The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-04-25
FROM THE MINES.
NOTES FROM THIS AND OTHER
MINING DISTRICTS.
MINERS AT THE MONITOR co our BECAUSE
OF NO PAY - THE CROyELAND ~
oPERAuoN~iNTn MAsTo-
DON LOCALITY.


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A thing to be greatly regretted is the
recent strike of the employees at the Mon
itor mine, though the cause may have
been sufficient. there il nothing 60 be
gained In the long run. Numerous at
fachinents have been placed by the men
10 recover wages past due and expensive
litigation II not AN unlikely thing The
company, in spite az the luke warm ore
market. had succeeded In selling a large
block Of ore. the proceeds al which would
be more than sufficient To settle all
claims. hat as the matter stands to- AZ
no one can tell when settlement can he
affected IL IL TO la hoped that matters
will soon be Strengthened up and that
the management viii ~ some hummer De
nble 20 tide over the present diiii 'ulty
and continue with the senson's work nl-
ready commenced An abundance 81 one
/. in sight and much ready for shipment /;
the product OF the Monitor rs Oiexculent
quality aud finds a market over many
ores from the range. w. :. Goldman, al
Chicago, president Of the company, was
AT the mine Thursday and seems fully
satisfied that nlI matters will be speedily
adjusted aud that operations will be- re-
stunned aud continue without further in
teruption.
The rumor which was given last week
regarding "a change in the local manage
ment as the Schlcsinger mines at this
place, contained much truth at the time
az writing, but since that time things
have taken Hn entirely different form IN
some parts OF the management. 7. r..
Cole, 81 Negaunce, takes the general man
aeement OF the Dunn, Armcni, and
Youngstown mines. Supt u. Florndn,
retains the SUPPLEMENTARY 81 the Dunn
and Sipt T.. j. Gilbert takes charge OF
the office work nc the same mine. To iill
the vacancy caused hy the resignation of
ID. T. Roberts Mr.. Roberts WAS offered
the position Of purchasing agent, anoflice
recently created and located nt Nilwau-
kee, but for reasons which hedid not care
20 make public, declined the offer.
Considerable mining work * being
done ~ the GroyelHnd mine. The con
central ting plant. which has been idle all
winter. was set in motion Tuesday, hay
ingan addition OF three new crusherSnnd
aud other improvements have been made
during the p,lst winter, which, the man
agelnent think, will insure the Success OF
the venture. The stock room j. full and
considerable ore broken underground
Supt. kittingcr has stepped down and
out, the responsible Office falling Co Harry
Lowry, who has served there several
wears as mining captain. He h. a young
man, understands his business az welt.
aud pcrhups better, than the majority 81
men engaged In the same line of work he
il a firm believer IN system, the property
/. worked to his iden ~ system and none
can say that IL is not we'll done.
= The Mastodon Iron Mining Company
has sold 10000 tons Of ore, which just
represents the stock.pile accumulation
al the past winter. The tmhering IN the
buttOm fifty foot level in the vertical
shaft b. completed and a drift X being
driven south from the depth 81 400 feet
la the 800 foot level n diamond drill Is
at work driving Il hole north at an angle
OF forty degrees and il In fifty feet. the re-
suit so far not having been made public
The property formerly known an the
Night Hawk, located near the Mustodon
mine, operated by MerSrs. Porter. Wei
Ter. Mccusker, Coon. Smith mud others.
was recently re-christeued aud will here
after be known az the Great Eastern
mine, operated by the Great Eastern
Iron Mining Company. A sturdy shaft
l. being timhered, new pump and boiler
added aud all prepantio made To nc
c0mpish considerable in the way OF min
ing during the present year.
=, The Monongahcla exploratory work
west 81 the ShnIer mine has a depth al
eighty-tive feet. showing ore mixed with
jasper and graphite. Depth adds to the
percentage 81 ore and the shaft will be-
continued Co one hundred feet, when n
cross cut will be started north, the dis
tance 60 bc carried depending ON the
showing.
The main shaft az the Crystal Falls
mine will have depth Of li5 feet by the
first of next month, and will rest there
for time. The shaft Is IN the foot wall
and 40 soon aH down cro-Scut will bc
carried west into the ore vein. The prop
er,y h in excellent shape for "A seasor.
ui activity ia the way Of shipment.
There is nothing doing ut the Tobin
mine Just ~ present. The latter part uf
HAT week the boiler WAS unable 20 handle
the volume 81 water and the pumps wr
taken up The shut down h bat tenn.
porary, "a larger aud more capable boil
or will at once be- put IN place II Is learned.
John @. Coutch formerly 81 the Florence
mine. is 10 assume the captaincy of the
Monitor mime IN place 81 James Rowe.