The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-03-15
FROM THE MINES.
NOTES FROM THIS AND OTHER
MINING DISTRICTS.


A LOOK AT THE GENERAL IMPROVEMENT ~
THE GREAT CRYSTAL FALLS IRON ORR
DIsTRIcr-rHE PROBABLE OUTPUT FoI'
THE sEAsON-NEw sHiPPEltr--A LARG v
MINING DEAIs--mE NANAIMo MINE NOW
UNDER TWENTY YEAR LEASE AND WILL
BE ACTIVELY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or TIN:
pROPERrY--Two GOOD ARTicLEs FROM
THAT SPLENDID MINING JOURNAL, TnE
FLORENCE MINING NEws-TiIE CLAIRE
MINING CO., OPERATING THE MAN0AN ATE
PROPERTY "A COLUMN or SMALLER
NEWS ITEAis--A GROSS MISUNDERSTANDING
TIoN AND PROBABLE CAUSE OF 1.-THE
AfANsFIELD-FROM THE MARKEfs.
The Crystal Falls iron district il mt
tracing attention from lar and wide,
and this too. by no special effort, no
boom tactics of any character whatever
are being employed; the district IL doing
ID solely ON It's merits, which is by lar the
better method IL H. only.now that the
fact l. beginning Ca be- realized that this
iron district H. large and growing wing
vi the MenOnlnce iron range; it possesses
more producing iron mines than any
other district ia the stateand also offers
unexcelled Inducements Co the explorer,
giving him reasonable assurance that
his money will not be wasted, but will
give him a handsome return. Many men
Of capital know this and are now or
soon Go ateexplorations. Nearly
all OF the bile lands in 1882. and
on all sides 81 That parcel are under OPP
ton, some being wrought and Others to
lpe So soon AZ the snow disappears. at
which time il il calculated that the entire
district will be swarining with men m
search Of iron. A number al abnn-
doncd properties arc ca he taken up aud
thoroughly explored. al oi the shipping
mines have pat In the winter arranging
lar greatly increased products and some
ui them viii surely double the output Of
hast year and together with new shippers
il viii not be surprise II the output 81
this district this season foots consider
able better than double that oi 1883
The shipping mites 81 ls,st wear and their
untput. were Armenia. 5O.215 tons;
Dnnn, l5l S2S. Great Western, -, I5i T,
MnstOdun, 635ll Monitor, - 3iS !;
Paint River. 32. 700: Shafcr. | ,3S5 /,
South MaStodou. i0OJ. The Mon
iior mine will make it's 90 output
reach 10000 tons il possible and
the Dunn and Armenia will make
strenuous cfiorS To double the output
Of last year, the Mastodon il in shape
10 send ont any amount between 900
and 100. 600 tons. while the ShaIcr has
estimated an output of 100000 tons
and $4,000 better II snch Il thing be,
possible The Great Western i in the
best shape possible and its output viii
be greater than over and the Paint River
can achieve "a shipment 81 60 900 The
South Mastodou will undoubtedly make
an output several times AZ great IA that
81 hast year All ~ the properties tncn-
toned have put ia winter at preparing
for big work and IL would not bc done
unless IL X the intention to make good
ilsc 81 the labor Nearly all oi the mines
have Increased their mining plants; ia
the eases ~ the Dunn. Great Western,
Monitor. South MastOdon, Shnicr almost
entirely new plants have been placed
since the close 81 navigation. Ia adli-
tlon 60 the shipping mines mentioned
there are number al new properties
that will this year be- on the list and
greatly swell the general output. The
Youngstown win be an active shipper
this year; though an old mine II * lly no
means dead and will probably send out
30 900; the Maneanatc mine will also be-
on the list and wants 20 ship fully that
amount The Alpha can have u SPUR fnr
the asking and ~ the property * looking
splendid IL will 40 doubt add 20 the ship
ment from this district The Night HAWK
and Capt. G.. T. Roberts find have every
appearance ~ developing into shipping
mines The Hollister mincis n young one.
hut has enough ore in sight TO guarantee
possible output ~ 10000 tons and IL
il quite probable that the Lee Peck will be
called upon for Us quota The 80 out
put 81 the Mansfield mine u estimated ne
10000 and the Smith q Ray property j.
looking SO well that il is predicted that
IL will also take a hind in the 90 race.
The HcmlOck H. ready 60 send ont %, 900
or 30. 900 tons. After taking look over
the district IL certainly predicts a busy
and prosperous season IN the Crystal
Falls iron district.
The mining property known as the
Nnnaimo mine. being the northwest
quarter 81 the southwest quarter of see
tion twenty-six. 43-35. WAS leused hast
Monday to MeSsrs. ". VI Benjamin and
IA. Nunnclnachcr, OF Milwaukee. Wis.
la securing the Nanaimo. the lcsSeeH get
"A valuable property. This mine was first
opened In 1882 by the Mainline Mining
Co. 81 which John :. Mcdonald, of Fond
du Lac, WAS president; but owing 60 the
fact TINT the railroad WAS not completed
10 IL until late in October. they shipped
only 2.4S9 tons that year. la 1883 the
mine shipped 2D.22l tons and IN 1881,
owing Go the financial difficulties al Pfvs-
ident Mcdonald aud a lew others 81 the
principal Stockholders, the mine was
shut down. 40 that time they were
ewing the owners of the fee. Mc-els. Mac
kinnou Bros. large amount 81 royal
~, which mp 10 that time was fifty cents
u ton 10 aid the mining company and
10 see the mine started mp at I'm early
day, the owners of the Zee reduced the
royalty Co thirty cents per ton mud CON
Apuupntly the mine WIS pumped out ia
Al. TN II g..