The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-05

The iron Market
The make Of tac ncw machin-
cry FOR use az the Great Western
mine hes not yet boon made
known ct Tie local Office but IL
will hpapparcnt early the coming
month whenit will he placed IN
position. The seasons output
Is also a secret here but il Is
known that n does nOtreaeh that
OF the year 1890. Mining work
IS going on actively and tenthou-
sand ions Of ore are already on
the stock dock The mine has
two stock docks with total ca
paciiy Of 5000 tons and Supt
Hooper Is Of the opinion, though
he does not declare IL openly
that they viii be full By the com
ing 81 the next shipping season.
which will represent q lively win
iers work at the Great Western
mine. All mining is in charge
OF Capt. Jewell. who is a miner
OF life long experience and his
work proves him to be a man OF
marked ability and Judgment.
The Great Western mine IS O dir
ticnlt one 20 operate and q min
ing captain must thoroughly TN
derstand every branch OF tho
business to enable him 10 keep
the work Ia hand and 20 the prof
il OF the owners. All of these
qualities are combined ia the
prosentincnmbcnt. With o stock
pile Of, say. 10000 tons, tho new
opening OF the winter and q new
hoisting plant. the % output of
this mine will, it is said Nv con
sentative mining men. reach not
less than i2a.OO0 tons this Of
course, being governed by the
condition OF the iron market
The Lincoln mine is being ac-
lively wrought each day. under
the careful management of Capt.
Josiah Brooks, and each days
work is proving the growing
greatness of the property AT
present about sixty tons per day
are being hoistcd and placed in
stock. This comes from the 300.
foot level. out OF Slopes east and
west OF the shaft. The east stope
is so near the dividing line that
il has been deemed advisable to
soon discontinue the work on
that side until the next drift IS
down. In few days the shaft
will be dropped fifty orsiXly five
feet, not yet decided from which
depth stopping will be continued.
The dip is 10 the south and it Is
expected that tho shaft viii cut
the ore at about thirty.iyc feet
below The present depth. Anew
boiler Is on the ground and Will
soon be placed, while other ma
chinery will be added during the
winter. An assured Thing is
now tile Lincoln mine and Crys-
fal Falls reioicos with the indie
fatigablc owners.
or the HemlOck's mining SUI
perinlepdcnt. the lshpclning Iron
Ore saws: mr.. J K. Armstrong,
who was manager Of the Fitch
mipo until operations were sus-
pended by the company, has ec.
cepted the superlntondency oi
the HemloclS mine. and will leave
Ishpoming TO take hold OF his
new duties the coming week.
Mr. Armstrong is already too
veil known to tho mining men OF
the district to need nny introduc-
tor al orr hands. he Is
thoroughly competent, and viii
rroye the right man IN the right
Mace. We understand the Hem
Ioclx is promising property. and
if so then Mr. Armstrong will do
his share towards making it q
success financially
The Monitor mine is still IA the
bards of the Monitor Iron Min
mo Company, but the change
mentioned here last week, will
probably be made before many
DAYS. Supi Clapp went TO Chi.
caro Wednesday The mine Is
sending from fifteen 20 twenty
large cars OF ore 10 the Illinois
Steel Company's Union Works,
ut Chicago.
M. Buskirl is in fair way to
oct 10 work with his promising
find down the Paint river Con
siderable ore has been uncovered
and II is said outside capital
IL soon To take hold. M. :.
Lindsay. lessee Of the Shafoi
mine. will become Interested
The find is close 10 the river
about four miles below the city.
Sinking at the Lee Peck !.
soon 10 commence. the shail
house having been completed and
other nccessarics thereto being
completed this week.