The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-10-31
MINING 1[ELANGE.
The Lincoln shipping Doings at the
Gibson Find = The Range
Property Idle From other Dis
tricts-The Iron Market.

a ~ ~ ~ oht - being nnlppeu
from the Lincoln mine. which
will undoubtedly end the ship
nent for this season. though il
is possible that all rail shipment
will be continued. as il is now an
established fact that the Lincoln
is and will continue To be q pro
ducing mine, the western devel-
opment has shown a large body
OF ore, which has every character
istic of that taken from It's neigh.
Dor just over the line, the Great
Western. The Lincoln was
formerly known as the Fair
banks. was opened by company
by that name in the early history
OF the Crystal Falls district. but
did not give very encouraging
outlook. Ore was shipped two
seasons 1882 and 1888 the total
output being being $500 tons.
after which there was no pro.
duction until the property fell to
the present operators, who be-
lieved a mine 10 exist there and
who have worked most diligently
more than a year to prove the
belief was the right one and who
now have their efforts crowned
with glowing success. The for
tunate owners of the promising
property are h. III. Brotherton,
j. N. Mead, Ike Harring, H. A.
Barr, Ed. Erickson and other
Escanaba gentlemen Capt j.
Il. Schwartz. of this city, is also
interested. During the coming
winter months the mine will be
placed in shape to do a good sea
sons work next year.
The Gibson find at Amasa. is
showing up great body of ore.
The east cross-cut penetrated
thirty four feet of ore. and was
stopped ut that, not because of a
lack of ore or that the other wall
was in sight. AT this point a
drift was started to the south and
will be run in fifty feet where the
vein will be again cross-cut; the
new drift is in ten feet and shows
q soft, Incorporating ore. The
width OF the vein is not known
but will be determined i'm the
cross-cut at the end of the drift
now going. but it is "a settled fact
that the width Is beyond thirty.
four feet and OF such ore as the
Gibson appears to be that would
seem sufficient to insure q bril-.
liant future for the mine. A new
plant OF machinery was placed
at the property This week and
consists of one forty-horsepoweI
boiler, which was obtained az the
Youngstown mine one 12Xls
engine and drums three and one
half feet diameter, shipped here
from Champion.
Nothing is now being done al
the inter Range property, ow
ing. il is said. 10 some legal diff
Guilty. One shaft il down forty
five feet and gives n clean ore
nearly all the way, while another
shaft IN IN ore which proves it tC
be of good width. Development
is sufficient TO prove n mine anc
81 is hoped the owners will soor
be permitted TO resume active op
erations. II is the intention tc
thoroughly develop the mine
during the winter and make ready
10 ship next year, by way Of the
MiIwaulsee & Northern. which,
81 "a understood, will put in
spur.
Stunt. II. IT, Brotherton. OF
E,cauaba, was In the Crysta
Falls district this week, He Is
interested IN the Lincoln mine
and was here 10 assist in getting
out a cargo OF ore, He is also
s,nerintendent for the Alpha
Mining Company, property peai
Mastodon. and when interviewed
with regard to the resumption OF
work at that promising mine
said that thera is no immediate
prospect of starting operations
befofe next year. Tho a lpha IL
owned by Buffalo. N. y. parties
Luke Welch. of L'Anse. dis
coyerer of the Dunn. one OF tho
richest mines in this district
snent trio week in the city, look
inc after matters in which he },
INTERESTED, Mr.. Welch informed
the writer that before long h'
would inaugnRate several explor
lions ON his lends IN this district
ne Is a tireless worker and ha'
hNon very fortunate in his. seaFcl
for die earth's hidden treasures
Capt. James Tobin. OF Flor
once was in the district thl'
week. anu assured TIE DIAMOND
npuI, that work would soon b'
resumed at IFS promising md pl
the southeast quarter OF ih'
southwest quarter OF seciioi
thirty 1882. near Tho shniel
mine Indications are thas