The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-10-10

Ground Opened. and u without doubt
one "a thu suIid Institutions % the ranGg-
AT tho MiIlic, but little more orr win b
shipped this Season. but BOD tons being
required, Tuesday, to make mp the last
cargo. The seasons shipments aggregate
hat 5000 tons. AZ We understand IL,
Cnpt. John tarbis will sever his connec-
tions with The mine, aud Supt. McGrcgor
will give his personal attention to the
mining work during the Winter We
learn that :. Dcssau oneof the owners 81
the Mile, died ia Paris last week, but
whether this will make amy difference In
the operation 81 the mine we cannot say.
IL il generally understood that a new
company will he organized Tor the pur-
pose of developing the find on section
TWENTY-FIVE. 1890. We trust that Messfs.
Sicard. Wheeler and Huston may lie
amply rewarded Tor their perseverance
and PERSISTENCE ia searching Tor ore on
this property.
At the Pcwabic, Mcsscrs. Van Dyke
and Hulst Of Milwaukee, were looking
over the mine this week and consulting
with Supt. Brown ~ 10 the location Tor
another shaft. II IL probable that some
diamond drill work will be done to deter
meme the best place 10 sink.
The I.,dingionis doing very good work
at Iresent, and every day adds to the
apparent value of the property, IL II
currently rumorcd and generally under
stood that Nc. Eng Everett hsus severed
his connection with the mime.
The work on section six, 1920. contin-
ues and the outlook isguod. Itisconfid-
entity hoped 10y those interested. and nll
residents Of the city, that the work VIII
deyclope a mine.
We are able To announce ON reliable
authority, that work will be resumed ON
the old Keel Ridge mine ia a short time
and that operations viii be actively
pushed
The crosscut to the north from the
bottom of Harrison shnit, has been com
lncnced to tho west about loo ieet from
the shalt.
The building of new stock docks 1T the
Curry. andmuch other work preparatory
for winter IL being done.
the output vi the mines al the Penn
Company, for September, WAS nearly 20,
600 tons.
Curry shaft No was sunk lfty-nveieet
during September.
MISCELLANY NOTES.
More ore has been shipped so lar this
wear from Crystal Falls distrct than dur
ing the great wear 1890. When the ship
pingis finished we inncy people will la sup.
1 prised all around ut the large amount oi
ore which has gone forwnfd. In the early
part of the seaSon IL was the policy oil
| the ore sellers to claim n dull market, no
profit and even their inability 60 supply
whnt demand there might bc. A big eight
hour 81 rike WIS imminent the furnace
men were bearing the market to the best
Of their ability, the vessel men were
clamorous for high rates and the finan-
cial market was n little strained owing
10 European matters, hut July had not
arrived before everything took a brighter
turn and has been growing brighter even
since, until owa veritable boomstares IA
in HE in lnce.--l.. =. Democrat.
The western shaft on the"Old Mine Hem.
attic" Lake Superior mine, lshpeming
| has stood the storms for twenty-five
wears. Within the last five the surface
has sunk iifteenieet, the shaft still retain
ing its pcrpendicular position, and premit-
| ing the free operation al n double skip
service. One OF the skips was taken of
! n Few DAYS since, however but the other
is still doing duty M faithfully as ever.
There has been a gradual settling Of the
entire surface here, it. being impossible
To- prevent some shrinkngc, The best
method al filling and supporting cannot
| hold the immense weight in the average
mine hanging. The old mine has been u
good one, and through 1t has PASSED
many a thousandu f tonsof good quality
iron ore.-Iron Ore.
A company with 500, 900 capital has
been formed forthc purpose OF separating
and concentrating the lower grade
magnetic ORES ui the Vermillion range, and
the process to be used is the one in sue
ccssful operation at the Welden, n. Y,
and il known as the Finncy. II IL claimed
to raise low grade ores below fifty per
cent, tn sixty-nine and seventy per ceut,
at n cost not to exceed twenty-five cents
per ton. An extensive field for such maj
chimes exist on the Marquette range
from Humboldt TO Nestoria.-L. :.
Democrat.
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