The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-10-24

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Noilor DiIlienlfy Amieably Set
lied -9s'ier Mining Mention from
tais aud other Districts News
from Tie Great Gre Markets.
a representative Of THE DIA-
alo&D pniLL visited The Dunn
on Wednesday, and viewed the
underground workings OF the
mine. Most'of the orc that has
been hoisicl II No. . SHAFT has
been taken from the north west
room, wnich has yielded about
$4,000 tons. an OF which has been
shipped this season. This room
is 10 feet high, 80 feet long
and thirty-hye feet wide. No
timber has been used. rendering
the spectacle OF such mammoth
excavation. with tho miners nj
work Ia oil portions OF it. n grand
one to behold. 1t is unquestion-
ably the largest in this portion
OF tho range. Connections have
boen mada with the seventh. or
bottom level. by two wines, and
the ore ID be stopped from the
sixth and sescnth levels viii UNI
doubleday nll the shipment for
the season. IA the ore from
the open pit at No. ! shaft has
been ia'Sen out. Hero prepare
tons arc bong made for the
erection OF Il stock dock, east OF
the shaft on which all ore taken
from No. | shaft will be stocked
during the coming winter The
totall shipment from the Dunn
this season will amount to 40.
900 tons The management has
exercised the greatest of econo-
my this season. resulting in an
output greater than that OF last
year at % considerable less ok.
ponsa. This con be attributed
TO the skill of Snpt Bonnet and
tho management OF II. II. Cole.
who has the general supervision
oyer ali thc Schlesinger mines.
comprising The Dunn, Claire and
Armenia on tho Monomincc
range the Oman. Buffalo, South
BuGalo aud Prince OF Wales on
the Marquette range and the
Sunday Lake, al Wakefield, on
the Gogobic range.
The final report Of OK Mine
Inspector Morrison, who has
boon succeeded by Thos. Ball,
will be reed before the board OF
supervisors Tor the county of
Iron ~ their next session, The
report shows that between Oat.
3. 1890 snd June 8, 1891. fifteen
visits wcrc paid 10 the several
mines IN The county by that OIL
cial. none Of which resulted in
tho slightest criticism Of ihe
gpanncr in which the work was
conducted. The report shows
that dufiag the time mentioned
eight accidents occurred, result
ing IN the death OF pine mon.
Concerning these fatalities, the
report says In oil these cases
OF accidental death. | was on the
orSnnd Us soon IS possible there
aflcr ard made careful study and
inspection OF the immediate
causes OF She accidents, but IN
no ease did / and the same being
other than tho result ~ careless
ness GU the part Of the ncg 30
injured, or The result of unavoid.
able mine accidents. ] also find
shat ahere il an upward tenden-
cy on the part OF mine owners 80
this county to SO regulate their
properties and work that acct.
dents Of that character will be
less frequent in tho future.
The percentage OF accidental
deaths in this county is far be
low ihaa OF any mining county in
the Upper Peninsula. in proper
zion to the numhag Of men en-
ployed and number of mipas in
opomtion.'
The underground workings III
tho Crystal Pals mine have been
nj a staneslill Tor several days.
occasioncd by the water IN the
test pit s. which worl; has re.
Gently becn gaag on. The water