The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-02-01

gain. as il viii u, disposed Of at about
one hall cost. Write 90 Il. ~ Minckler,
manager, lrop River, Mich, for particu-
lars.
The working shaft at the Mansfield mine
IL now down Rbont twenty feet. The
shaft will rest at ninety feet and so soon
~ that depth H. reached u stock dock
and trcstles will be built aud active
mining commenced Next week seventy
five horse power boiler will be added to
the plant, to be followed hlter by another
81 1 80 horse power. Very little work Is
being done ia the driftsnow, all attention
being given TO making ready for the cam
paign ~ 90. One thing Is quite certain,
that, for quantity and quality 81 ore the
Mansfield will not be found wanting.
TnE DIAMOND DRILL is right in the
front rank as u mining journal. Every
week II contains a splendid report of all
mining operations along the Menominee
range, aud "tells it's story" i'm veteran
like style. Indeed THE DIAMOND Drill
is not only good mining authority, int
an excellent local and family news
paper as we'll No wonder that IL pros
pers. BY the way, The DIAMOND DRnL
has just entered upon It's fourth year.
Escanaha Mirror.
G.. A. Taft has opened repair shop at
Florence and will repair all classes OF
mining aud mill machinery. He does his
work well, being experienced I'm the busi-
ness and guarantees satisfaction. He
will make occasional trips 90 the Crystal
Falls district and IL will he for the inter
est OF mining men TO reserve orders for
him.
Thos. l.. Chadhourne, Of Houghton,
ndyertiSes for option the following Iron
county lands: The southwest quarter
of thesOuth-weSt quarter dissection seven,
10 30; 50 Of swi, of 36, 41-27; eb al
swh of -. f3 80 WI ~ seA OF | ., 1892 ;
NJ 81 neA Of 10, I4-33. See advertise
ment elsewhere.
Captains Frank Raherand James Rowe
secured the contract Co put down No. 2
shaft at the Dunn mine. The shaft is
now 200 feet deep and the contract calls
for an additional seventy feet The size
rs 7x12 inside.
The Bohemia folks have had an offer Of
81 80 for every dollar they have spent ON
the property. but they do not SELL the
outlook for mine 0f high grade ore il
too good TO let such an offer tempt them
More explorations viii be carried ON in
the CRYSTAL Falls district ia the year
1890, than during any previous year in
its history.
Detroit parties, il is said, have secured
an option con- a forty near the city and
will explore boy means OF "A diamoud drill.
Geo c. Youngs, editor OF the Florence
Mining News, who recently made tour
Of the leading iron properties al this dis
trict, had the appended good write-up OF
the Dunn mine Ia his splendid paper last
week:
The Dunn mine Ia the Crystal Falls district,
which is one of the large iron properties owned
by the Schesinecr syndicate, Wns IA point visited
by The mining editor ~ this Journal during "A re.
cent tour through that district where mines are
a. numerous claims in a western gold belt
IL may be said that al 81 the work going on
at the Dunn Is 81 a preparatory nature, though
much ore II being stocked The property has
been worked open cut. but the depth q 40 great
that II becomes unrrlcticabe 20 continue aud
the pit is being ren9td out All of the ore
In the sides 81 the open pit win be taken ont
20 the bottom. a depth N two hundred feet. At
the north end went left pillars OF ore for protec-
ton during tbs work which are now being re-
moved adding largely 90 the stockpile. From
the north end ol the open pit &C an even depth
Herewith DRIFT - being driven due north a
distance 81 two hundred beet and ~ that point
the vein win be prosecuted 90 the iootwal east
side. and the wall penftrated a. "a suitable dis
tAnee aud "A working shalt sunk therein; the
shaft win De tixtS feet inside aud of three com.
ieet ON cnRth aud at the north Of the vein cross.
cutting shows "a width % goo feet 81 clean ora
The product of the north drift seems 90 contain
a higher percentnpe Of metallic iron than TINT
more 20 the south though II II all excellent
quality. always finding ready market. 1.-THE
shafts now Ia uee are located ia The ore vein
ritpt ". Fiorndn, the most practical miner in
the district, does not iaucy that style Of eugn-
crriug aud VIII not follow IL up, Tor the reason
that whore a shaft ~ placed iu ore q small mine
i required 20 hold n np the shaft placed in
either wall, loot prcfcrnbe. thu ore can be
worked clean 70 the limit ou both sides. The
shafts now ia use wcru located WHEN Improperly
was first opened and heforr is magnitude WAS
even gler~cd .nnd therfov che eueincerinels not
surprising. No 4 shnft "a about the middle az
the property - being put down an additional