The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-08-22

The Monitor mine continues TO
hold 10 "A lively state OF activity
and there. seems but little
doubt but that the shipment for
the season present will reach 40
least $4,000, with favoring
chances OF lettering that. as
against 26, 1886 tons for the busy
and prosperous year OF 1890.
The ore sent out up to tonight
is a little better than 10000 tons.
Monitor ore goes by water 10 the
Illinois Steel Company, Chicago
Furnace Company and three or
four other ore consumers. besides
FIVE cars 90 all-rail daily to the
National Furnace Company at
DePere. Wis. The Monitor
Company has a 40, 900 ton con
tract with the Illinois Steel Com
pany and has forwarded about
Is, 600 tons; 5000 tons, or there
abouts, will be added to this by
water and the remainder Will go
all-rail after the close of naviga-
ton. A call was recently made
for 10000 tons but the product is
so far taken up that the manage
ment did not feel safe in booking
the order. No. ! shaft is now
into the fifth level, which is being
opened up and hosting therefrom
will be inaugurated next week.
This new opening gives the mine
a depth Of 400 feet, ten feet adj
ditional for sump. No. , shaft
west OF No. /, is resting at a
depth of 1856 feet, but SO soon as
navigation closes it will be taken
i'm hand and lowered TO connect
with the fourth level. A new
pocket at No. | shaft will be
ready for use Monday; it opens
ON the track west of the shaft.
a duplex pump, size l4x7Xi2,
manufactured by the Barr Pump
ing Engine Company, German
town Junction. Pa, Western
Office, No. 30 Fifth avenue.
Chicago. has recently been added
20 the now excellent equippage
Of the mine, though not as yet in
position. This machine is guar
anteed to throw under 700 feet
head. The Monitor mine
throughout is in the most excel
lent shape and gives every
indication OF prosperity.
The first hole put down by the
diamond drill at work at the
Wagner property, located near
the Shafer mine, was discontin-
ued and a second hole started.
The first hole was started from
the bottom of the 100 foot shaft
and driven at an angle OF forty
five degrees south 60 depth of
fifty three feet additional, a total
OF l73 feet. when bed Of sand
was encountered. The second
hole takes in also at the bottom
of the shaft. four feet north Of
the first puncture and is going
south at an angle of seventy-iive
degrees. From Supt Frank
Koob. Jr., it is learned that this
work is looking well, the drill
having cut several feet OF fine
ore and was then in the same
material. The proximity of this
property 20 the Shafer mine and
the fact that it is apparently on
the trend OF that vein would seem
10 settle the question OF the
existence OF a body OF ore at
this point Mr.. Wagner and the
other gentlemen Interested with
him have taken the right course.
their efforts have been untiring
and this journal sincerely hopes
IL will not be long before they
develop n mine which their en-
terprise and staying qualities
merit.
The diamond drill work was re.
simed today at the Mansfield
mine after a delay OF ten days.
occasioned by the losing of the
drill bit AZ the time of the ac-
cident the hole was in 255 feet
and after penetrating the diorite
and red states had Iust tapped
the ore, but lads'hot gone in "A
sufficient distat ice to determine
whether or not the vein had been
cut, but il Is presumable that il
has. The hole starts back from
the river one hundred feet and
works under the stream. Drill
work viii be continued until full
knowledge of the ground is gain