The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-10-10
FROM OTHER DISTRICTS.
Brief Mining Notes from along the Menominee
and other Iron Ranges.
IRoN MOUNTAIN RANGE.

IaoN MOUNTAIN RANGE.
The changes that have taken place Mt
the heads of the several departments at
the Chaplin mine thus far, or that will
take place at the end OF the month. 50
i,r M heard from, are IA follows: The
change in the superintcndency was an
nounced last week. Mr.. Il. Il. Cole taking
charge OF the mine on the first inst. Drs.
Cameron and Crowell were relieved 10y
Dr. Carpenter, of Stambaugh, and Mr..
Brewster, the chemist, severed his CON
nettion with the company to accept
similar position ut the Pewnbic mine,
and also look after the work required 10y
the Hamilton Ore Company. On the
first day of the next month"; j. III. Mclean,
who has been supply clerk Mt the Chaplin
for the past ten years or more. will 90 To
the Pewabic as ntsuperintondon
The latter company will do considerable
exploring the coming winter and Mr..
Mclean will have charge Of this work as
well M attend Co this work ~ purchasing
supplies. We hope John will lind ~ big
mine and be made superintendent OF IL.
The foundation for the new hosting
plant at the Hamilton mine IL complete
and the engines will bc on the grounds
ready tn set up in n lew days, 10 is ex-
pcctcd, as the machinery has already
left the manufacturers. This founda-
ton was formed by excavnting 10 the
solid ledge and building up with concrete
to the heighth required. over 800 barrels
of cement having been used Tor the pIlr-
pose. The new boiler house which will
accommodate n battery OF eight boilers,
" Also nearly completed. The smoke
stack will be 12O feet high and eight feet
IL. .f. all.
has nearly all been shipped and about
300 tons per day Is being hoisted.
The sixty-horsepower electric pump
for the Hamilton Ore Company arrived
In this city last Monday. Arrangements
at the SHIFT nro about complete for the
accommodation 81 tho now machine. In
the meantime IL Ii attracting Some ouri-
ous attention from our local machinists.
No. 2 shalt ut the Pewabc will be To-
Gated and the work of sinking com
menccd In the near future.
FLORENCE MINING NEWS.
Another shalt is going down mt the
Webber.peterson exploration on section
tweniy-four, the ledge having been struck
"A lew ieet below the surface. The man
agemcnt was obliged tonbnndon the old
shalt owing to superabundance 81 wa
ter, although twas eight feet IN clean ore
A plant 81 machinery will he put In Ia
the near future.
The Florence RECOMMENDED shipping
ORE Yesterday, and IL IL Thought that
daily shipments will I've mado from nnw
on until the close Of navigation. Tho
Florence has nearly $4,000 tons I'm stock
and will have no difficulty in sendingfor-
ward 10000 tons. thus making its total
shipments about 1000 for the season.
supt. Fisk reports things looking fav-
orable ut the Buckeye. Sinking IL stend-
lily progressing in the SHIFT and some
very good ore h ioing raisod, though u
h not 10y any moansclcan. Cross,outtinq
VIII commence nj depth of about lSO
icet and the main ore body, tits believed,
will IN speedily reached
NORWAY CURRENT.
At the Aragon about go, 900 tons have
been shipped and about 4 900 TONS re
main IN stock. The timber shaft will be
ready Tor the cage IN lew days. No. 2.
shalt has reached the sixth level and the |
station Is being cut out. Two new
boilers are being placed mt No. 2. The |
stockpile ground will be somewhat in |
creased In rizc hut not 40 much M IL |
would I've were IL not for the fact that |
orr will be shipped all winter To Chicago. |
The mine h In good condition M regards |