The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-29


The Dunn mine stock pile now holds up
the tremendous weight Of over $4,000
tons, and IL being added 70 every day.
BY the Opening ofnavigation the pile will
contain at least $4,000 tons and with
this as a helper, the estimated output oil
500, 900 can be accomplished. II will be
remembered that last year 152, 900 tons
were sent out with no stockpile TO draw
from and mo- especial preparations made
the winter before FOR big work. This win
ter the mine has been almost completely
changed, with view To accomplishing
great work this year. Nothing that would
tend 60 add co the convenience and
rapidity Of mining has been left undone.
SO that with all the improvements made
IL viii prove a great surprise should the
property fail TO double the output oil
1889. No work is now done in the open
pit, except, perhaps, in the north end,
where IL connects with shaft. The
south end is partly cribbed up and filed
nearly 20 the surface. The ore on the
east side will not be disturbed until the
new engine house is completed, when the
old one will be removed and the surface
stripped TO the ore, which will be worked
to AN even depth with the open pit. The
main underground work is of n prepara-
tory nature and very extensive. The
new north shaft, which will be located in
the foot wall, will be commenced as soon
AS snow disappears and will add greatly
TO facilitating work. The new engine
house is well under way and will be com
pleted by the time 1T is wanted. The full
new plant Of machinery to be placed
therein will be along in short time and
when il Is in place the Dunn will bc as
well II not better equipped than any mine
on the range. That "things will hum at
the Dunn this summer" no one will ques-
ton for minute.
The Youngstown property is being
equipped with "A full new plant OF mining
machinery engine and boiler rooms. TIE
new additions are two fifty-horse power
Economic" boilers, manufactured by
the Erie City Iron Works, OF Erie, Pa.
These are the only boilers OF this make
in this part Of the country. A 5hfoot
Ldgerwood drum is daily expected. The
engine house IL located near M. shalt.
Heretofore the machinery wason the sec-
ton nineteen end OF the property. but the
distance between the shaft and engine
house wis nm Inconvenience too great Tor
rapid and economical work.
A party oifour from Negaunee together
with Geo. Wagner, OF Marquette, have
organized themselves into what ~ known
az Wagner * Co.. and will develop their
find on the southwest quarter al section
thirty-one. What promises to- be an ex-
tensive mine will be soon shown up. The
property is near the Shaier A boiler,
pump and plant OF hosting machinery
is to be- put IN place ~ quick AZ possible
Alex Lenshek. one of the company, was
in the city yesterday
The Shafer is rushing things right alonl
and rapidly closing up preparatory worl
and getting ready tO load and ship Their
product. No. 2shait is down and drifting
commenced into new ground below tho
territory 81 the open pit. No. shalt u
about completed and when down
drifting will be commenced from that
point. The stock pile crowds 22,0Ot
tons.
q. A Taft has opened u repair shop n
Florence and will repair all classes o
mining and mill machinery. lie does hi'
work we'll, being experienced in the bus
mess and guarantees satisfaction. III
will make occasional trips TO the Crysta
Falls district and IL will he for the inter
est Of mining men tn reserve orders 10
him.
Any person desiring "a tahulnted state
ment of ore shipments from Menomlnc
range mines, from their opening up [,
December 81, 1889, will he supplied
gratis, by application to THE DAMON
DRn.L. The table also contains u recap
itulation Of shipments from the other or
ranges In the Lake Superior basin.
No. shaft house at the Manganat
mine, il completed and ready for Iss
Plansfor house and pocket at No. 2 shai
arr ready and the work az constructio
il going on at lively rate. The propcrt
II in good shape and with the coinpletio
~ the carpenter work, mining will Z
started on n large scale.
THEY WANT THE ORE.