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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-05-11
DOWN THE NINE.
The Underground Workings at
the Columbia Mine.
At the Mastodon-The Iron River
Mine TO be Abandened-Not
From Other Districts

Thursdny forenoon q representative Oh
The DIAMOND DRILL visited the
Columbia mine, for the purpose Of seeing
what they were dong there. md was
taken underground IN No. 3 shaft by
Thomas Conin. the gcntlemanly and
obliging bookkeeper.
The trip through tho underground
workings OF the mine is one ofnnusualin-
terest to the sightseer. After going down
four hundred feet, to the bottom of the
mine, Mr.. Conlin led the way northward
through drift which curved slightly To
the northeast MS it progressed into the
vein. This drift has been driven about
120 Ieet, and is still being advanced.
Two men nre driving the drift. On the
southeast side Of the DRIFT, about one
hundred feet from the shaft Is n room
about forty feet in diameter in which is
built pocket or ore chute into which the
ore mined at the third level, (about n
hundred feet above is dumped. From
the chute the ore empties into n tram
car and IL taken thence to the shalt FOR
hoisting.
Most OF the mining is carried on Mt the
south side of the shalt, where Mr..
Conlin lead the way through N DRIFT
about $50 feet, another drift going in n
sou th-easterly direction about 200 feet
and still another going cast about
$50 feet. Besides these, many smaller
drifts or rooms branch off in different
directions. The underground work is
in charge OF Capt. John Wordcn, a
skilled miner. About seventy-fve men
are engaged in mining and tramming on
this level, some in the drifts, Others In
slopes.
| About twelve men are engaged on the
third level, where the ore Is taken from
stope on the north side Of the shaft,
and dumped into the chute. whichcarrics
IL to the bottom level.
Sinking was commenced below the 200
foot level in No. shalt Tuesday, but
Supt. Scadtlen could not yet say how far
the shalt would be sunk. ma the amount
OF work done in this line depended
entirely upon what was shown up by the
sinking.
About 40 men are employed ut the
mine, and the average daily output il
400.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-05-11
INTO THE SKIP.
"a Dunn s:;TsaT ~aiRs Back
ward into the Skip.
A Loaded Tram-car Tumbles In on
Ton of Him. Crushing Him 70
Death Other Local Notes.

Ignazio Echer, a miner at the Dunn
mine, was the victim OF terrible acci-
dent at about four o'clock Thursday
morning, resulting in his instant death.
Echer was tending skip at the fourth
level and when the trom-car, with It's
load OF orc came out OF drift, there
was but one man pushing it. instead Of
two ms usual. the other trammer having
remained behind for some reason.
Echer placed his hands on tho front of
the car to help. Close TO the shaft the
tramway Is down grade and Eclcr
kept his hands on the car, as he
hacked toward the shaft. The uniortu-
nate man did not seem 20 realize thnt ho
was So close to the shaft until he stepped
into il, dropping into the skip. when the
top OF the ear with its load OF ore tun-
bled in ON top OF him, crushing him into
a shapcless mass.
Echer was a mun about forty years Of
age and had been aronnd Crystal Falls
about five years, and in this country
twelve years. He WAS widower, and
leaves two sons who arc NJ his OH home
in Tirol, Austria.
The funeral was held Thursday under
the conduction Of Rev. Fr. Poulicr, of
the Catholic church.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-05-11

business in Crystal Falls yesterday.
Thomas Wils, Jr., arrived Ia town
this morning. from Rock Island, H.,
called homo by the illness OF his father
ID. c. Lockwood in shipping some OF
his furniture to Green Bay.
The machiney for Dunn 4 Grnttan's
saw mill arrived Thursday.
Edwin II. Radfore. OF Hernansville,
was in town Thursday
Attorney $. T. Handy had business at
Milwaukee this week.
George Remand in now employed in the
New York store.
William McCarty, Of Amasa, was in
town Monday.
Harry Work. Of watertown. was in
town Sunday.
w. b. Donnelly, Of Eacnnaba, was in
town Sunday.
Fred sempke was at Bates township
yesterday.
NJ. II. Moriarty was at Iron River
Sunday.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-05-11

operations IN this direction viii not be
commenced until the coming week, when
thc steamers under contract win bc
making regular trips. The daily output
is about I 900. tons.
John II. Jones, in addition to his work
az the old Traders, has parties at work
exploring on the Keel Ridge property,
section thirty-thrce, in the vicinity OF
the Old Indiana mine. The Pewabic
company has discontinued exploring
near Groveland for the time being.
These explorations are one OF the favor-
able signs OF the times, md the opinion
Is general that several good properties
will yet be discovered on this range.
The steam shovel commenced opera
tions upon the mammoth stockpile at
d shaft at the Chaplin last Wednesday
morning. This stockpilc Is estimated Ia
contain 25O, 900 tons OF ore. and it will
take 800 twenty-ton cars TO move IL
TO the Escanaba docks. The daily out
put os the mine. hauling from G and d
shaits, Is about 1900 tons.-Rnnge-
Tribune.
The Iron River mine, at Stambaugh,
in sections thiry-hve and thirty-six, 43-
35. Michigan, is being dismantlcd and
will he abandoned. the Florencc-lron
River company having thrown up its
lease. The machinery, valued Mt fully
100000 is now being taken apart and
loaded on cars, under the direction OF s.
+. Beattic, and will be brought 10 this
city and stored at the Florence mine.
The buildings at the mine, worth In the
ne;rhbcrhas..l nf $40 600. will not be
disturbed ut present. The Iron River
will probably never be worked again,
owing to tine very low grade OF ore which
it yields and the great expense Of mining
The ore mostly lies under the river and
no end Of trouble is experienced from tho
amount OF water which always taxes
the capacity OF the most powerful
pumps 10 keep down, SO as to permit
the miners 10 operate. High royalties
also cut quite figure in these days q
low prices and small demand for low
grade ores. The Iron River was opened
in 1882 and wns continually wrought
until 1892, when mining operations wer'
suspended, the shutdown now proving
To have been n permanent one.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-05-11


The house committee Of the whole has
agreed to the bill 81 Mr.. Ice. OF Lapccr,
for the election oI board Of county
cnnvasscrs in cnch county. The bin rs
agreed 60 provides That at the rtgulnr
annual mcotIng of the board OF super
visors In each county IN the year of
1896 three persons shall be chosen as a
board 81 county cnnvnescrs. The intcn-
tion IL that they shall he OF different po-
liticnl parties, After the numbers arc
chosen by the bonrd of supervisors.
their compensation IL 10 he fixed. The
board oI canvnsscrs Is TO hold Office for
two ycnrs. Their duty h 10 canvass
tho vote for al county and state officers.
congressman and members oi the legiala-
turc. Their powers and duties nro simi-
lar to those OF existing boards OF county
canvnsscrs, and the county clerk IL made
n member OF that board and tho clerk
thcrcof.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-05-11

Resolution at LanainG 10 submit the Woman
Suffrage Question.
The lower house Wednesday afternoon
spent several hours in the consideration
OF Representative Wnldo's resolution to
submit the question Of woman suffrage
TO n vote OF the people. Many members
wnxed eloquent and the vote stood
Hixty-thrcc ycns tn twenty-five nays.
The measure, however, requires a two
thirds vote and therefore lacks four
votes OF passage. Ii will be called Up
again.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-05-11

Some are to be Made by Mining Company q

Some are TO be Made by Mining Company at
Negaunee.
w. q. Mather, president Of the Cleyc-
land cliffs company, has decided to
utilize the grounds formerly occupied by
the Pioneer furnace, at Negaunce, cm-
hrncing some five acres Of land, for
experimental farming. horticulture and
fruit growing. The services OF man oi
experience will be secured, one who is
familiar with both thu practical and
theoretical conditions oi farming in
northerly ATTITUDES. Fruits OF the hardy
varities that have been successfully
grown elsewhere in northcrly counties
win be set out in abundance, while cx!
perimcnts will bc mnde with agricultural
products raised in northern Europe and
not heretofore tested IN this section.
While IL ie not the purpose Of the com.
pnny TO establish the enterprise ns divi-
dcnd pay business, IL h desirable. ~
course. to make 10 as near sclI-sustnining
az possible. The company owns many
thousands ~ acres of land in this
country, which must ultimately bc used
Tor fntming or become worthless, and II
Is particularly with view ~ the utiliza-
tion Of this acreage that these practical
experiments arc 90 be made. The result
will, oT course, be mndc known from
time 10 time for the benefit Of pcoplC
engnecd in agricultural pursuits through.
out the peninsula, and will therefore b,
watched with interest by nl claescs
especially those interested In the welfare
and development of agricultural re
sources IN this scction.- Range Tribune.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-05-11

Operations at the Mastodon are still
limited to the drifting. The DRIFT being
driven Is ON the south side OF the shaft
and is in about fifty feet, emitting through
about twenty-five feet Of ore and again
cncounteriDg rock. The men are now
engaged in cross-cutting. Three OF the
directors OF the mine. Alcssrs. Leopold,
Goodman and Harte are expected to
come up from Chicago next week Ia
view the workings.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-05-11

Tho last meeting 81 the Ministerial As-
sociation Of Mcnominec Range WAS hold
here Monday morningir the Presbyterian
hall. In addition tO tho local pastors
thcrc were present Rcvs McClain oI
Florence and pcrin from near Mcnomi-
nee. The subject tlisci-,cd WIS IRE.
solved that church property should be
taxed" No formal conclusion was
reached The association adjourned
until next fall when they will ngnin meet
menthly 90 express a fraternal icclinl
that tends Go Danish Fectarianism aud
usher Ia christian unity.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-05-11

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IRISH LAWNS. FRENCH SATEENs,
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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-05-11

Thomas Wills is still very sick. Last
night he was not expected to live until
morning, but grew stronger toward
dawn THE DIAMOND DmtL regrets
to announce that Mr.. Wills Is Ia very
critical condition.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-05-11
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What do you care for Mono
metalism or Bymetalism as long
as you can buy
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-08-01

rectly written as to prove an 'object
lesson" to some of us who felt that we
must ''look, to our laurels."
The boats warning whistle brought
many scurrying over the cliffs and
around the the beach and promptly at
two O'Clock we put out from shore tax
ing such a course as to afford line
view of the wonderful cliff with its
strata of vari-colored clays, showing
red, yellow, green, white, gray and
even black to height of 100 feet above
the sea.
A slight squall struck us as we were
about starting, driving many to the
cabin but this soon passed over leav-
ing the air all the purer and cooler for
it's coming. Two of the excursionists
SCOT left'' literally and came stray
Cling in some time after the arrival of
the boat, having been driven across
the country by one of the Gay Head
liverymen (?). They evidently had
little faith in the regeneration of poor
s'Lo" for their teeth had scarcely
ceased chattering from the anticipated
terror of experience, fully expecting
as they did to be massacred and left
scalpless by the way. We reached
our rooms in season to enjoy a nice
rest before supper and all were ready
to declare the trip to Gay Head a fine
initiative to the delights of the season
at Martha's Vineyard Summer Insti
trlte. NJ. S. H.
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FOREsT0N BREEZEs.

FOREsTON, July 20, 1895.
Albert Davis from Princeton took in
our meetings last. ".. w.. D..
A comfortable cool wave passed
through here since Sunday. -.
Our i'll ones are again upon their
feet. Mrs. VanW ormer drove out last
Sunday. ..
Henry Robideau is proud over his
10 lb girl that arrived last Sunday
morning. -...
Clair Galley and Bert Jesmer came
up on their wheels Sunday and were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. NAL
lette.
Mr.. Lindgreen, who sowed grass
seed last spring upon his burned
meadow, has a fine crop of yellow
mustard.
Rev. Ingerson spent from Friday I'M
til Sunday evening in his stay with US
Eighteen persons took baptism Sunday
evening. Nose Cone furnished twt
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1895-08-01
The Irrigation Problem.

Eastern people have little idea Of the
difficulties that beset the question Of
supplying water to the $4,000, 900
acres Of arid lands in the west. The
trouble is with conflicting state laws as
we'll as with state lines that run exact
" contrary to the direction in which
th,y would have been run had consider
alton been paid to the natural lay of the
ground. Orren M Donaldson, one ex-
pert, goes SO far as to propose redis-
tricting Of all the semiarid states and
territories on geographical lines instead
Of political ones.
There is a natural irrigation district
between the Cascade range and the
Rocky mountains, yet three states,
Montana, Colorado and Wyoming are
cut in two by the Rocky mountains,
while Washington and Oregon are in
like manner cut by the Cascades. Mr..
Donalds6n's idea would be to class the
population west Of the Cascades by
themselves, the basin needing irrigation
east Of the Rockies also into district
to itself, changing state names and
boundaries to suit. This repartition, if
made on irrigation lines, would give us
81 states and territories.
The rivers from which the waters fo1
irrigation must be obtained flow through
three or four states sometimes. The Bear
river, as instanced by the San francisco
Examiner, takes it's rise in Utah, flows
northward to Wyoming, dips west into
Utah again, then back into Wyoming
and finally comes around by way Of Ida
no once more, and finally into Utah
flowing into Great Salt lake.
There have been bitter contests owe
water rights. The laws Of the differen
states and territories are at variance
and there is hopeless confusion. Tt
only way to get out Of it apparent.
would be for the United States to talk
the whole matter into it's own hands
making uniform irrigation laws, just a
it made uniform land laws. The pre-
posed repartition on irrigation lines vii
not do. The people themselves Of tn
states most concerned would never con
sent. At present, under United State
law, each state containing arid land
may have 10000 acres of them to i,
rigate and sell on it's own terms. Blu
this is only a beginning. In time tn
general government will have to assum
the whole responsibility. The questio
is too big and too difficult for the seps
rate states to settle.
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SPENCER BROOK ITEMS

SPENCER BROOK, July 20, 1895.
We are having plenty of rain. "a
A crowd of Brookites spent last Sun
day at Sandy lake. :" @
Jim Mckenzie was home the latter
part of last week.
Walker Bros. have finished their
machine business for this season. s..
Haying has been progressing very
slow on account of SO much rain.
w. A. Smith, who has been on the
sick list this spring is gaining slowly.
Miss Clara Hatcher, of Princeton,
was visiting at VIM. Severance's last
week.
Three fellows from Princeton had a
smash up at the Brook a week ago
Sunday. q
Mrs. D. NJ. Clough and daughter,
Mrs. Hartley, are visiting relatives in
this vicinity. T.
Rev. w. w. Pew is holding series
of meetings on the Swedish Baptist
church this week. , 5
Some of the boys from here attended
the circus at Anoka the Oath. They
all say it was two for cent affair.
The ice cream sociable at Mr.. Sever
ance's Thursday night was a grand
success. The program of singing
speaking and reading was well ren
dered.
L. P. Elliot, a brother-in-law Of Mrs
W. A. Smith who has been visiting a
the Brook for couple of weeks, re
turned to his home in Duluth last Mon
day morning. .a.. j..
The dance Friday night was we'll at
tended, there being about forty mum
bers sold. There will be another Fri
day night, Aug. 9th. Music by Var
ney, Nicholas and Bergman.
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. First Publication July rs.
CTATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
- Mile Lacs,-ss. In Probate Court, Special
Term, July 22nd, 1885,
In the matter Of the estate of William H. Shaw,
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition Of ANGELA
1. Shaw, Administrative Of me estate Of William
things, that she has fully administered said es,
for examining and allowing the final account Of
her administi alton, and for the assignment Of the
residue Of said estate TO the parties entitled
tits ordered That said account be examined,
and petition heard, by this court. on Monday,
the End day of September A. d. 1896, at 10 o'clock
A. N. lat the probate Office in the village Of Prince
ton, in said county.
And 1t is further ordered, That notice thereof
be given 10 all persons interested by publishing
u copy OF this order once in each week. for three
successive weeks prior to said day Of hearing, in
the Princeton Union Q weekly Newspaper printed
Dated at Princeton the 22nd day Of July, A,
d. 1885, BY the Court:
RICHARD w. FREER,
(sEAL.) Judge OF Probate.
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3 WA r
OF SETTING
Forest Or Prairie Fires!
OFFICE OF STATE FOREST COMMISSIONER

OFFICE OF STATE FOREST COMMISSIONER.
-. ST. Paul, Mimi, May 1895.
Under the act of the legislature Of Minnesota
for the preservation of forests and for the pre-
vention and suppression of forest and prairie
fires, approved April Is, 1895,
The following are liable TO a penalty not exceed
ing S100 or Imprisonment not exceeding three
Any person refusing, without cause, to assist
hre wardens in distinguishing forest or prairie
fires. ~. s.....s
Any fire warden who neglects to perform his
duties.
Any person who wilfully, negligently or care
essly sets on fire. or causes to be set on fire, any
woods, prairies or other cOmbustbe material,
thereby causing injury to another.
Any person who shall l1ndle fire. on or dan
gerousy near TO forest or prairie land and leave
il unquenched, or who shall be party thereto.
bustible fire wads for firearms or carry naked
torch, irebrand or other exposed light in or dan
gerously near to forest land. r..
Any person who shall wilfuy Or heedlessly
deface, destroy or remove this or any other warn
ing pacard posted under the requirements of the
above mentioned act .s.-..r
Any railroad company wilfully neglectng 10
provide efficient spark arresters its engines;
or to keep its right of way to the width OF !0O
feet cleared OF comburt,ble material; or which
shall fail to comply with other provisions OF sec
ton II of the above mentioned act .#
The following are liable to a penalty of not less
than SIS nor more than $50:
Any railroad employee who wilfnlly violates the
provisions of section II of the above mentioned
act.
Any owner of threshing or other portable steam
| engine who neglects to have efficient spark ar
rosters, or who shall deposit live Goals. or hot
ashes without extinguishng the same.
The following are liable 10 penalty not exceed
ing $500 or imprisonment in the state prison not
| over ten years, or both:
Any person who maliciously sets or causes to
be set on fire any woods, prairie or other COM
buStible material whereby the property of an
/ other is destroyed and life is sacrificed
| r. G. DUNN. Estate Auditory,
|C.4C. ANDREWS, Forest Commissioner.
/ Chief Fire Warden
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By W. NJ. CAMPBELL.
First Publication July IS.

STATE OF MINNESOTA COUTNY OF
~ Mile Lacs.-ss. In Probate Court, Special
Term, July Sth, 1895.
In the matter OF the estate of Benning Haney,
deceased
Letters of administration on the estate of said
deceased being this day granted unto Aulger
Rlnes, of said county,
1t is ordered, That all claims and demands of
oil persons against said estate be presented to this
court for examination and allowance at the pro-
bate Office, in the court house, in Princeton in
said county. on Monday, the 9th day of January
1896, at 10 O'Clock a. m.
1t is further ordered, That six months from the
date hereof be allowed to creditors to present
their claims against said estate, at the expiration
of which time all claims not presented to said
| court, not proven to its satisfaction. shall
be forever barred, unless for cause shown further
time be allowed.
Ordered further, That notice of the time and
place of the hearing and examination of said
claims and demands shall he given by publishing
this order in each week for three successive
weeks in the Princeton Union, weekly newspa-
per printed and published at Princeton in said
county.
Dated at Princeton, the Sth day of July, A. D.
1895.
| By the Court
| RICHARD W. FREER.
| TsEAL1 Judge of Probate.
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teams, N. G. Cumming one and Mrs.
Yeomans one to go to Millaca and hear
Mr.. Ingerson there. XIII

teams, N. G. Cumming one and Mrs.
Yeomans one to go to Millaca and hear
Mr.. Ingerson there. VII.
When John Norgreen and his. bride
came home from st. Cloud they founs
fine silver set awaiting them. They
are keeping house very costly. !.
Nora Lund came to Milaca by train
from Dakota and to her own fathers
home from Milaca on her wheel. She
was the first lady on our streets on a
wheel.
Clarence Lewis, Nose Mitchell, Bert
and Fred Towle and others left Mon
day night for Dakota's harvest fields
where they will work harvesting and
threshing.
A happy wedding occurred las,
Thursday at noon at the residence Of
It. d. Kerricls when Miss Lottie Ker.
rick, his youngest daughter, and Mr.
Arthur Guslander were joined in the
holy bonds of matrimony. The cere
money was conducted by Rev. Brooks
of St. Cloud, and was witnessed BY
about $50 friends and relatives of the
young couple. Miss Richardson, O
Anoka, acted as bridesmaid and Thos
Kerrick was the groomsman. Ate
the ceremony an elaborate dinner wa
served. The presents were numerou
and costly, a large number being use
full and ornamental articles of silver
Mr.. and Mrs. Guslander left on the al
ternoon train for Dakota. s.