The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-12-07
From IT he Mines.


THE 81 operations at the loungs-
LOCAL town mine Is again under
FIELD. consideration by those 10
control OF that property
On Tuesday, Messrs. W. II. Osborne and
Per LARSON. superintendent Of The Ara
gon mine at Norway, were in the city
and visited the property. Mr.. Osborne
informed Capt. G. 7. Roberts. who has
the Youngstown 10 charge at the present
time. that he believed he could dispose
OF block Of 100000 tons Of foungs-
town ore for next seasons delivery. II
tho dcni Is soHssfHis;ssted, work must
begin very soon, az six weeks will be-
wasted IN unwatering the mine and
about two months OF dcvelopmental
work viii bercquired TO place the prop
erty in shape Tor the output required by
the contract mentioned. II rcsump-
ton comes, which at this time seems
probable, Capt Roberts will have charge
of the mine.
Iron Ore, Of lshpcming, made painful
error last week in stating that the
Columbia had been closed on account oil
the ore lenses having given out. Iron
Ore intended TO attribute this condition
Of things to the Mastodon. which would
have been quite correct. but either by
a slip OF the pen or the bIunder Of com
positor, one Of the most promising prop
critics IN the Crystal Falls field was sub
jected TO Misrepresentation. During our
long acquaintance with Iron Ore. this Il
tho first error OF the sort we have ever
noted. IL has, indeed, remarkable
record Tor accuracy In the way Of record
ing the current history Of the mines OF
tho Lake Superior field. Attention 4
called 20 the error only TO set the Column
bin Alright in the eyes OF someone who
may iail 10 see Iron Ores elaborate cor
rection and apology which Mr. Newett
viii hasten % make.
Two substantial buildings have been
added to the Crystal Falls location this
week. They are iramc structures and were
brought hithcr from the Smith mine. One
building will make a commodious ware
house, and the other will be used as q
''dry.p The impression that has become
current In regard 20 this property, owing
to its recent closure. l. c.. that the grade
Of the ore was not giving satisfaction in
the market, il an erroneous one. TO he
sure, the Crystal Falls product Is highly
charged with phosphorus and therefore
commands small price. There is, how
ever, a place for this ore in the market
and the operators found no difficulty
during the season Of activity in the way
OF falling-off from the standard origin
nlly made for the Crystal Falls ore 1t
can DO chcaply mined by the milling pro
cess and all this advantage would be
lost II the ore was placed in stock
during the closed season OF navigation.
The DIAMOND DRILL believes that Corri-
gan, Mckinney & Company do notrcgtet
their acquisition OF this property
A most unfortunate development was
encountered at the Dunn this week.
They were opening mp stopc in the new
and promising level Of the mine, de-
scribcd IN these columns recently, when
a horse OF rock was encountered. They
hoped to secure n large amount OF ore ia
this place. but unless the Objectionable
matter disappears ms mystcriously as
1t was met with, the expectations Of
the management will he sadly disnp-
pointed. A contract has been let for the
work OF raising over the rock to ascer-
tain whether or not the ore continues
above and beyond u. This task in-
wolves large amount Of work and ex-
pense and will curtail the output Of the
mine during the winter months. Similar
experiences have been encountered in this
property before, but probably never has
the management been subjected 10 such
severe disappointment, as on former
occasions other portions OF the prop
erty were productive. The deposits at
the Dunn are SO irregular that the best
Of mining skill has been baiiled hereto
fore.
Everything Is moving along smoothly
at the Columbia. The work Of sinking "a
lift ia No. 2 shaft has begun. The mine
will be wrought TO its fullest capaclty
throughout the winter months and when
the developmental work in progress now
has been completed, place wiIbe given 10
quite number ofaddiiionaI men. They
hope To stock large amount Of ore this
wintcr--possbly 10000 tons.
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The following concise re-
IRON view Of the mines OF the Iron
RIVER River district b from the pen