The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-05-10

The Dunn's 90 output will foot TO-
night $500 tons. 3 800 tons OF which
went out this week. piece of ground
4OxGO seet near the old engine house has
been stripped to the ledge and the ore
will he worked out open cut 10 the first
level, about sixty feet. The location ~
the new shalt at the north end, which
will b. In the foot wall, has not yet been
determined and will not be until after
the close Of the present shipping season,
for more than one reason; The vein as
il gocs north widens cut and thore are
now shafts enough for the work In hand.
The new engine house Is slowly getting
into line, but il will be sometime yet
iciorc it will be ready for use
The exploration being conducted
by the Brule River MiuiEg & Exploring
co., ON section twenty, 42-35, Is said 10
give most encouraging returns 20 the
newly-organized company. So lar the
work has been confined Go test pitting and
a very good grade OF ore has been encount-
cred. The out look Is so good that the
company will loose no time in putting in
machinery. The exploratory work is
soon 60 be- carried ON with a diamond
drill. Clarence McDcrmott, Of STAN
haugh, has charge of the work and knows
ns much as any man regarding the work
st hand. II. A. Morrison and other Iron
River gentlemen are Interested.
The Broiherton & Zane exploring com
south one-half OF the southeast one
fourth 81 section thirty-six 1895, began
work last Thursday. The explorations
are under the superintendency civilian
Young, who will sink a number Of test
pits in different parts Of the property, II
~ claimed that the Isabella vein runs
through the property from east TO west
--Escanaba Calumet At the time OF the
writer's last visit the Iron River vein, ON
which il the Isabella mine, had a course
almost north and south and the chances
are that the same conditions now exist
Shipments from the Mastodun mine
this season are about 10000 tons, the
stock pile supplying a large part Of the
ont put The raise now connects the
$50 foot level with the open pit, and SO
soon az the ice is all out oi the ground
operations will be resumed ia the open
pit, which still shows large quantities 81
ore; this work will be started about the
first OF June. The present working force
averages sixty men and the out pat this
year will bc much larger than that of
last season.
John o. Adams, Of Ncgaunee, has be-
come interested in the Night Hawk pro-
pcrty. near Mnstodon The work under
the supervision OF r. y, Perkins, has been
confined To test pitting for some time,
the result hcing quite encouraging. A
diamond drill is soon to be placed on the
property, at point about 500feetnort
81 the present workings.
Work at the Mammoth mine has been
hindcrcd greatly by surface water during
the breakup. The water il now well in
hand and the work OF hirther develop
incnt OF the promising property has been
resumed.
A large stock dock is being built at the
Claire mine. Other neceRsagy prepara-
tory work is going forward ia goodfmm.
Il is expected that shipments will be
commenced about June first.
The stool, holders OF the Monitor Iron
Mining Co. will hold a meeting ON May
pr, at the company's Chicago Office, SO
Adams Express building.
Dunn x Co.'S exploration, near the
Armenia mine, Is producing n good grade
Of ore and growing likelihood that it
will continue go 10 do.