The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-01-18

j Sipchen, OF Iron River. Ore was dis-
convened ON a part of his property-~the
southwest quarter Of the, northwest
quarter OF section twepty-six, AZ 80, by
the Massasoit Cos, ins1SS4, but the mem
beers of the company. could nobagree
among themselves andgaveu up after they
had developed the existence OF quite a
body OF ore. They sunk with churh
drill IN several places finding ore in ALL
and In one drilled, into the ore about
twenty-five feet after striking IL at a
depth of thirty-fiye feet. IL is pist
across Iron river opposite the,Nanaimo
thine, and IN evidently "a continuation OF
the ore found mt that property. i.
III. C. Kimball and Others, have COM
menced exploratory vorh on the north
east quarter of section twenty-nino,
43-32, ON the townsite near the junction
vi the main railroad line and the Shafer
iHine spur track Considers bile work has
been done thereabouts in years gone by,
but none very extensive. The indica-
tions seem TO be good and III IL the in-
tention of Mr.. Kimball to thoroughly
explore the land alter, systematic
manner. Capt. Frank Raher, AN exper-
fenced miner, has charge of the work.
The captain has been fortunate i'm his
pearchings and tits hoped his luck will
not forsake, him i'm this work. -. 4
w. n. hinslev, superintendent ~ the
Peninsula division OF the Chicago &
Northwestern Railway, Was here Mon
day aud looked over the Mansfield mine
and concluded 60 put spur track i'm at
Once. The preliminary survey was at
once commenced. The length 81 track
will be about three miles and will be put
~ "a rapidly ~ IL IL possible Co do no.
The Armenia mine spur viii he continued.
II is not known whether the Hollister
will tapped, but the probabilities are
that it will.
An important change wins made, last
week. in the working force ~ the Iron
River mine, at Stambaugh. Capt.
William Jones, who has 40 long and
faithfully been identified with the mine.
has bcen transferred TO the captaincy ~
the Shafer Ininc in the Crystal Falls
district. and Will Hunter, who has been
night time keeper for some time, accom-
panied him "A night captain. Other
nnimportant changes have been made
Mining News.
The IrOn River Manufacturing Co.. has
~ lot of wlintug machinery for sale and
Advertises IL in THE DIAMOND DRILL this
week. The machinery is in excellent con
tlition and will bee sold cheap. Payments
arranged TO suit the purchaser. To per
sons about to begin exploring this is
rare chance TO get machinery ut bar
gain. as il will be disposed OF az about
one halfcost. Write 90 H. ~ Minckler,
manager, Iron River, Mich, for partiou-
inrs. i.
The Mastodon mine is shaping for an
output of 100. 600 tons this year and 10
may be said that IL there * mine i'm the
district capable uf making such a record
n il the Mastodon. An addition OF 100
feet IL being made Ca h vertical shaft.
shout hall az which is down. This com
plcted md there will be n great lot of
ground reRdylto bc mined out. Supt r..
: Robcrtsand Capt. G.. r. Roberts are a
pair OF miners and do their work well
The management OF the G. & NV. R'y
CO., has decided toequipnll ofits twenty
tam ore ears with air brakes The appli-
ancc has been put ontweuty cars already
and The balance will be- equipped AZ
rapidly as possible The work is being
done in the shops here. under the super
vision of Master Mechanic Clark. This
gives employment 10 many 81 the men
who would otherwise be- idle during the
winter months - Escanaba Mirror.
Stu,t n. Floruda and b. n. White, ex-
ilOIing Inv the east hall 81 northeast
unarter ~ section twcntv.one, 1892. are
getting intosom pretty fair ore and will
without doubt get a workable body.
The property was explored short
~enson in the winter ~ 1887 10y G. ID.
Sheldon and others Ore was then found
hut notiin place Capt. Thos McCusl<er
Is in chnrgcof the work and says he has
goat faith in the property
Tic Mansfield mine now has ground
Opened over two hundred feet IN drifts
and cros--cuts. The north DRIFT Is still
hngging the hanging wall and in ore ~
tstnal quality with that from other parts
~ the valuable property. The under
ground working H. progressing very
rapidly and when the new plant of
mnchincrv Is in place the property be
found IN the m',-t favorable condition
for.rapid mining.
King & Wheeler are ignin nc work ON
lots Numbered seven aud eight. section
twenty.nillc, i3.3l. sonth ~ the Mans
field mine They will explore under
windlaes 80 long "a possible aud then put
In machinery. Substantial camps have
been erected Ht the south side The
operators are conihlent " ~nccc~s md
viii vigorously prosecute the work ia
handy -
GA Taft has opened repnir shop ut
lorHlce and will repair all clarses of
ning and mill machinery. lie does l,is
TX we'll, being experienced In the hli~i-
( and guarantees satisfaction. lie
make occasional trips Go the Crystal
DISTRICT and IL will be for the inter.
mining men TO reserve orders Tor
ia
~ctin, ct nj, exploration west 81
looking even better than II did
Much trouble by reason 81