The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-10-04

GOOD snApE~wILL EE SHIPPING iN A
WEEK OR s0-TIlE IRON RIVER AlNE
WILL MAKE AN EVEN OUTI'rT NTH THAT
oF LAST NEAR--A BIG sr0cKpl-E YET
OK HAND riE. NANAiaio And SHERIDAN
MINES DOING PREPARATORY wOhR-A
SAY Oh TnE PAINT AID MONIrOR MINES.
OTHER INTERESTING MINING NEWS.
The Hollster mine is working two
levels. No. / shaft. 40 the north. r.
seveuty-iye feet deep. cutDng "a good lit
oi ore South 30 feet Is No. 2 SHIFT
which has lust reached it, depth 81 80
feet for tie second level The shaft WIS
started ia the hana,ng gall, bnt cut Che
ore &C 4 - feet. The vein viii be miucd
north from thtt point and all of the ore
taken Out. making one level, with 4 raise
az about thirty-hye feet. Ia the present
first level the vein shows width Of hut
twenty feet. the ore being the clcancst
and a very high grade at nom Bcssemer;
bat AZ the bpttnm the ore hOtly widenS
and gives forty feet between the walls,
indicating that the vein viii become 81
much greater width with depth. Astock
pile OF 1900 tonsS ION hnnd and being
capaDIe IL lifting fat tons 4 shift. An
engine and boiler house - 60 be- com
menced 40 once; the dimensions viii be-
3Ox60, with an addition OF 2Ox2S feet.
The spur track will be completed and
shipping commenced inside az two weeks.
The property isoperated by the Hollister
Mining Co., John : SchantZ, president
r. X. Buell., secretary and treasurer; ;.
D Elollister, Jr.. resident supcrIntens
dent.
The Mainline mine in the Iron River
district Is fast getting ia shape to do
some mining The south shaft Is 236i feet
deep and ia ore. The new management
has put down sixty feet ~ the shaft,
which gives "a large body OF ore on the
third level and il la readiness to he
stopped out The main shaft south 81 the
open pit, which was made 20 replace the
one which cayed in some time ago, u in
the foot wall, is now ! 20 feet deep and
win 90 on Go 300, and the ore will be
stopped from two levels; the second level
has been worked some 10y a former man
ngement, but the third IS all new ground.
The company does not expect 10 send
out much ore this year perhaps 5000
TONS The Beta shaft Is l52 feet deep.
from which drift is in ore twenty-five
feet and still going; ground indicating
that the vein at that point will show n
width 81 probably thirty 60 forty feet
No effort is being made to get ore to
preparatory nature, looking TO large
output IN '9l The working force NUM-
hers about seveuty-hve men. sam. Me-
Roberts is ia charge az the property and
IN Josh. May hasa able mining captain.
Shipments from the Iron River mine
are not quite SO Tar advanced AZ at this
time last year, though the mine * in good
form 10 make even with the 80 output,
rs but about one-third az the stock pile
hns been sent out and the daily hoist
averages 900 tons. The hosting Is done
through No ! and 3 shafts and from the
isabella pit No. 3 shaft to the north Is
go feet deep aud still going; 40 Ore will
be hoistcd through it until the depth is
800 feet. The ore broken in sinking Is
now sent up through Mob. a Hlgeengiuc
house has recently been erected at No. 3,
and Is provided with two ten foot drums.
No work Ii now in progress ~ Nod. No.
3 is being put down Co the iOnrth level
aud gives the greatest depth az opera
tons. The Isabella shaft Is in the fifth
level the levels here not being so high ms
at the Iron River end Of the property.
Tire fire, mentioned ia these columns
several months ago, Is still slowly burn-
irs The property Is in good shape; has
am abundance of owe and It's cqnippagc
for handling II Is the best.
At tho Sheridan mine no hosting from
mining Is now IN progress. The shaft is
one hundred feet deep aud is being pro-
perry timber "A in the last thirty feet
that compile 4, the shaft viii he dropped
another hundred feet The shaft is H.
the hanging wall and when down the vein
will be cross-cut Tor Il second level, the
first bring cut NJ the present depth In
the first level the vein has a width 81
forty feet, but from indications there
shown much greater width Is expected
- the bottom level. All present work Is
preparatory and when done, two levels
will be available. and then the Sheridan
can show what's in IT, The property is
the hands 81 Capt. Andrew Gulgren,
who thoroughly understands mining.
The G.. x NV put a spur 10 the mine,
and really ought 60 feel prond Of the
work--it is beautiful las picture OF des-
olaf ruinntion) il nothing else
The owners OF the Grovelnnd mine, in
the Felch Mountain district, are still
working away at theconocntWtiug plant.
The original outfit was not large enough,
they said and an increase was made 20
the machinery, but the result is the same.
In order Co get concentrating plant
that will successfully operate the proc
duct al the mine, n IL Is possible 10 work
il, would necessitate IAN expenditure OF
upwards of a million dollars. The com
pany has made several costly errors ga
the management Of the property and do
not seem 20 profit By experience; they
have, apparently more enterprise than
Judgment The DIAMOND DRILL would
rejoice at seeing the ore made merchant
able, but does not expect Go he called
upon 80 rejoice at very early day.
John Freeman. late Of Ncgaumec, has