The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-07-18

Work was resumed Monday at
the Wagner 4 Carey explora-
ton, on the southwest quarter of
the southeast quarter OF section
thirty, 1882, being almost east
and in line with the Shafer
mine and just over the quarter
line separating it from the Tobin
find. Exploratory operations
we're inaugurated last year and
the work so far has given every
evidence of the presence of a
paying body of ore near at hand.
The water was all out Thursday
and by this time a diamond drill
has taken up the search where
the pick and shovel left off. The
shaft is 100 feet deep and at the
bottom of this the drill was
started. 1t is the intention TO
put hole in 800 feet from the
bottom of the shaft at an angle
of about forty five degrees south.
Edward Sweeney, proprietor OF
the Crystal Falls machine shop
and foundry, is doing the dia-
mond drill work, The shaft in
it's descent showed much ore,
though so mixed as to render il
beyond the merchantable limit,
but il is confidently expected
that the drill work will cut the
true vein. which is there some
where beyond a doubt. Should
the vein be encountered shaft
will follow the drill hole, and If
the work proves unsuccessful
another hole will be put in. but
those who know the property are
of the opinion that but one hole
will be necessary. Messrs. Wag-
ner q Carey have persistently
explored that tract and The
DIAMOND DRILL sincerely hopes
they will get a good mine with
but little more labor, they are
Justly entitled TO it. Frank
Koob, Jr., is in charge of the
work and is a young man who
thoroughly understands his bust
ness; he started the exploration
last year.
A discovery OF great impor-
lance has been made at the Crys
tai Falls mine. Sometime ago
test pitting was commenced
southeast of the open cut. The
first pit bottomed on the ore, as
also did the one following. and
every pit got the ore until now
there are ten pits down, covering
q length of $50 feet, the width
not yet being determined. One
pit is ten feet in the ore and will
be lowered 10 depth of forty or
fifty feet, when the vein will be
cross-cut. The ore is in the same
formation as the mine proper,
and is apparently OF the same
character, n brown hematite, the
trend of the formation is identi-
cal with the old workings. being
southeast and northwest. The
find is regarded as continuation
of the mine, though at present
having every indication of being
on a much larger scale. Opera
tons at the mine proper have
been greatly curtailed that all
energy may be put to use on the
new find. Should this develope
what is expected the Crystal
Falls will undoubtedly be ele-
waited 10 a position we'll in the
front rank Of iron properties of
this district.
The Dunn mine wants 70 ship
1900 tons Of ore daily. but of late
has only been given cars enough
for a daily output OF 1000 tons.
The management of the Dunn, it
is learned. is figuring on sending
out 100000 tons OF ore this sea
son; il accomplished, and II cars
can be had il will be, the 81 out
put will be greater than that of
last year by several thousand
tons.
The Miller property, at Iron
River. is no longer to be classed
as an exploration, but as mine,
and furthermore what promises
TO be a large one. A shaft was
lowered 159 feet. Q for q stump.
nineteen of that depth penetrat-
ing the ore. A drift at that
depth showed ninety-six feet of
ore when IL was stopped in that
material. The vein was then