The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-01-10
FROM OTHER SOURCES.
OTHER NEWSPAPER MEN HAVE SAY OF
CRYSTAL FALLS MINES.

Editor knight, Of the Norway Current,
Ia the Crystal Falls district last week and the
following items clipped from the Currents mining
page tells Of what use he made OF the visit: AT
the south Mastodon the out put Of ore Is about
nifty tons per day and this will soon be increas-
ed TO seyenty-five tons. The work force all told
IL about twenty men. At the Mastodon the
stock piles ARE assuming large proportions az
In days OF yore. and bid lair 90 exceed those IN
size OF last sear. or rather. OF %; Manaeer
and looked a little brighter than the present ore
market .-kxplorine Ia the vicinity OF Crystal
Fal IL does not seem 60 have decreased any with
the advent OF cold weather and those who con
tinue 70 search for ore while labor Is plenty and
consequently cheaper. show their good Judgment.
AT the MastodOn the stockpiles contain about
5000 tons Of ore. The new compressor was on
the ground Tuesday and II II, perhaps. la place
BY this time The Manganate and the Yolfngs-
town are both idle aud water h slowly rising.
supt Gilbert l. still In charge OF the properties.
but says he would greatly prefer more active
state Of anairs.-We learu that the Shaier mine
has been let on contract To T.. l.. Jennings aud
William JoneS, superintendent aud captain Of
the mine during the past year. The writer
hopes they may have made a ieustrike In taking
the lob.~-At the Monitor. the shaft II being
sunk rapidly and a new shaft house j. being err
ected over the old shaft. Everything promises
TO be lively In 81.
Mining News: The Mining News learns
that only about twenty-five men have been dis
charged ~ the Dunn. and those we're surface
hands. The mine now has a force Of 1s5 men
neariy as large IA number as Is usually employed
and IL l. expected that NO further reductions
will be made this winter. The work OF hoistlng
and opening up OF new ground u actively pro
gr,.ssing some 700 or 500 tons OF ore now being
hoistcd daily.~-The wages OF the miners
carpenters laborers aud all other employees at
the Florence mine were cut about 10 per cent
yesterday. Quite "a number OF the men. incud-
ing "A number OF carpenters. were dissatisfied
with the decrease I'm their wages, and quit work.
IL Is believed that. In the event OF "better
times" In the spring, the company viii restore
the wages OF their men 10 the old standard.
The company has not yet squared its Noyem-
Der pay rolls at the Florence Chaplin and Dunn
mines, but the money with which 10 meet the
indebtedness is expected 90 arrive In Florence
Iron Mountain and Crystal Falls in time to
pay of on Monday.-The Armenias pumps
have been entirely removed, but great hopes
ARE entertained that mining will be resumed at
this valuable property long before the opening
of navigation. IL II estimated that the cost OF
keeping the water out OF the Armenia aveiges
thirty dollars per day Supt Florada says
the mine can easily be pumped out in three
weeks time.
The work OF pulling up the pumps at
the Iron River mine Is progressing AS rapidly as
possibly and IL Is said by those In position 20
know. that II viii ouiy bee "A lew days when u
will shut down entirely. Others seem TO think
that. even II the pumps are pulled up, the mine
will only be shut down Tor n short time. Both
mines are in excellent condition. and both have
big stockpes left over from last winter which.
together with the stringency OF the money
market and the low price OF ore, II good grounds
for the company TO curtail expenses for "A
couple of months at least. IL does not seem
hardly possible. with the mine In such excellent
condition, aud much money put into new
buildings etc. the past summer, that the com
pany can afford 90 let the property lay idle very
long IRON County Reporter
The new Schlesinger dock mt North Es-
canada will he ,3a2 feet out into the bay, with
AN approach OF 1000 feet IN length. lt will
contain 13l pockets capable OF holding 1852
tons each, or "A total OF $1,000 tons. The dock
will be ffty-two feet above water. over 1000.
900 feet of timber will be used In the construction
OF the dock. a large part oi which is already
on the spot.--Calumet.