The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-11-08

7,ODO tons in excess 81 that 81 any pre-
yious season in the history Of the prop
eity. During the coming winter the
main shaft will be lowered 10 the 100
foot level and a. large block OF ore ~
moved from the level fifty feet above aud
a pillar removed from the open pit. a
diamond drill viii soon be placed ut
work searching for anotherdeposit which
il thoupAttp exist in close proximity to
that now Icing operated. Capt. &. T..
Roberts contract ends with the close II
navigation aud win probably be renewed
for another year Capt. Roberts hns
operated the NIartodon mine on contract
four seasons and has madea remarkable
record for the mine as compared with
The output before he took hold Of IL.
The property WIS opened in 1882 and
during the first five seasons shipped o.
G1S tons Capt. Roberts took the mine
on contract in the spring Of 1887 and
during his regime ol four SEASONS an out
put OF 233 ,766 tons has been achieved.
He is a man AZ knows his business.
Contractor Anderson, the well known
railroad builder viii be through with the
Alpha mine spur in about eight days, re-
ports the contractors right hand man,
Il. W. Garrity. The work on this spur,
which is one hall mile in length was com
inenced about the twenty-hfth Of Sep
tember. There il crew OF about
twenty men engaged in It's construction.
Mr. Anderson Is also putting in spur to
enc OF the mines at the east end OF the
range. Next spring he win probably
have work in the Iron River district.
AT the Smith x Ray exploration, south
III the Mansfield mine, the shaft has gone
down fifty feet, with the aid Of boierand
pump, and there bottomed IN diorits.
The shaft will he continued Go a depth 81
seventy feet and cross-cutstarted east,
which viii cut the south continuation OF
the Mansfield vein, there Is no room for
donbting it. The vein passes between
the diOrite and the river. The work is
being vigorously prosecuted and the re-
suit sought will be known as soon AS
possible.
The Mammoth mine has an exploring
shaft down fifty feet and will 20 to sixty
when a drift Co the south will be started.
On the south side Of the shaft the ore
comes In and has adip OF about forty-iive
degrees, while ON the north side the form
alton is perfectly horizontal and shows
no ore. This Is thought TO he the north
end OF the Mansfield vein and work will
be conducted accordingly
The south Mastodon mine is now do
ing considerable mining from nice vein
OF ore at "A depth Of 2l0 feet The sum
iner has been spent in dead work getting
60 the ore and very little ore was sent
90 market. At present the mine is hand
icapped for want OF adequate hoistipg
facilities; this will be remedied in the
near future and the output materially
Increased.
Operations at the Night Hawk prop
erty have been temporarily suspended.
1t IL learned that the option holders will
dispose Of all or part OF their interests.
A good vein OF ore has been shown and
presents good opportunity for little
capital 60 get into n property that
promises big returns.
No mining IL being done at the Alpa
Thespur track is up 10 grade and Theron
will be in position before long. So soon
~ the track is completed a new boiler
and other machinery will be taken in
and operations resumed on larger
scale than heretofore.
Ore is being mined from the west end
OF the open pit at the Manganate mine.
No effort will be made TO accumulate
great stock pile this winter; all energy
win be directed towards putting the
property IN the best possible shape for
work next year.
A new engine house has been built at
the Sheridan mine and other improve
mentA made. At the opening 81 naviga-
ton next year the mine will be in splen-
did shape TO make large output.
The Mnstadon exploration on the
northwest quarter Of the northeast
quarter OF section thirteen, 1888, has
been suspended for time.
new pump was this week added to
the HoIlistor mine, by the Bar Pumping
Engine company, OF Chicago.
Nothing il being done nj the Atlas ex-
ploratinn Larger machinery is required
and will soon be put in.