The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-09-07
From The Hines.

hundred feet from the road, but il is the
intention to drift some distance beyond.
The Pewabic company have loaned
their steam shovel 20 the Aragon COM
pany and IT. WAS taken To Norway last
Tuesday. IL will be operated night and
day until the stockpiIe is loaded.
Nothing OF value was found in the
north and west DRIFT at the Loretto
mine, and the work has been discontin.
ued. A diamond drill Is now working al
the bottom OF the main shaft, but at a
dept al one hundred feet nothing OF AN
encouraging nature had been encount-
cred. The management is hopeful Of
finding another deposit OF rich ore, how
ever. and the property will be systemat-
icaliy explored. --Range-Tribune.
Some ore Is being shipped from the old
Quinnesec mine, and there ~ reason TO
believe that the Rachel property ON
which a large body 81 magnetic was
struck some years ago will be wrought
very soon.
The Commonwealth company has sent
out from its Badger and Commonwealth
mines this year about 135, 900 tons OF
ore and has about 100000 tons still IN
stock. Considerable exploratory work
is being done.
dohh i<hfs'ht W tnip citys ~ eAuiDllluK
at the Chicago house, specimens o(( -
ore. Ii has been given out for a. i9nv
time that he knows OF a big deljosit in
this vicinity. A Current representative
called on him the other day in order to
elicit n little news regarding the find.
Mr.. Larson didn't care to give out any
Information and was not ready To make
public its location. He was very guarded
in his answers TO questions put, but this
much was learned, that about five years
ago he did a little searching on the quiet
and sunk PIT which is about eighteen
feet in depth. The ore is on some other
mans land and the work cost him 5000.
tie says that the formation Is regular
and the indications point TO n huge
deposit. 1t is within four miles OF Nor
way.-Current.
Alfred Merritt, who recently
MEsABI secured 81 100000 verdict
RANGE. against John ID. Rockefeller,
Is now after him in a business
way. The Merritts, who still own vast
iron properties on the Mesabi range will
build "a railroad to touch all the interior
mines and their own properties, and in
this way take thousands oil dollars OF
business away from the Rockefeller road,
the Duluth, Mesabl and Northern. One
oil the main allies oil the Merritts in this
scheme Is Henry w. Oliver, the Pittsburg
iron man, who is not at all pleased with
the treatment he has been receiving from
the Mesaba road. Mr.. Oliver is one OF
the largest iron land owners ON the
range, and 1t is claimed that the rela-
tions between himself and the Mesabu
people have been seriously strained for n
long time to such an extent that an ulrn
rupture has been threatened. For Inc
past few weeks surveying party har
been in the field, and IL was annonnccd
that the Merritts, Henry Oliver aud
other iron men who have grievances
against the Rockefellers are putting the
road through. IL has been openly
charged for many months that the
Rockefellers are trying To freeze out all
oil the independent mine owners by put
ting rates on ore 30 high that no one OF
moderate means can do business. With
out going TO the truth OF this charge il is
certain that the mine owners will use the
new road when completed.
Jas. Corrigan, Franklin Rockefeller, ct
al, have secured lease OF what is com
monty known az the Williams forty. Tor
merly parcel OF the Cincinnati lease
and owned by John M. Williams, OF
Chicago, who Cancelled the Cincinnati's
lease to the property several months
ago Capt. j. Ii. Pearce, formerly super
intendent OF the Eureka, on the Gogebic,
and OF the Commodore, on this range,
will be in charge OF the property.
The Franklin continues TO he scene
OF activity, and the seasons output
from this mine will present fine record.
The mammoth stockpile has practically
disappeared, and with the machinery
improvements now being made this mine
will soon I've one OF the very best
equipped properties on the range.
The Auburn management are having
considerable trouble with water on the
second level, the ore clogging ia the chute
80 as to seriously retard work at times.
1t is not among the most remote
probabilities that the underground
system Of mining may succeed the milling
process at this mine, at an early date.
Daily shipments OF about 500 tons are
now being mado from the Hale. Present
shipments are from tho east end of the
cut, but the ore is too course and lutnpy
for good results and IA drift IL now hcing
driven west, where IL is expected easier
milling ora will bo found - Ent0rfriac