The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-02-08

gain. as lt VIII ne dl~possAd 81 nt about
one hall cost. Write to T.. \. Minckler.
manager, Iron River, Mich, for particu-
lars.
At the Mastodon mine very little X
doing more than getting the property in
shape Tor the season to come. THESE
preparations afp quite extensive. which
together with stockpile az 10000 mt
commencement 0f shipping. will ena bile the
Mastodon Ca make "a better record than
ever The shipment hast year was C3.-
81 toms. but with the new ground at
f hand and other improvements IL viii be-
AN easy matter 20 bring the 90 output
up Ca %, 900 tons, or even be, ter.
The operators 81 the Leo Peek mineare
test pittine south al the main shaft. TO
ascertain. IN possible. the length ~ the
vein. The management i now figuring
ON putting in nachinerv and thoroughly
developing the mine, which r. one 81 the
most promising young properties In this
district. The present working force
numbers twelve men. hut as soon ~ the
machinery j. placed the force will be
largely increased.
I Material for the new engine and boiler
house ut the Dunn mine. Is rapidly com
! ing IN and the structure will probably be
commenced next week There will Ice
mn terinl enough ON hand at the start to
] insure no shortage. all the wnrkmen
i possible will be taken ON and The building
completed with The speed TINT ready
material and full force az lahorefS can
guarantee. The architects Office is nearly
completed.
The Iron River mine is soon 10 he
equipped with new hosting plant To
/ be placed at No. > shaft The engine
will have 26NiS inch cylinders. supplied
with ten foot Lane drum and a three
foot skip. The machinery has been
ordered from the NJ G. Bullock Manu-
! facturing Co, Chicago The mine has
quite n large stock pile and il doing cx-
tensive preparatory work.
The Caledonia Iron Mining Co.. held
its annual meeting at Florence hast
Wednesday afternoon. Board of direc-
tors elected -. NJ Bond. president, Iron
River; T.. ". kcves. vice-president, Flor
encc; A. Il Guensburg. secretary and
treasurer. Florence; Geo. ~ Fay. Me-
nasha: y. w. Northam Ellis Junction !;
John Murphy, Ford River; ID. i.
Chandler.
q. A. Taft has opened renair shop az
Florence and will repair all classcs OF
mining and mill machinery. He does his
work we'll being experienced I'm the bust.
d
will make occasional trips 90 the CRYSTAL
Falls district and il will be for the inter.
est OF mining men TO reserve orders for
him
The Fort Dearborn National bank, of
Chicago, hasan attachment on the lnnds.
tencments goods. chattels and effects 81
the Groveland Iron Mining Co. The pro-
perty of the company is located in the
east end of Iron county, fourteen miles
north of Iron Mountain and eight miles
west OF the village 81 Metropolitan.
Any person desiring tahulatcd state
ment OF ore shipments from Menonince
range mines, from their Opening up To
December 81. 1889. will be- supplied,
gntis, 10y application Co The DIAMOND
Drill The table nlso contains u recap
itulation OF shipments from the otherore
ranges in the Lake Superior basin.
Thos. l.. Chadbourne. 81 lloughtou,
advertises for option the following Iron
county lands: The southwest quarter
of theSouth-west quarter OF section seven.
10 80 ~, 81 swlt 81 36, 4l-27; eb 81
sw1 of -, 13 81 WI ~ sell of | 2, f3-32 !;
ment elsewhere.
There is considerable talk 81 the
SchleSinger syndicate operating the see
Z
property. That concern owns that part
oi the mine situated on section twenty,
Some exploratory work was done on the
first mentioned tract this year.
Angus Smith has temporarily aban-
doncd work ON lot seven. dissection TWEEN
~, 43 81, south OF the Mansfield mine, ON
account 81 water. 4 boiler aud pump *
soon to he placed and operations re-
sumed
H. H. Taft, OF the Cleveland Iron
Mining Co., is now stationed az the Dunn
mine. in the capacity ofcivil engineer and
analytical chemist.
The York Iron Co, wants $50 miners
for work in the Dunn and Armenia mines.
At least 500 miners could find steady
employment in this district.
The following items, Crystal Falls
district mines being the subjects. are
taken from neighboring contemporaries
Work on the White Florada option,
east OF the Great Western mine, j. giving ca
conrhgng results. and may add still another 90
the list ol shippers from the Crystal Fails dis
trict.-Curreut.
The Dunn mine will have about 20, 600
tons of ore Ia stock by tonight The work on
the foundation for the new holSiiug plant, n
being pushed as fast the condition Ol the
weather viii permit, aud Supt. florada seems
confident that the coming season viii hnd the
Dunn in az good shape a. the brst.-current
The new working shaitat the Mansfield
T. now down some twenty-five feet 90 che ledge.
snpt Calhoun iclt. Thursday. for Chicago 20
purchase - large sized boiler and considerable
necessary machinery. Work az the mine u pro.
gressing lavorabiy. and everything viii be in
readiness for shipping by the opening ~ naNirn.
ton Mining News
The Paint River has about 5000 tons
on ore broken underground, aud every thing u