The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-08-03

Mr.. A. l.. Flewclling informs
CRYSTAL THE DIAMOND DRILL that he
FALLS. has secured an option on the
Crystal Falls mine and Is
now negotiating with Chicago and Cleve-
land capitalists. He hopes that. these
NEGOTIATIONS will terminate in the lorna
tion OF a company which will operate
the mine. II Mr.. Flewelling Is negotiating
with men who desire to invest money in
the business Of mining iron ore, he ought
to encounter no difficulty in enlisting
their interest in this property. The
property IL in such shape as to permit
Of the removal OF one hundred thousand
tons OF ore without any preparatory
work. The body has been stripped a
distance Of two hundred feet, at either
end OF which stripping a shaft has been
sunk. The north shaft went something
over one hundred and thirty feet
Through clean ore, in which IL now rests,
whils the shaft at the south end Of the
stripping also passed through the clean
orc all the way, although so great q
depth was not reached. That there IL
an Immense deposit OF ore in this prop
erty, exploration has definitely settled.
The ore Is not high in quality, il carry
inR only about fifty-nine per cent. oil
metallic iron, but this point oil weakness
II more than overbalanced by the points
u vantage by which the ore can be OBJ
tained. The property suffers very little
annoyance from water and no timber
will be required, even after open cut
work shall have been finished. The ore
has been tried in furnace and is said to
have given excellent results, producing a
very desirable foundry iron. The prop
crty Ii equipped with new plant OF
machinery OF the latest design, consisting
of q double hoist, two six-foot drums OF
thu Bullock pattern and a Corliss engine.
Everything on the surface is new and
ready TO start the mine in operation.
Two shafts OF the Brother
oOoEBIc ton mine are now free of
RANGE. water, and preparations for
mining and hosting have
been going on during the present week.
Quite q number 81 sics; =;!! &c put 70
work next week, 1t Is announced, and
opca more the Brotherton will appear IN
the active shipping list. Tho water in
The Sunday Lake mine is being rapidly
pumped and bailed out, and IL Unexpected
that the big pump will be free OF water
and started up during the coming week.
This means that the lower levels will
coon be pumped out, and II nothing now
unforeseen occurs, the Sunday Lake will
Be mining and hosting within the next
fouviays. The levels now dry are being
put In shape Tor work. All stockpile ore
a. the Brothcrton and Sunday Lake was
shipped long ago, hence this seasons
output will comprise only ore that can
be broken between this time and the
slose al navigation. The small stockpile
1T the Chicago is being shipped and the
management oil this mine expects to do
consIdsrHble work during the coming
winter. There 10 also probability that
"a ,s apns s Ps eEFSRsr y. M MIL be
added TO the list OF active mines, the
Wakefield district will throw of the
the graveyard appearance that has
characterized IL Tor the past two or three
years. The people OF the other range
towns ARE pleased TO hear OF the bright ter
timrs that the future appears TO have
Ia store Tor their patient neighbors on
che east end oil the range. --News-R Record.
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A rumor has been current
nxxNoNr- the past few days that the
NEE wage earners at the Aragon
uANoK. are about TO receive another
raise OF ten per cent. The
advance, like the one of short time
AGO. ID coming unsolicited and il II said,
VIII take effect August /. The employees.
though remaining mum on the subject
have been looking for the news from
headquarters, and II the report be true
will be hailed with delight by the people
"a Norway In general The Current made
calls Rt the local office OF the company
60 re II acting superintendent lIolbcrg
would substantiate the report, but that
gentleman was not In. The mine has 40
lar shipped 10000 tons IN round num-
bcrr. Current
During the past month the Chaplin
Company hoisted over 10000 tons ~
orr. During the same period an equnl
amount was loaded from stockpiIo,
making tho total shipments TO dock
$4,000 tons Tor the month. Range
Tribuse.