued for time when working shaft will
be located and put down 100 feet There
is hardly doubt but that the new find
I m =,
The annual meeting OF the stock-hold-
ers Of the Mastodon Iron Co, will he
held at the office Of the company, corner
Rush and North Water streets, Chicago,
Ills, ON Wednesday, April ., next, when
new board 81 directors will be- elected
and such other business transacted as
may properly come before the meeting
Any person desiring tabulated state
ment Of ore shipments from Menominee
range mines, from their opening up 10
December 81, 1899. will be- supplied,
gratis, by application to The DIAMOND
DRILL. The table also contains u recap
ituation Of shipments from the otherore
ranges in the Lake Superior basin.
Thos L. Chndbourne, Of TIoughton,
advertises for option the following Iron
county lands: The southwest quarter
of the southwest quarter dissection seven,
40 30 ~ Of swI Of 36, 41-27; eh 81
swh Of -, ~ 81; VII Of scAof u, 1892 I;
nj Of nell OF 10, 44-33. See advertise
ment elsewhere.
new shaft has been started at the
Bohemia property and the operators
seem confident il will bottom ON the ore.
The new work il west Of a shaft which
recently showed the hangine-wall
The main shaft at the Alpha. in course
OF sinking. isdown eighty feet and in SPLEEN
did ore. The depth will be ] 90 feet from
which drifts and crosscuts will be started.
AS mining journal the Crystal Falls
DIAMOND DRII.L is receiving tlattering
notices from the press, all of which IL
deserves. -Escanaba Calumet
Several Crystal False gcutlcnrs, are
exploring ON the townsite. The ledge has
been cut and il very good iron ore. More
will be said Of this work anon.
| FoR SALE.-A good second hand TWEEN
ty-iive horse power, fifty-two flue, tubu-
lar, iircbox boiler, cheap for cash.
Inquire at this Office.
The Paint River mine will undoubtedly
achieve nm output Of 10000 tons this
year. IL can be done.