The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-01-31
FROM THE MINES.
NOTES FROM THIS AND OTHER
MINING DISTRICTS.

MI 10 NJ 4hAo ANU VI Mn
MINING DISTRICTS.
THE DIAMOND DRILL WORK NEAR THE
CRYSTAL FALLS NINE. LEDGE STRUCK
REcENrLY-NiNiSG WORK AT THE
CRYSTAL FALLS MINE. THE
NEW MACHINERY DoINos
AT THE SHERIDAN MINE,
IRON RIVER Dis-
TRIcT, ETC, ETC.
The diamond drill work by the Monon-
gahela Mining company, on the south
west quarter Of the northeast quarter
81 section twenty, 1892. now has n
depth OF 239 ieet and still going. At "A
depth 81 1876 feet, sand and gravel was
encountered, and up 60 within eight feet
81 the whole banded ore and Jasper was
brought up. the remaining distance show
ing ore Of "A very lair quality. The drill
hole runs TO the north at an angle Of
sixty degrees, and will be continued on
at least another hundred feet The Local
ton will then be changed and another
hole put down. The question Of putting
down shaft is a serious one, and will
not be thought of until the company IL
sure IL can depend on a body al ore al
workable dimensions. The work lies
midway between the Great Western and
Crystal Falls mines, is on the trend oil
the vein, add il will be big surprise
should the work i'm hand fail To- develope
"A large mine. For several years past,
numerous operators have had eyes ON
the ground. but the great lake of sand
overspfeading IL has frightened them of.
The Munongahela people have displayed
creditgtbIe enterprise I'm taking hold oil
the work, and are therefore entitled to
rich returns.
A small force Is kept very busy timber
ing and doing other prepara tory work at
the crystal Falls mine. A shalt IL down
fifty feet from the open pit; from the
bottom the vein IL being cross-cut, both
east aud west; To the east the work Is in
twenty-five feet, and ten To the west the
ore Ii shown the entire distance, and in
dications OF the walls have not been en-
countercd. Other mining work Of "a less
important nature rs being done. The
new machinery. previously mentioned in
these columns, is ON the ground, and will
be placed In position in two or three
weeks. IL consists of an 1Sx425nch
Corless engine, built 10y the NJ. G.. Bullock
Manufacturing Company, OF Chicago. and
two iive-foot Lane drums. Ht will be re-
membered that the crystal Falls nine
was not opened until last summer, and
that the railroad DID mot reach il until
late In the shipping season, consequen. nv
At sent out buL1ittle ore. The coming
season VIII ilEd IL in good condsuon and
ready 10 Commence shipping AS soon as
the ore Efl,ins are running.
The Eheriisn m.oe in the Iron River
districN is in fine shape, under the care
fui ma hagement OF Supt. A. Gulgren.
The r,fiin shalt, which makes much oil
- la X ~. l.. A.. -
deep( from which two levels will be
2bera ted during the coming season. A
Iofross cut il now being carried north into
the ore body in the second level. M. T..
Muin, Of EscHnaba, one of the owners OF
the property, WIS there Tuesday, and Is
highly pleased with the outlook. He IN
formed the writer that a large and com
plete plant OF mining machinery rs soon
To be purchased, and will be in place
early in the shipping season. The Sherl-
dan will soon he recognized for it's true
worth. There appears to be AN immense
body az nice ore there, and the company
will soon be in shape To get 1T to the sur
face.
The statement recently given out
shows that the total ore shipments from
the Upper Peninsula the past year foot
up 9,03S, 939 tons, divided between the
ranges as follows: Marquette, 3,02S.-
902; Menominee, 2.5S2 .237; Gogebic,
2.S47 $50; VermiIlion. SS0,014. The
different ports handled amounts as fol-
lows: Escnnaba, BITS, POO tons; Glad.
stone, 81 ,O95 tons. Ashland. ,6lS, 300 /;
Two Harbors, SSO.0i4 tons. The all
rail shipments were 6lS, l5S tons. This
shows "A gain 81 1,736, 14S tons over the
Upper Peninsula ore production OF 1889.
The Monongahela Mining Company's
exploratory work on the northwest
quarter 81 section thirty-six. 1882, west
OF the Shafer mine, il looking better than
at any time in the history al the work.
A shalt is down ninety-seven feet, which
bottomed in the ledge yesterday. The
ledge il loose and composed al banded
material, showing jasper. This ledge
may, however, not be In place, and little
can be said until this is gone through
with. The operators have "a portable
boiler and small hosting drum on the
work.