The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-11-07
MINING MELANGE.
MENOMINEE RANCE MINES
UNDER REVIEW.

s'.c ~ ah' \it0tui iHitN hiht
and the MonongaheIa Exploration
Discontinued - From Other Dis
tricts-The Iron Market.
The following. which was
thought TO be from q reliable
source, was printed in THE DrA-
MoND DRILL last week Moth
ing is now being done at the Inter
Range property, owing. il is said,
TO some legal difficulty. One
shaft is down forty-five feet and
gives clean ore nearly all the
way, while another shaft is in
ore which proves il TO be OF good
width. Development is sufficient
to prove a mine and it is hoped
the owners will soon be per-
mitted to resume active opera
tons. II is the intention 10 thor
oughly develop the mine during
the winter and make ready TO
ship next year, by the way OF
the Milwaukee, q Northern.
which, it is understood. will put
in a spur" THE DIAMOND
DRILL this week has word from
headquarters, that operations
have not been discontinued and
that there is no legal difficulty
whatever. "A force of twelve
men has been at work on the
property during the past five
months and for period of one
year and u half the property has
been developed with "a force of
not less than five men. No min
ing work was done last July, at
which time plant of machinery
was put in. There are two shafts
ON the property The first one
put down is sixty feet deep. all
in ore. and SO far as shown at
present the width Is twenty feet.
The new shaft is down eighty
feet and has just cut the ore; this
shaft is being continued. There
is no probability that the prop
erty will be closed. II has the APP
pearance OF being "a large mine
and Il il the intention of the com
pany TO thoroughly develop il
during the winter. IL Is owned
by the Inter Range Min
ing and Development Company,
of which Mr.. NJ. Gleason, of Re
public. is the president.
The seasons operations nj the
Crystal Falls were brought 10 q
close on Wednesday, everything
being in readiness for working
The rich mine which has been be
yond all doubt located, at the
opening cf spring. AS stated IN
these columns some time ago. q
drift from t@st pit 200 feet
south of the main Shaft was car
ried a distance OF ia feet Here
prosecuting was begun which
resulted IN tho disclosure of fifty
feet OF good clean ore. A former
cross. cut. nearer the main shaft,
showed but forty feet. and tho
fact that IL has been proved that
the vein widens with the distance
from the shaft is very gratifying.
Supt, Rebel is highly clatod
over the prospects. and the on.
tire COM paey has substantial
reasons for believing that it has
a ycyitable bonanza ia the Crys
fal Fails.
Drifting al 100 feet is now The
work at the Lee Peck mine. bul
this will change 10 sinking be
fore long. A heavy pump and
other machinery will soon be
placed and the shaft will then be
dropped TO 800 feet IN depth
from which point drifting and
cross.cutting will be carried on,
Mr.. King. of the firm OF Wheeler
* King. furnacemcn Of the Ma
hoDiug valley, is interested il
the property and was here las
week. he seems particularly
pleased Wits The outlook and
readily agreed with Mr.. Wheeler
10 carry the work ON rs above
stated.
The Monongaheia exploration
west of the Shafer. has beer
closed down and will remain in
active until the fifteenth instant,
when the work will be resumed
on n larger scale, The work a
a depth of sixty-eight feet shows
1O7 feet OF clean ore. but thf
width is but from eight 10 tifteer
feet. What is supposed 10 be Tho
hanging wall. on the sonth side
is as straight as il possibly car
be. 1t is probable that the worl
will be lowered 70 100 feet ol
even greater depth.
The management of the Wag
ner exploration has passed e
Supt. l.. Z. jennings, of the
Shafer mine. He discontinued
work i'm the shaft on the bill anC
went into the low land near the
railroad track. A shaft has beer
started at a point $50 feet south
west of the old Volunteer worl
a.d about 800 feet northeast OF
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