The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-12-19

nj which rate 5O.ODO tons will he mind
between December and Nav 4. making n
total oi FULLY 135, 900 tons in stock upon
the latter date. Much Of the ore now
being raised y oil excellent quality. The
diamond drill work IN the marsh has
been temporarily abandoned. after tie
ds1ll had penetrated some niuety feet in
The ledge. without finding ore. When
The testing = resumed in the near future.
tne arm VIII b. moved about 100 feet
further west.
IRON MOUNTAIN TRIBUNE.
Next season the Ludington mine win
DE supplied witha new steam shovel in
order 10 facilitate the loading 81 ore. A.
AMI Z. shafts arc connected by tracks
SO that the shovel can be moved To any
stocknllc, which will greatly decrease the
cost 81 loading the ore cars. At a shaft
they have started hoisting ore for stock
pile purposes The stock grounds AT
this shaft. where the NJ. d ~ people layed
a number OF tracks for the use OF the
steam shovel, have been planlxcd and are
IN readiness To receive the ore.
The Lndington people purpose making
a connecting drift from the fourteenth
level oF A shaft Ca the ,325-foOt level of
No. ! shalt of the Hamilton There il
already one connection hut il is nearer
the suIiace In cnse 81 "A serious cavc.in
or some other accident that might occur
To prevent the miners from escaping by
means of the shaft Of the mine in which
they are working, this drift would pro.
vide anexcellcnt avenue ofcscape through
the neighb ring mine.
AT ID shaft of the Chaplin about 500
tons 81 ore are being hoisted daily and IL
is dumped from the tlqlmways on to the
new stockpilc grounds west OF the shaft
house. These new grounds are among
the best in the iron district and there is
room Tor nm immense amount al ore.
The rope hanlage system and the new
engines at ID are giving good sutisiac.
ton.
w. T.. Richardson has completed the
alterations OF the cylinders i'm Il engine
house at the Ludington mine aud the
plant now works very nicely with the
minimum pressure OF airat fortypOunds
Mr.. Banks states that the sup yly 81 air
from the hydraulic works Is much better
this year Notwithstanding the large
quantity OF anchor ice in the Menominec
river.
Robert Bankcs. superintendent al the
Lndington mine. desires us to state that
with a crew Of 900 men the l.l,dington
is able TO hoist in the neighborhood OF
1000 TONS Of ore per day. Inst week it
was enormously stated that with l 900
men 900 tons Of ore could bc hOisted
from that mime but the Tribune is glad
to correct the error and make the above
statement.
Ore shipments 10 Escanaba have
ceased and all ore boats that are not
now ON return trips have been placed in
ordinary for the winter. The Badger
mine at Commonwealth IL shipping ten
ears per day to- Chicago over the G.. x
NV and a small quantity is Also being
shipped from one Of the mines at Crystal
Falls.
Every possible effort il being made nc
No. engine house OF the Hamilton 10
get the new hosting plant set mp and in
operation SO that the work ofbailingout
that SHIFT can begin az soon az possible.
IL will be a month or more before this
work can commence.
AZ tho pewabo the chutes in The shaft
house are completed and are found 90
greatly facilitate tho loading OF cars. The
shipping season closed n few days ago
and the stockple has been commenced.
About 250 men are employed at the Pc
wnbip now,
The forge Of men M the Mile mine Is
very small ut present and but little work
Of any kind is being done.
NORWAY CURRENT
Connection has been nude NJ the West
| Vulcan, between the new shaft and the
workings tributary 30 tho old shaft, at
tho eleventh level and the connection
with the twelfth level will be made within
few weeks. At an early day the Cornish
pump will be in working order To the
tenth level OF the new shaft and asquick-
/ ly thereafter as possible two other
pluncer pumps will los dropped TO the
| twelfth level The levels OF the new shnit
being somewhat lower than those of the
old shaft the water will all find It's way
| 10 and be taken care of in the new shalt.
Some are baa hpen hoisted through No.
1.-THE skip sbaiil pnd Wast VULCAN VIII
soon again bc numbered with ileore pr4-
ducers II is not probable that any
prpes.eutting 10 the north vein will lr
done ~ rlke lhc ore body reached IN
the stump ~ the pcg shalt, until the
pumps are all ~ shape to insure the tgk-
ing care 81 any water which may be cut
ip ~ doing.
Pho ncR cyIiDdera iurlbe h9isting plant
which is designed TO haudlp the cage ~ "
shaft nj the Ludingtnn, are IN place anh
viii aoon be doing duty, IL will he re-
membercd that tho engines were first
22x6O inches In size and were found In
adequate 60 give perfect satisfaction and
the size has been increased To 3OxGO
inlhee Tho mine is sending about twcn-
! az elrs PEI geek 70 ppRerr Rnd some TO
Chicago.
This fall as soon as the stDckpiles nj
Curry No | were shipped, a large addi-
lion was made 10 the stock room, but at
The rate the ore is coming ~ surface AMI
being dumped, Capt "Tan" Oliver VIII
have Co proYide more room or stop the
Job before the opening ~ payignilonncNl
spring. The Curry will make the best oI
cm hustle in future.
The output from No | shalt at the
Hamilton il now about eighty tons per
ldag. This coming from the drifting and
cutting ont ~ork Az No. 2 the water
now remains about stationary ~ the
shaft, having rccedcd few inches since =
ceased 10 rise. The machinery y bcins
piaoni rs quietly NJ possible ana tho
bailers are lping built.
The Aragon Mining Company bqs let Q
contract 90 Mich. Mullins To put down q
diamond drill holo at point nearly op
posite Heating A Bcnnane's livery stab,
on Cyclops avenue. Whether ~ .po'
more than one huie viii be drilled NJ
/ have not learned.
The Norway mine is p yery quiet place
now when c0mpaT0d With the Aptlff or
: o,,,tf ,ua az fha must A hp work ~ akin,