The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-02-21
FROM THE MINES.
NOTES FRON THIS AND OTHER
MINING DISTRICTS.



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The surface mt the Paint River mine,
presents a remarka bly, active appearance
Just now. The stir IN caused by the ex-
cavation and other surface work incident
10 the placing 81 a new and larger plant
Of machinery, the dimensions OF which,
when In place, will be as follows:
One 2Ox42 Corlis engine,
Three six foot hosting drums,
One 1921 steam air compressor.
This plant will he one Of the most sub
stantial In the district. A sub-founda-
tion OF concrete will underlay the engine
and drums and the foundation proper
will be OF the best brick and Portland
cement. A fine building Of brick will sur
round the plant and all will he completed
as rapidly as possible. f. G. Clark, the
well known mining engineer, is conduct
ing the engineering On the foundation
construction and ii is understood that
Il. =. smith will de- the foundation work.
The Paint River mine needs no comments
through the columns OF this journal, as
il iH generally known that the mime and
its efficient superintendent, Frank Scad-
den, are all right.
AT the Mastodon mine diamond drill
il at work on the $50 foot level, the hole
is being run horizontally northeast by
east The construction az the shaft to
the 400 foot level is well nigh completed.
The burden Of the stock dock will loot
10000 tons. Capt. Harry Roberts is in
charge OF mining operations and IL n
most thorough man at the business. No
estimate has been placed on the output
OF the present season The output OF
last year was 66 .526 tons and il il sale
10 say that in the event Of demand be-
ing made ON the mines energies that
figure can be bettered this year by sew
eral tens oil thousands.
So soon as the diamond drill work is
completed at the Mostodon mine. the
machine will be- removed gnd set Ia
operation mt the Atlas property, near
the Mostodon. and will be further ex-
plored by capt. G.. II. Roberts, who IL
confident that a paying body al ore ex-
lists there. lie has explored there con
sderaby under windlass and steam and
the result Of the work has been very en-
cournging. Capt. Roberts IL a mining
man OF few mistakes. that fact bears the
writer in the prediction that the Atlas
will he more than AN exploration before
long.
The deal whereby the South nnstodon
mine WAS 20 have gone into the hands of
Capt. Roberts and Others has not yet
through John Penglaise and others of
Ishpeming, were at the property last
week and may possibly take hold OF il.
The mine is at it's best and no better
time ever offered for "a new management
than now; a larger share of the work Of
last year was OF "a developmental nature,
which leaves the mine in the best copdi-
ton for the campaign just opening.
At recent meeting of the stockholders
al the Lincoln Mining Comsany. at Esca-
nHba. the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year A. H. Northup,
president; J.. b. Schwartz. vice-prcsident;
H. A. Barr. secretary and treasurer The
company operates the Lincoln mine in
this district the property is located near
the Great Western and gives promise Of
becoming ~ large producer
The Monongahela Mining Company's
work ON the northeast quarter 81 sec.
tinn thirty-six, 1892 hns been removed
from the west Bide 70 "a point near the
east line. The shaft at the old work at
tanned "A depth of lO2 feet, penetrat ting
The ledge, composed ofhnnded jasper and
ore, about six feet Operations are in "A
direct line with the Shaier mine.
The new shaft at the crystal Falls
mine is now down seventy-five feet below
the bottom of the open pit Sinking will
be continued until the shaft has "A depth
OF 40 feet.
No work Is at present being done at
the Alpha mine, bat IL il understood
that operations are soon to be again re-
sumed.
The Mansfield is shipping 10000 ton
lot of ore To the Illinois steel Works, at
Chicago.