The diamond drill., 1891-11-21

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ters Of Interest.
The NpnsfielA mine IS proha
bly, the busiest mining property
in the district At the present time.
One hundred one and ono c-iourih.
ton ships Gre daily hoisted from
( he fourth level while the output
'~of the third level Is $50 skips per
day; the ore is beng shipped. TO
gether with that from the stock
dock, the latter source not being
very great. IN the fourth level.
which Is now the deepest part OF
the mine, and which was only re-
Gently opened. excavation Is ex-
tending north and south at a rap.
id rate, the distance being about
thirty feet IN from each side ct
the shaft. The depth by levels
of the mine Is First lcyel, 100
feet; second level fifty feet $50;
third level. seventy feet 22O;
fourth level, seventy.feet 300
AS soon rs possible tho work OF
lowering the shaft for the fifth
level will be commenced and the
drop will be sCsenty feet rs in
the two Levels above: This viii
bring the depth OF the mine 20
800 feet. j IS understood that o
commencement viii be made for
the sixth level and il possible
the shaft Will he completed 10
that depth during the winter
This will give the mine Il total
depth of 40 feet and permit OF
the working Of four levels dur
ing the coming season. The
question Of shaft sinking is being
seriously considered by the com
pany and IL is within the range of
probabilities that before the win.
ter is over two new Shafts will
be well under way one to the
north and the other south OF the
present shaft. The work of the
Mansfield during the past sum
mer has made good oil that was
promised for il and If all goes
well its record for next year viii
be something ~ marvel at. The
Mansfeld's product Is Bsssa-
mer OF the highest grude and the
fluctuations of the iron market
do not affect il to the extent that
81 does It's less fortunate non-Bes
semer neighbors,
The diamond drill "a tho 100
foo. level at the Mastodon mine
had p.nesrated eighty-hye feet
n of earth mp to Wednesday night
y but the showing Of orc was MOI
very encouraging, 1T viii b
remembered that this work is
being prosecuted with o yiew o.
cutting q parallel vein or body o.
ore. The hole Is going west al
dip of about twelve degrees ans
has worked in q jasper formation
M 10 The time stated when Inc
ground gave the appearance o.
changing. though just what ma
ture it will partalSc is unknown
IL "a expected that the last cargo
of Mastodon orc Cor the season
will leave Escanaba today; witt
this ends the Roberts brothcrs
connection with the mine. The
Mastodon Iron Mining Company
bv supt. u. S. Roberts. vii
hereafter work the property, an'
a. is understood. will occupy th'
winter months iB deyelopmenta
operations.
Prof. G. r. Van Hise United
State geoiogist in charge Of th'
I.alxe Superior division. was y
the citv Monday togotherwiih y
n Mailrer. Il. Il. Mathews an'
others of the party. They hay
iust completed geologlcal an'
Typographical survey OF tins sec
tion OF the country for the pur
Yose of supplying accurate dat
FOR the iassuancc of a map by Tn
goyernment. The work OF ihi
section was aiartedat Bloodwoo'
last June and has been continne'
nm 10 last week when this end O
f6e party completed It's tasl'
Tbis part Of the division worke
south from thcline of the Duluth
south Shore a Atlantic raliwa
~ .he line of forty two and forty
three The "leveiersP cam
through here about SIX week
ago.
j. II. Armstrong. late supefin
tendent Of the Fitch mine, MAJ
ouette range. and for seeyera
years connected with the Cleye
land company. OPERATING on th
same range, has been tendere
= the superintcndency OF the Hen
- lock mine. At Amasa, and WI
- tt1. ..ooet.t He eDCnt tn