The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-02-15

equippins the mine with plant Of mining
machinery and inaueurating active
mining at no distant day. Compare
lively speaking very little work has been
done there, but that done gives every
indication that workable body OF ore
exists. Mr.. Benjamin afiirms that the
new company is composed OF rustling
business men who will work the property
in business-like manner aud II such n
thing is possible they propose to have it
on the list Of shippers before long. This
journal OF the date Of April 30, 1887,
contained the appended write-up OF the
BIaney. which is here reproduced TO show
the extent OF the workings and magnitude
of the vein:
A DIAMOND DnuL representative made II a
point 90 examine very closely the workings, one
day this week and was kindly shown about by
the very efficient superintendent, IL. u. Swain.
who has had charge of the property only few
months, but during that time has done much In
proving that the RIaney stands an excellent
chance OF making les mark as shipper. The
vein WAS irst encountered in "a pit 200 feet
north OF the present SHAFT and sizeable stock
pile OF beautiful ore raised. The present work
ings have attained depth OF 100 feet. ten feet
Of the a stance being below the drifts and used
as "A snmp. At "A depth Of 10 feet cross cut
has been carried east twenty feet. breasting in
the foot wall. out OF the cross cut a drift has
been driven north forty-two feet. showing that
the wall swings eastward which would seem TO
Indicate that the vein W dens at that point. All
on the west side Of the drift Is a solid mass OF
clean one. West from the shaft q cross cut PEN
etrated twenty-five feet Of excellent ore when "A
banded black slate was encountered, which IL Is
thought. In fact almost known not 20 be the
hanging wall. because II Is entirely out of place
In n test pit considerably west OF the point
where the slate makes IN, the trae wall was
found well defined being red states. tits thought
the banded material * merely horse Of rock
and will work out. From this cross cut "a drift
runs south sixteen feet between the vein and
states. showing ore 20 the east Forty seven
feet below the collar of the shaft drift was
driven fifty feet north on length and showed
good, clean ore all the way The north drift viii
be carried on sixty feet when the vein viii be
cross cut 20 the opposite wall and the same viii
be done IN the south end.
The Wauneta folks worked north and
south, and the drifts continued in the
ore.
SHERIDAN MINE.
The Sheridan mine, at Iron River, is
one OF the ostpromising young proper
ties in the district. The writer visited
the mine Wednesday, and was Kindly
shown about by Mr.. Phillip Sheridan,
secretary and treasurer Of the Sheridan
Mining Co., and also "A competent mining
man. The main workings OF the pro-
perty are situated in the center OF the
the southeast quarter OF the southeast
quarter of section twenty-six, 43-35, but
a short distance from the town OF Iron
River. The main shaft OF the property
is eighty-iive feet deep, from which
worked north, south, east and west, the
total openings covering over two hundred
feet OF ground, all in ore Of splendid
quality. The trend of the formation Mt
this point h nearly north and south,
but a shaft at the east shows the vein to
be considerably out Of the line, being
northwest and southeast The pro-
perty il located in a direct line with the
Iron River mine and there cannot well be
anything else than a continuous vein of
ore between the two properties. Sheridan
ore Is a strong Bessemer, averaging
a little above sixty per cent. IN metallic
iron with phosphorus Mt 100. The pro-
duct from the east shaft is even better in
metallic iron, while the phosphorus IL so
low that many assays give Bessemcr re-
turns, making il a very desirable ore.
The present working force numbers TWEEN
~ men and the daily output is fifty
tons, this, however, will be increased 20
$50 to 200 tons daily. Mr.. Sheridan cs-
Inmates the 90 output at between
1000 and $4,000 tons. A good plant
Of machinery is on the ground and the
{. q NV R'y. recently completed spur
track TO the mine. Peter Sheridan,
president Of the company and discoverer
Of the mine, has lRborcd hard, but per-
sistcntly to bring the valuable mine TO
the point now gained, and il must be
gratifying 20 the people OF Iron River TO
know that the Sheridan gives promise Of
becoming very large producer in the
years 90 come.
YOUNGSTOWN NINE.
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