The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-06-15

Inc constantly ihtienohhk
AENoM. inflow OF water in proving a
NEE serious problem at the Pc
RANGE wabic mine, but Supt. Brown
will undoubtedly be equal to
the occasion. At present the pumps are
handling about one thousand gallons
por minute, which is but few hundred
gallons lesa than the flow at the Chaplin
mine with much larger workings. This
inflow would be greatly increased were It
not for a system OF dams which have
been constructed on the lower levels.
Supt. Brown estimates they keep out
OF the mine proper an inflow OF water
equal TO eight hundred gallons per
minute. These dams are wedge-shaped
in their construction and there IL prac-
tically no danger OF their giving away.
for the greater the pressure the greater
the resisting power. BY this means an
immense flow OF water has been walled
back, which, were il permitted TO enter
the mine, would necessitatc the purchase
81 additional costly pumping machinery.
Il
water can be drawn of gradually should
IL be found advisable to open up that
portion OF the mine again. Supt. Brown
estimates that the total output this
year will he somewhat less than last,
probably not TO exceed 260. 900 tons, OF
which amount 10000 tons will he
second grade ore. About six hundred
men are now on the pay roll OF the
several departments and the daily out
put IL about 900 tons.
The lease OF the Mile mine, which
Simon Dessan transferred some time ago
10 Samuel M. Lyons. has agnin changed
hands and is now held by Mrs. Sophia
d. Dassan. mother NJ Simon nessa.l.
The instrument was recorded hast Satur-
day, and the sum named IL $50 and
other valuable considerable The In
rtrument includes the lease OF the Hewitt
Iron Mining company TO Simon Dcssau,
and also the additional easc-an ex-
tension Of the first--from Welcome Hyde
co Mr.. Dessau. IL is the latter which G..
III. Jones desires Cancelled before he will
consent to reduction in royalty.
The Mile company commenced mining
ore last Monday with Silas McGregor in
charge Of the operations. The shafts
and drifts were found in an excellent
state. and but very little work was
necessary. About thirty-five men are at
present employed, but IL IL the intention
to increase the force to fifty. s. Dcssau
left last Sunday evening for Cleveland
aud New York, but will return in a
couple Of weeks.
The drift which the Aragon company
has been engaged in driving westward for
some months has tapped what promises
TO he a large body OF Bcssemer ore. The
men nrc ut present working directly
under tho Norway city hall. Mine In
spector Trestrail says the ORE will assay
sixty per cent IN iron and 20 in phos-
phorus.
An expert has arrived from Chicago
and taken charge Of Che Chaplin steam
shovel, and the way ore Is now being
hustled aboard tho cars Ia n caution. -
Ranse-Tribune.
There WAS what almost amounted 10
a strike at the mines 81 the Penn Iron
Mining company on Wednesday Of this
week, the men refusing to go down unless
granted an increase Of wages. The mat
Ter was referred to General Manager
Kelly who assured the men that he had
been IN correspondence with The Phila-
dclphia Office for some time relative 20
tho subject but that the directors Ind so
lar been unable To see their way clear
towards an advance IN wages, and II an
answer was demanded from him Mt that
time IL must certainly he no. lie, how
ever. asked that the men continue their
work and give him chance to commun.
icate with the home Office and get
reply which would require Eve or six
days or perhaps less This was agreed
20 and the men arc all at work pending
the decision Of the directors. The result
n matter Of much amount 10 Norway,
and the Outcome is anxiousIy awaited.