The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1892-01-02
TRoN COUNTY REPORTER.
MARQUETTE RANCE.
Items Of Interest carvee from the Columns Of
Iron Ore.

Items OF interest OarNee1 rom tnc Noiumno OF
Iron Ore.
At the Foxdalc, Heated Immediately
west oi the lIumbolj and Of which Capt
Thos Buzzo, OF tho Salisbury mine, is
president, considerable Is being done.
Originally two dianond drill borings
wore made, these hdlng sufficient TO
warrant the sinking OF n shaft TO tap
the ore encountcrpdl Accordingly astart
was made near the dge ~ a swamp that
lies To the southwest Water came IN
the volume Icing SO fcat that the work
was abandoned, ADD transferred to
higher ground, tho sile 81 a "hog-bnck"
that rises here. A shit wis put down
to "A depth Of eighty-breo feet, when jas
nor wns struck. Tohis depth the shaft
Ind been vertical. he sinking in this
direction was then depended, aud the
miners were trnnsieIid 10 u point higher
M i'm the shaft wherein vein Of ore had
bccn cut, and they nj now following this
ON the underlay. Sdnc fine ore is taken
out, although the aHage Is not yet sui
nentlv clean 10 called tirst-class
can't Buzzo says TIL are too high, and
Inc does not look 81 "A clean product
until greater depth has been attained
Al about 1874 feet thy will have reached
n uoinf IN line hnfWell the diamond drill
holes, when the goohre there cut ought
90 bo found. lilo coHiders tho eaplora-
tion n very promisis ono. The ore il
very hard, only nllut eleven feet per
month bcing sunk, b That some little
time will he reqnircdo reach the object
i've point.
Republic parties liFesccurcd an option
! 10 rNplOre ths old Ngnetic mine proper
~. some eight milcslom the village Of
| l{npublic, and yopmmenccd diamond
drilling, the start bbg made this week.
The property Is on4pon which opnsidr
cradle money has 1 IN spent i'm the search
for ore. and the latir has been found,
but not 81 merclhtHblc quality, the
mixture 81 quartz lngngainstit Those
who have tho preset work IN hand feel
confident that theirs clean ore 90 he
found, and will mai n vigorous nnds
telnnlic attack upd the formations with
such end in view. We wish the gentle
mon suaccss. The dlitiOn 81 few mines
10 Ncgaunoo wonltc grand thing for
the business intcnF ~ the place, and
good, also, for thelckct books 81 tho
gentlemen who mr. conducting the ex-
plorations.
The Lake Anreln's new workings nj
the cast end of thdake, Of tho above
company, they ARROW opening out for
The first level. 1ltecond will be added
sometime the cong summer. Adoublc
track will be- put f.nd IL Is the intcn.
tion, nlso, io hnydhc trans operutcd
bv power ,lcEAopdnn surface. One OF
the lenses oncouIbcd la Che work al
exploration il loicd about 100 feet
nom the shaft, " } distance " consid-
cred too great tcbush tram cars by
hand. By the oplng Of navigation the
new mine will be ilhnpc Co add consid-
Iernblc To the old. " the output 81 for
mcr years will behpt up. The Lake
Angelina h lookinfalthy, and will be
lgur u long time IN luture.
At ths y. 8. Grs they are siill drift
ing for the orc. nnlie nrp still persists
in kccping out al ht. Some contend
TINT the compnnN working in the loot.
Al the point Who,he was encountered
by the diamond dlthcy CONFERENCE.-The
edly find somcthilpf valueN w drifting,
|. hut this n 40 n-.,',~ tQe 81 their ncsh-
' ~ J. Cd doing lpsI them M On s''E Gs|