The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-07-25
FROM OTHER DISTRICTS.
BRIEF MINING NOTES GATHERED ALoN,
THE RANGE.

BRIEF MINING NOTES GATHERED ALONG
THE RANGE.
Fire broke out in the No. > shaft house
al the great Republic iron mine AT the
village 81 that name, Marquette county,
mt one o'clock Monday morning. The
surface fire was extingnished. but not
before il had communicated Ia the tim
beIing al Nos. 3 anti six shafts which
nre still burning. The fire il spreading
under ground. Part VI No. . shafts
hanging wall has already caved In aud
the direct and indirect loss will be very
great. The night shift men escaped 10y
another shaft The Republic employs
nearly 900 men and until the fire can
he put out and production resumed, 1t
will be- impossible Ca even guess what the
loss may be. At noon the day fullpwing
Peter Pnscoe, Jr., son ~ the captain 81
the mine; aud another young man named
james Dover. Jr., were SlnOthered 10y
gas and smoke in No Z pit. Young
PnscOe was night boss ut No. = pit AMI
had descended the mine To learn, " pos
sible, the extent of the fire, when he was
overcome by the smoke. Dover lost his
life in "a heruc attempt To save that ot
his friend. Phscoe's age WIS twenty-five
years and he leaves "A wife who he took
To the altar only last November. Dover
was twenty-three years OF age and UNI
married. The tire did great damage To
the mine and It's limits cannot be
estjmAted
The Chaplin Mining Company up 10
hast night had shipped 10y lake and rail
about 100000 tons this season. Last
season at the same date it, shipments
by lake alone Hinunted To 273 ,327 tons,
and the total shipments for the season
were 742. gi3 toms. II the above figures
are u hir Indication of the comparison
that will Ice made az the close az the sea-
son by the figures 81 1890 ami 1891, the
t'hupin's product this year viii not ex-
cced il il reaches 800 900 tons. or
course this great shrinkape in the output
il due entirely to the market. The Chap
IA is as well or better equipped today Tor
big output than 10 was "a year ago, n
the product could he advautageously
disposed of Had the order been re-
ceived early in the season, "Send us
million tons" The Range has no doubt
Mr.. Cady would have got there with u
little nest egg left over Tor next season.-
Range.
Thr cross.cut az the Buckeye penetrat-
ed a small seam ofgIeen stoneon Monday
evening. aud then struck u body OF ex-
cellent ore, almost Identical with that
wealth compnny's new find. The cross
cut is now in some ten or twelve feet and
is breasted in the same kind d ore,
although il isslghtly mixed with quartz,
The Indications are, however, that
the ore will clean mp ia u lew days.
Everything points to a large body oi high
gradenop- BeSsemer ore upon this prom
Using property, aud everybody IL daily
watching the Developments with more
than an ordinary degree of Interest,"
Mining News.
The Badger Commonwealth company's
mammoth new find mine commenced
making regular shipments To Escanaha on
Tuesday, aud up 20 Wednesday, night had
forwarded 420 tons. Supt Davidson is
pow hosting and shipping at the rate of
400 tonS per day from the new find, and
will make an enviuble record Ivy the close
81 the season. A large amount oi
developmental work IL steadily progress
ing at the new mine, including the sinking
OF another shalt, stopping, etc, and AN
other level Is contemplated Mining
News.
AT the Aragon about 800 tons per
day is being mined and about 700
tons Is still in stock. The Slopes are
being cut out at the fifth level and the
output will soon be materially increased
At 40. shaft the sinking Co the sixth
level il in progress, a pocket Is being
built and hosting of ore will soon begin.
The future oi the Aragun seems To- be an
assured success, and the people Of Nor
way have reason to congratulate them
sevles that such is the case.-Current.
Owing TO the fact that all the ore is
needed that can be mined this year ut
the Ludngton, IL has been decided to
work all the miners ON eight hours
shifts, and slight increase in the work
ing force has been made necessary there
by About 600 men are now employed
Current.
The Mile * sending out about 100
tons Of ore per day. Wednesday night
the man in charge of the drums ON the
gravity track allowed the cars 10 get 40
much momentum as Go carry them over
the end Of the hill.-Currcnt
The estimated output 81 the Negaunee
group OF Schlesinger mines IL 100000
tons.
The Chaplin has sent out about 1907
900 tons of orc this season.