The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1892-01-09

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"''%' !" the 4&r Company was Premature, has Pro-
'""s"mma this our-The o Machinery tin
~ "eS'ern Ne al the Preparatory MinngThe I'd
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NANAnro NINE
valuable mnprty IS located on the north quartz
M qarter section twenty six, $3.50 lying byt
pas ais'anoron the village Iron The land WIS
- ongsn , ~ p and Alex Mae<nnon they having
enNofthc existence of iron In the latter phrr
6s or ~ nS2 they gave mining option to John McDbns
epody OF ORE H than sold his option John s. Mcdonald
o1 ROM uu lag i $4,000 who formed and organized the
anipo ~ ming 1pany placing Capt Thomas Luxmore in
ralroqd was comd to that point this company
|shp tons He next year they and shipped 29e2
tons &u 1ne year IN the meantime the
pany anchor company for the purpose manuact ung
the on mo pig m nnder Iron River Furnace Chm
|pany nu com furnace the south east
- me npwest quarter OF the section This later
enteX sc beng expensive first antica
ionJ John Mcdonald who the head Of both cim
{anivng become financially by the failure
hrsyng ufactng company IN which he was heay
lnteree1 the mneNas allowed fill andre
aaine dle dung greater part 1885 Late in the FAY of
Nat year. ma Mepd having sold out his interest in the pine
nace me per pumped out and started up and Work
Vas plnea on ne furnace which completed IN February
MOVING put notoying financial finally sed
III 1eorge hwho making success OF the plant nt
death by being by in 1887 Shfy
plant was sold under Go trust b aee faner
owas Ned above stated With the sale the fu1ace
ceaspbe conoed with the mine Thelaer in the MEANTIME
ie able Engagement Capt Luxmore. was being put into
\ kies thesange In 1856 only 54Oo ions of ore Eere
a. Much PREPARATORY work having been necessary the
part OF thatmr Capt. Luxmore succeeded by ppt
ssbe wi maEing apv caculatons for the faurd and
rood preparatory work had been done by Capt Lux ore,
he mine waeobed ship 80 AGO in 1887 In the lean
little pepaptory work been done and durin the
a sockpileotearly 600 tons only hoisted. Twas
w. however, thu the company about at its last gasI and
1855 It failed pnd the shipments fer that year yerohy
name lIo9ss tons. The mine then laid idle until 4rch
hAAfess John Semer and A. r. Willard of Esctaba.
E and NJ Benjamin and II. Nunnemacher, Of Mlwt kee
Ido aeaeo properly organized under the nte of
knanI Iron Mining Company of Milwaukee, Wis Edy in
~ Use Ne work pumping ont the mine was commonwealth
tboshuy Mayn charge but progressed slowly owing the
been Sold to satisfy debts OF the old companJ On
MATT which Was an incline caved in and twas ped
nana - Mr. Nannemacher here and called in TIN ser
Ehth ~ g old shaft, which was done contrary the
b the oviSfsof the fee Work upon this new shaawas
hat they we're level with the bottom Of the ormd old
costly mistake the future developments demonsqted
10 drift there towards old shaft but di not
he openings they expected, owing to the iact thahey
ment became dissatisfied with their mining captain atis
II him putting the former bookkeeper Sam McR4rts
hrly in charge McRoberts, anxious to unwater thPd
commenced another drift and rising under the s4nd
the old shaft suddenly found his pumps drowned andhe
&ino again The company, however, were lucky IN thad
Lucky because other damage had been done ~ q
lives had been lost by the unskllo Way N H1
her was into the new Workings II was eyluee ns al
Lrienced man was necessary manage the matters u1r
and James Williams formerly machnist at the Stamo9h
was employed first as pumpnan anu iatel ~ M i
INN Mcbonsrts superintendent As soon rs the mhei
"a but II COON evident that this cote
ess and Capt Williams then returned to the place WE
uReu was discovered that the cave ~ OF the ola shal
hwssd Nv robbing' the shaft OF IT'S pillars durlqg "a
and that about sixty feet OF the smart
srpyed Tha writer in company with the president Oh
80 H. q w Moody. Capts. Thos Ball ana Duisreh Al
u - ~ IA A b MacKinnon, visited the mine October
<nd that one drift had struck ore from when seye
and fo vi been hoisted and that quite large BODY OF
and ton ot tho floor the entire chamber beng cej
The body Of ore was Spsose i sSorng S depth
Nabout wv ~ ~ that body Ore was found IN ouer Pac'
e had been %pee S ng and S0 to each the
pmted v ,,ber sinking the shaft or the repairing
d of ore IT ~ ia necessary Capt Williams said lhat
od shalt o him TO repair the old shaft and sink II sevt
sss DEEPER he would sesanee o an oH FAMILIAR Of with
p0 tons e ha oven better could be done lie also says VI
WORKS II A. old the drifts from It, are IN OIe
70 Sky - "a lie lime his visit he does not thnk
% al 70 %s 81 gGS s o sSa 0Ss
e9s. ,kt ooo after the mine is unwatered II Is hol
from ooov lnany will get hold OF this properly soon
2oou l~ snn. company has shown good pluck u
sooEudgmennt They have spent ond ' eyoe ne
Bney but from shaft nofthVcsletN uhuer