The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-02-01

THE FLORENCE MINING NENA--W WEEKLY
MARKET REPORT.
Capt. J. b. Schwartz * indnstriouSly
az work with the Fairbanks property.
which Joins the Grht Western mine on
he west The captain iS systematic
worker and figures that II the Great
Western j. 30 allundantlv supplied with
pockets OF lcnzes 81 ore the mineral bear
Ing formation must soncwher, extend
ever the line into the Fairbanks property
and he PROPOSES 90 do SOME extensive
exploring At present he X engaged ia
sinking u shaft which will not rest until a
depth ~ 25n feet Is rrnched; fifty feet NJ
which is now down. III the pocket fOrmn-
ton has western extension Capt
Schwartz wants To know all about IL and
II not lac will have the satisfaction Of
knowing that also, but the chances are
greatly In hir iavor, as u does not seem
probable that a continuation ol rich
ore lenzes should be confined TO the
limits Of an adjoining property. The
Fairbanks mine WIS opened in 1882 and
fhtt year Sob tons OF ore were sent TO
market. followed the next year with 400
tons. which j. the total output Of the
property. Since 1888 the property has
several times been under exploration,
hat very little developmental work was
done, it appearing Go be the purpose of
the option holders to do as little work
as possible and wnit for n buyer. Capt.
Schwartz goes az IL m adiiiefpnt manner,
determined Go work the property for
what there Is in it aud that is just what
is now being done.
The May mine on lots six and seven,
west hall ni the southwest quarter Vl
section twenty cight, 13-32, viii soon
again be IN activity. Work wis stopped
early in November 81 last year and II
was stated then TINT the lay oil would
lie al short duration. lust when opera
tions are Go be commenced the writer
cannot learn hut IL will not be long The
small plant of machinery at the property
will be replaced with much larger and
stronger one The main shaft Is eighty
live feet deep, the collar being within a
rod oi the Chicago& NOrlh-N"estcrn Co.'S
main track From Tie bottom 81
this shaft "a DRIFT extends north twenty.
seven feet and 100 feet i'm an opposite
direction, with crose-cuts at intervals
The result Of this work shows the vein &C
that point Co be considerably narrower
than WAS anticipated, though II rs large
enough Co work proltably, the ore being
81 a splendid grade The owners ol the
Nav mine are j b. Maas Sr., Edw
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Kukwood and John @. Adams, all OF
Negaunee.
Wheeler x King have discontinued
exploratory operations On the east hall
81 the northwest quarter OF section
twenty nine, 1871, and will not resume
until spring The work done proved very
unsatisfactory aud little progress was
made owing to the nature uf the ground.
A number OF pits were sunk but the most
strenuous efforts OF the crew failed Ca
bottom one OF them ON the ledge; the
surface il deep and Is composed 90 a
heavy sand and hard pan With hut a
windlass and NO nachainery to keep out
water il was only waste OF time and
money 60 prOlung the work The "lay
Off obt lined holds until spring, when
machinery will be put Ia and iliron exists
there IL will soon be made known
MesSrs Wheeler q King have also several
other options IN this district and intend
10 explore ia several places during the
summer The oDtinu on which work
has just been discontinued u a very
desirable one, being due south ON the
trend of the Mansfield vein.
Angus Smith has an option ON the
northwest quarter OF the southwest
quarter of section seventeen, 1871, and
b. y. White. his agent, hasarcady started
a crew ofexDlorerH TO work ON the ground,
under charge Of Capt. w. III. Morrison.
The Caledonia mine IL situated on lot six
of the forty, being on the west side Of the
NIichigamme river Immediately north
of the Mansfield mine. The property has,
in years gone 10y, been considerably
explored, but the work confined largely
TO one spot. The ore found ~ OF the
finest quality Bcssemer, but considerably
a A.
ore could not b. mined 20 profit The
Mansfield hats body OF hcEame qnnlity
OF ore, but il is clean, not a piece of rock
as large a. a button appearing. MIR.
White will test pit south Oi the Calcdon-
ia's old shaft and will, there Is hardly
doubt. get the clean vein. The work will
be watched with considerable interest by
those interested in that locality.
The Junictta mine il looking better
with each dANs work. Alta depth oI
one hun lrcd feet the main shaft vertical.
was given a. turn Co the north and Is now
going down con- top 81 the foot wall At
"a depth ~ 100 feet the ore il much better
than was found nearer the surface. 1t is
claimed that samples from the bottom
show nearly sixty per cent. OF metallic
iron, which only confirms the statements
made by mining men who visited the
property i'm 1887, that, the ore would be
nll right IA soon as they had depth.
Wheelcr& King, who are ut presentd doing
the work, claim to be- well satisfied with
the outlook. The property u well
equipped with a good plant oimachincry.
La sinking the new working shaft this
week, at the Alpha mine more water than
could be handled was encountered The
trouble was soon rcmedcd by the addi-
ton 81 a larger nump. The shalt ~ now