The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-11-15


FAfIa AID nrNN MINES VISITED AND
TALKED ABOUT - AENsY NOTES FROM
OTHER pRoPERrEs-M MARKET REPORTS.
The Mansfield mine will round ip this
season with an output al between 5000
and 10000 tons, which b. considerable
short al the estimate mnile early ia the
ycsir. but everything considered. H. much
better than expected. la the first place
tie Anu trnck "a the mine was three OF
four months behind time and one cor two
accidents to machinery during shipping
has added % lessen the output and the
conditions ~ opening have nat been
the most favorable. bat for nll that the
mime has done we'll and the fortunate
owners are well satisfied with the worn.
uf tie first season The ore from the FIRST
level has been removed on tie length
about four hundred Get aud the level
timhewd, The Nurfie system bring pui-
ploycd. which is nnWeSiiomHbly the
most effective method known. The Sec
oud level Is ihe point 81 mining al pres
cut, the exploitation being closely fol-
lowed with timherIlg rs above there
vet remains % lawc block uf orc la the
SECOND level. which will be- removed To
the extent or even more, than the work
ia the first level The vein here has
the same characteristics as above with
the one exception ~ having increased tn
width about four feet. giving evidence
that the vein VIII continue Ca widen to
the extent of it, depth. There is rtill an
abundance oi water 60 contend with but
r. we'll handled and occasions no incon-
veniencr; IL is taken to the first level hy
a No. and a 30. . Cameron pump and
from there forced 90 the surface by u No.
II Cameron there is alsoanOther pump
in the shaft iOi cases of emergency. The
wntcr does not make Ia from The river
side OF tile vein but comes from the lio-
iiic on the west orhanging wall side. The
management IS using four Rand drills and
has the work throughout well in hand
The mnin SHIFT Is 80 feet deep from
which the two levels mentioned urc opcr-
atcd during tine winter the shaft will be-
given au additional depth Co accommo-
date three levels and IL rs expected that
by the opening OF navigation another
wear mining can be carried on from three
levels. With a double skip road and
the hest OF machinery, and better still,
good management, the mine viii make
record IND 81 that sill he "a general sur
prise Mining viii BE- continued through
ont the winter without abatement and
20 600 tons 81 Orephccd Ia stock ii pps-
,ible, docl, room and trstles are now be
ing constructed for that purpose. The
character az the ore holds up 10 IL BESSIE
iner. the percentage Oi phosphorus les.
SEEMING il anything Two analysis made
from ore taken hap-hazzard The length
ol the opening IN the second level, gave
the following results:
Metallic irOn........... On
IhOSph is..-...........e....... .oZf
Metallic Irun-...,........613S
Phosphorus....~....-...... .O26
The shipment from the Dunn win reach
1aT 900 tons by Tonight and II given
another week viii even the shipment 81
hast scason-1 I3 600 tons. The winters
work viii be commenced nc once To-
night will close The hosting from No. .
shaft This shaft is ou the south end Of
the property near the old engine house
The suriaceat that point viii be stripped
and the engine lionse removed, uncover
ing the roof oi several worked ont
SLOPES. nsso opening "A large body ~ ore
on The cnst side Immediately under the
space occupied by the old engine house
II WAS the intention Go have had this
work done during the summer hut the
delay with the new engine house pre-
vented, thereby adding 60 curtail the
seasons output 90 a marked degree
The mime haas "A depth OF four hundred
feet. ail Of the mining now being done az
that depth, with the exception Oi whit
Is done from The open pit. 1hc pillar, or
what was known as No. skip rond M
the north end of the open pit, was blast
ed out Inst week, throwing down no less
than 1000 tons 81 ore. which Is millcd
Co the bottom 81 the mino aud hoisted
through No 3 shaft. Ore mined in the
north end v taken to the surface through
No J shaft curing the winter No. 3
shalt will bc lowered Co depth 81 go
feet. with nm additional depth 81 twelve
icet Tor stump. There Is AN abundance
al ore in sight and with the new ground
opened viii enable the management to
make "a greatly Increased output. IL is
expected that az least 75, OOOtous 81 ore
Will bc placed ON stock dock this winter,
The docl, room has been enlarged The
new machinery is IN fine working order,
Che hOisting drums and engines were
built expressly Tor the York Iron Com-
pauy by che NJ g. Bullock Manufacturing
Company, oi hicagO, aud embraces four
ten foot drums A large air COMPRESSOR
IS being placed this wepl, aud nn electric
lighting plant 90 / so lights will soon fol
low. With thc new ground oncncd. the
Tine hoisiing fciliiics aud am the work
well Do hand it VIII not he Is surprise il
the Dunn ulkes q shipment pf 300 COO
toms next SEASON II cermulv lools as
though % could DO it aud then not moro
thhn hall try.
The Great Western mihc viii surely
make 10000 ton~ this seas0n: cundi-
tinn+ favorable n viii exceed that u,V.
vfal Thousand tons The mine was Ia
Food shape last spring, bat the owners
were fearful host they cnnld not cit out