The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-10-03

10 Intorsccf II diamond
81 hole, eighty feet further
which was put down about
years. ago, and which showed
6erable ore. Drill work
~ resumed at thnt point.
III addition to the drilling a series
% drifts and cross.cuts will also
bo carried on. The diamond
drill 10 be used at this work was
removed from section thirty
three. 1880. near the Pewabic
mine. Iron Mountain.
Az last report in these columns
No. 5 shaft at the Crystal Falls
mime was about sixty feet deep,
Il now has q depth OF 100 feet.
At about sixty feet the shaft en-
countcrcd the foot wall and go
ing out of the vertical fol-
lowed the wall To the depth
stated when the vein was cross
cut, giving a width OF ore Of forty
feet, which is about the same as
shown in cross-cut fifty feet
above. From the bottom OF the
shaft q drift is going nearly
south and is in fifty feet; il will
continue q distance Of 100 feet
where IL will rest under The
south shaft. which Is now fifty
feet deep. but will be dropped
to connect with the drift. AT
the south end the vein Is forty
five feet wide.
The stockpilc at the Youngs-
town mine is being shipped 10
the Illinois Steel Company. at
Chicago. The stockpile con
tanned between 5000 and 5000
tons. being left over from the
contract held last year by Capt.
9. II. Roberts. The writer hears
of movement looking TO the OPP
Grafton OF the Youngstown mine.
but as yet il Is not far enough
advanced 10 give particulars.
This liz one Of the largest mines
In the district, having a ycin of
ore better than 200 feet wide,
and to work it anywhere within
keeping 10 its proportions would
be splendid thing for Crystal
Falls.
1t is learned that the Grove
land mine. IN the Fetch Noun
tain district. which went into the
hands OF q receiver not long ago,
is soon TO resume the mining of
ore and treatment OF the same in
the concentrating plant at the
mine Capt Harry Lowry. one
of the brightest young mining
men in the country. will remain
in charge OF the mine. The
Groveland has an abundance of
ore and il may be made n paying
institution by careful hands.
Mcssrs. Clark and Kimball
are resting on their option OF the
promising prospect below the
Mansfield mine. Mr.. Clark. who
has supervision, is unable TO
state just when work will be rc.
sumed, but is Of the opinion that
IL will be before long.
There ismuch speculation as to
who will succeed Mr. Cole rs
superintendent OF the Schles-
niger mines in this district. A
prominent mining man OF this
city has been offered the very
responsible position but has not
accepted.
There is talk Of the resump-
ton OF active mining operations
at the old Northwestern mine, at
Metropolitan, in the Fclch Noun
tain district. The property has
been idle many years "a vein OF
very good ore was opened.
Capt. John G.. Coutch has re.
signed that position at the Mont
tor mine and will probably return
TO Florence. His successor at
the mine has not yet been deter
Drifting is the work at the
Monongahela this week. The
distance in Thursday was thirty
five feet To the south of the SHIFT,
showing first-class ore all the
way.
Supt Frank Scadden received
diamond drill from tho Gogcbic
&c this week and will at once
& 10 work exploring in and
Paint River mine.
r. KNIGHTS SAY.
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