The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-01
Ahout IL 600 toms Of CAPT. G. 4. Rob.

About 12 900 tons OF capt. y. 4. ROD
erts' $4,000 ton contract have been
shipped from the Youngstown mine and
there are 5000 tons in stock. The
present output is quite $50 tons daily
and beyond this the property IL being
placed in shape for much larger daily
output when the ore can be shipped by
water. Ore is being taken from "A stope
in the east end Of the second level, but
the bulk OF the work Is done in the third
level. A sixty foot stope Is being cut
south aud is expected 20 breast In the
wall, while ON the southeast oi the level
considerable new ground is being opened.
The Youngstown vein Is undoubtedly
the widest OF any in this district, being
over two hundred feet between the walls.
The ore il OF "A good quality and has a
round per centage OF manganese which
tons up the iron; for some mixtures the
Youngstown ore in said by furnacemen To
he unsurpassed. Capt. Sam. Roberts, I'm
charge Of the work, complains that his
work II Kindred considerably by the ac-
ton OF the miners employed; Some days
ten or fifteen Of them are absent and
from three TO five every day. Thus "a
shortage IL made in the force and work
is necessary curtailed.
The section nineteen end OF the Ioungs-
town mine is to he stripped. Ii was
stated in this journal two weeksag that
Al. ,.if l.Asa
going down, show "A sufficient quantity of
ore the surface would he removed and
the mine worked open cut. The pits are
now in ore twenty-three and ninety feet
respectively aud will rest at that. Mon
day next cross-cuts to the walls will be
commenced at depth OF thirty feet in
the ore. The surface il estimated To be
twenty-sevcn feet average depth, com
posed of sand, gravel and boulders. The
management will not employ the old
style of removing the surface with shovel
and dump cart, but will put a steam
shovel at the great job. This work will
not delay active mining, as the two old
shafts will be used and as much ore
raised ~ possible. Supt. Gilbert and
Capt. Phillips are very busy with prepar-
ations for the labor before them.
The labor 81 cleaning out the open pit,
or removing the ore from the sides there
81, at the Armenia mine, was completed
this week and new stope started in the
north, which shows AN abundance ofiron
ore. Preparatory work in the second
level il going on nicely and the property
il fast shaping for its 30 race. The new
exploring shaft 20 the north is down 100
feet and prosecuting commenced. At
present il looks very much as though the
shaft is in the Armenia vein; a Drift To
be soon driven will determine that point.
The material the shaft penetrates is "A
greater part ore.
The frame work for the large new iron
engine and drum house at the Dunn
mine * advancing az rapidly as the
weather will permit, while preparatory
work in the mine is being pushed. The
north drift $50 feet IL in and the new
an Aft in the hanging will be started as
soon as the cross cuts are completed
A change in the system OF working under
ground IL soon to be inaugurated and
will be explained in these columns at such
time as il is for enough advanced TO be
OF interest.
The Iron River Manufacturing CO., has
lot OF mining machinery for sale and
advertises il in THE DIAMOND DRILL this
week. The machinery is in excellent con-
dition and will be sold cheap. Payments
arranged TO suit the purchaser. To per-
sons about 90 begin exploring this is "A
rare chance To get machinery Mt bar
gain, az il will be disposed Of at about
one hall cost. Write TO =. N. Minckler,
manager, Iron River, Mich, for particu-
lars.
The Smith find on lot No. 6, north OF
the Mansfield mine is looking even better
than last week Supt. White is still ex-
ploring about the ore pit in order Co
locate his work The ore formation at
that point is known To be fifty-four feet
wide Mr.. White Is "A vigorous and sys-
tcmatic explorer and is doing the work
right. When the exact point is located a
working shaft will be put 100 feet down
in the ore.
Northeast OF the Armenia mine, on the
same section, j. l.. Buell. has n shaft down
forty feet and H. prosecuting Indica-