The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-05-02
FROM THE MINES.
NOTES FROM THIS AND OTHER
MINING DISTRICTS.
ONLY MAP OF THE GREAT CRYSTAL FALLS
IRON DISTRICT - THE INTER RANGE
PRoPERTY-rHE May AND
MONITOR RESUME.

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the KnifIler Manufacturing Company, In
this city, has, after much labor and re-
search, completed map uf the Crystal
Falls iron district. which for accuracy
and general usefulness h without nm
equal and will at once commend itself To
an interested in the district. The map
ia ON scale az two inches to the mile,
large enough 90 make everything clear.
IL liz certainly AN Invaluable work and
will find ready sale; az present IL Is only
offered in "blue prints Tor the exceeding
~ low price 81 S2.50 Every mine In the
district Is shown, together with all
of the prominent explorations; lakes.
rivers und small streams are given, AS
also are all OF the rail and wagon roads.
The map is not alone valuable 10 mining
men and property owners generally, but
60 those WHO contemplate taking sum
mer outing at one or another Of the beau
tiful lakes 80 numerous la this section,
which are plainly pictured, and showing
the connection OF roads with them
and the citv. la Tact two dollars and
fifty cents 81 any ones money could not
he put To better use than the purchase 81
one OF Mr.. Kellerschon's maps. Another
valuable feature is table al the shipping
mines fourteen in numberl OF the Crys-
tal Falls iron district and the shipment
of ore from each property during the seat
son 81 1890; the superintendent of each
mine Is also mentioned The original il
now on exhibition in one Of the show
windows at The Fair, and attracts con
siderable attention. The able drauehts-
man very kindly adorned the wall OF rHE
DIAMOND DRfL counting room with the
fine specimen OF his skill. The map em-
braces 1892 and the adjoining eight
townships
The following relative 10 Il promising
iron property in the Crystal Fall district
~ CLEANED from the Republic sun: "a
meeting of stockholders Of the Inter
Range Mining x Development Company
was held az the office in this city ON
Wednesday, Two directors were elected
20 ON vacancies caused by the death 81
John Mcguire, and the removal 81 j. A.
kirkwood from the state. The new di-
rectors are VIM. II. Pascoe, .Ncgauncc,
and NJ. Il. Gleason, Republic. After tho
stockholders meeting adjourned. the di-
rectors held a meeting and resolved 10
assess the stock nt i've cents per share
payable on or before the 22nd day ~
May, 1891. This assessment * for the
purpose 81 purchasing machinery to pro-
secnte the work in a diligent manner. We
understand that the Inter Range prop
erty Is looking well. The shaft is down
forty-iive feet in ore. and they have
prosecuted nineteen feet al good ore
Owing Co the amount of water they had
Co contend with, active work has been
suspended for two weeks, but az soon a.
, the necessary machinery can be got In.
The work will be- prosecuted with greater
rush than ever" From persons who
have recently visited the property il Is
learned that the ore h 81 "a very high
a.. a n 4.
ia a large body. Pump, boiler and other
machinery has been ordered and mo- time
will be lost in placing the new machinery
ia position. The Inter Range property
is situated in the southeast quarter OF
the northeast quarter 81 section four
ABB about three miles northeast from
the Mansfield mine.
Snpt. f. Florada il still in charge Of
the Dunn and Armenia mines, and the
new arrangement also places the manage
ment of the Manganate mine IN his hands
Supt. Cole has the general management
of the ~chlesinger mines at this place,
Negaunee and ON the Gogebic range. Mr.
Florada has been closely identified with
the development 81 the Dunn and Ar
mena mines and his worl-. more marked
at the Dunn has shown that he is nm ex-
pert at the business ~ mining iron ore
he always has every detail 81 the work
under personal supervision. so that Moth
ing goes wrong. the most ore possible IL
mined and the properties always In good
condition. The DIAMOND DRILL il glad
Co be able Co announce that Supt. Flor
ada IL still at the head of the local man
agcment ~ the Schlesingcr mines The
company realize the efforts Of n good
man.
The Mastodon slackened up consider
ably this week ia its working force, for
the reason that its stock dock IL full and
that mo- ears could I've had. The com
pany has sold 10000 tons 81 ore and
will commence sending forward Just ms
soon as possible, when the working force
will again be put on.
The new engine az the Paint Rivermin
Is doing good work and Is model ma
chine. The foundation for the other
machinery 20 be placed II completed and
the brick work started Brick cannot be
had very readily. which has caused delay
I'm the work.
The May mine. which has been idle for
some time. ir being cleared 81 water pre-
paratOry O. resuming mining operations
new shaft IL 60 he put down ht "a point
south ~ tho old shaft.
Exploitation IL being vigorously pros
ccuted NJ the Monitor mine, despite the
recent unplcasantncss.
The Paint River r. shipping ore in small
quantities every day and expects soon 90
increase shipment
LOW PHOS. PERSONALS.