The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-03-28

soLD-THE MAREErs-oTIIER NOTES.
The Great Western mine Is in about as
healthy condition az any mining pro-
perty in the district. though just at pres
ent no great exploitation is going, by
reason of the fact that the stock docks
are full No hosting 60 amount TO any
thing has been done during the month !;
there being in stock $4,000 tons which
takes up all the room provided for that
part OF the work Underground work is
in fine shape and Captain Allen says IL
will not bother him To raise 90, 900 tons
this season. Considerable new work is
in progress. which is, briefly given as fol-
lows: By reason of recent sinking No. /
shaft now connects with the seventh level.
No. shaft is being lowered siNty-iive
feet from the seventh level, which VIII
form the eighth. and is nearly down.
This gives the underground work n depth
of 400 feet. The shaft will not stop at
the eighth, but will be Immediately start
ed for the ninth, or to "A depth OF 5l5,
stump additional. A contract has been
let to ten miners TO lower No. 8 shalt
from the sixth to the seventh level-six ty-
five feet Three drilling machines will be
used ia the work and Capt Allen expects
90 make record not achieved before in
this district, that OF getting the work
completed in less than six weeks. The
new ground being cut in No. l shalt be-
low the seventh level will furnish NO ore
for this seasons output, as there is all
the ore i'm the seventh level that can be
handled this year by the hosting ma
chinery at present in use. IL is only a
question 81 a short time before larger
hosting drums will be- necessary, owing
To the great depth TO which the work is
going greater the depth the slower
the work OF hoisting Underground work
is considerably ahead OF the time and IL
is the purpose OF the efficient and con
servative captain 10 keep IL so. A new
pocket is beng erected at No. ] shaft and
other surface improvements OF minor
consequence are being made. The work
OF this year will require the use OF con
siderable timber, which is already ON the
ground Contractor Mcmahon has, dur
ing the winter, delivered 1000 sets-four
pieces 20 set-and nm immense quantity
Taken all in all the Great Western ia in
excellent condition for a good seasons
work.
The Manganate mine is all ready to
start work on days notice aud the
local officers are anxiously awaiting the
order. Should this property be worked
To the extent OF its capacity during the
summer il would sbe "a good thing for
Crystal Falls. An immenee quantity OF
ore IL uncovered IN open cut besides ore
in abundance in the underground work
ings.
A winter of active work has placed the
Crystal Falls mine ia perfect shape. The
property was opened so ate last season
that very little work Co the good OF the
mine could be accomplished. IL is now
provided with substantial shafts, drifts.
cross-cuts, machinery, good buildings and
verything is in the best possible shape
that it's excellent management can place
IL.
Exploratory work in this district is
slack just ut present. Explorers do
not care Co put their money into the
ground while the outlook of the ore
market is i'm it's present condition. No
better time to explore is offered than
during a depression la the iron market,
After long and tedious negotiations
the Chaplin mine and the Escanaba, Iron
Mountain a Western Railway has passed
from the hands OF Ferdinand Schlesinger
% other owners. full account OF the
transfer is published ia another column.
General activity il the order 81 things
at the Hemlock mine. Besides daily
shipments to the Illinois Iron & Steel
Company, considerable preparatory min
ing is going on. The property il right in
line for the season of 1891.
The mason work on the foundation OF
tho new engine house nc the Paint River
mine, Il better than hall completed, and
~ fine piece 81 work. The new Corlss
engine has arrived and is In place.
w. w. Walker, 81 Marquette, will in all
probability, soon become the owner OF
the McCusker-Smith-Wcll property,
near the Mastodon mine IL IS a fine
showing.
The owner- 81 the May mine have not
vet decided ON their work for the season,
ani ARE doing nothing beyond Keeping
the property ifce from water.
From all that can be learned at this
date the Armenia mine will remain IN
active during the fore part ~ the season
aud perhaps all summer.
The Monitor Iron Mining Company has
sold all the ore that can be- produced
from the Monitor mine during the next
two months.
Mcssrs. Wagner & Carey are still al
work east 81 the Shaier mine, with pros
poets bottering every day.
The Lee Peck property is developing q
mine that promises 60 be a producer Ol
considerable magnitude.
The Lincoln property il looking better
each day. The work Is getting into good
clean marketable ore.
THE WEEK IN IRON CIRCLES.