The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-02-28
FROM THE MINES.
NOTES FROM THIS AND OTHER
MINING DISTRICTS.
PROGRESS OF OPERATIONS AT THE MONITOR
MrSE-KNowS AS THE LoruE MINING
COMPANY NOW - PROBABLE SALE
or A PROMISING PROPERTY AT
MAsToDoS WORK AT THE
LINCOLN CONDITION
OF THE MARKETS.

A review OF mine operations In this
district predicts anything but dull sea-
son after the opening OF navigation. All
OF the mines, with the exception oil three,
have put in "A very active winter doing
preparatory work and getting IN the best
possible condition for an active and
busy summer. In deyelopmental work
stockpiles OF various weights ranging
from 5000 TO $4,000 tons have accnmu-
lated. The Chicrgo * Northwestern
Railway Company had three swith or
train crews employed here last year,
which. the writer learns, will be increased
10 i've crews during the summer. TAX
ING everything into consideration the
outlook Of the great Crystal Falls dis
tlict is anything but discouraging.
The bulk OF work at the Lincoln mine
X confined TO sinking. The shalt ~ down
ls5 feet and Ii on It's way Tor another
raise which will be seventy-five feet. At
The total depth drifting and cross-cutt-
ing will be inaugurated. The work is
looking we'll
The Lincoln Iron Company, succeeding
the Lincoln Mining Company, the organi-
zation which conducted the xplorations,
was organized ON Monday by the cleo
fion Of directors and OF the following Of
fcers: President, A. X. Northup; vice
president, j h. schwartz; secretary and
treasurer, II. III. Brotherton.-lron Port.
The annual meeting OF the stockholders
az the Mastodon Iron Company will be
held Wednesday, April =, 1891, at the
office of the company, corner Rush and
North Water streets, Chicago, ILL., The
meeting will be called to order at ten
o'clock a. m, and board al directors
will be elected and such other business
transacted AS may properly come before
the meeting.
Capt. 1hos. McCusker, T.. $. Smith and
Byron Weller, who have spent some time
exploring on the northwest quarter oil
the northwest quarter of section eigh-
teen, Abb, adjoining the Night Hawk
property aud distant eighty rods from
the Mastodon mine, have succeeded In
unearthing what promises a. mine. Nine
pits having an average depth OF twenty
live feet. have bottomed In ore oil AN ex
cellent quality, assaying 81 10 per cent.
metallic iron. Some prosecuting has
been done which shows the vein to have
good width. WV. Walker, of Marquette.
has an option ON the property, is we'll
pleased with the outlook and will quite
likely buy, the figure, IL Is learned, Is
placed at 100000.
The mining company, which was organ
ized In this city by citizens thereof under
the name az Iron County Mining Com.
pany, which name the secretary OF state
refused TO file because of another com
pany ~ the same name doing business in
the county; the company went right ON
developing its promising property until a
recent meeting when the name al the
Iottie Mining Company WIS adopted,
Icing in honor OF Miss Lottie, eldest
daughter OF Secretary Justified, of the
company. The property l-sltuated On
the north half oi the northwest quarter
uf section 33, IA 81. la the Michigamne
country, and presents fine showing; II
is the prediction OF all mining men who
have visited the work, that II will de-
velop large mine. Several pits bottom
in clean ore Of high grade At present
no other than exploratory work IL being
done, but should the property continue
To advance. "a large force oil men viii be
put on, machinery placed and the mine
opened.
The Monitor mine now has depth of
375 feet, which depth is represented 10y A
shaft The present bottom level IL 235
feet, but the work OF stopeing out below
will soon be inaugunted. There ARE two
working shafts,-A and B-the surface
distance between them is 2i7 feet. Il
shaft * down 100 feet and still sinking.
From the bottom level at A shaft "a drift
is being run in and when at the proper
point n raise will be commenced TO inter
sect sinking operations ut shalt.
Taken ms a whole the mine j. in excellent
condition no dangerous or loose ground
having been encountered, although some
timbcring has been done. The mine IL
very dry taking its location and sur
roundings into consideration. The upper
level is only fifty-tive feet below the sur
face and has breast Of ore from forty
10 ninety feet ready to stope away and
the mine h In shape To make nm output
81 100 900 tons the coming season II the
hosting plant IL found equal TO the re-
auirements, but Supt. Clappis OF the opin-
ION that the hosting facilities will not be
adequate TO the demand. Pretty close
TO 5000 tons Of ore are in stock.