The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-05-25
Menominee Range.


While the actual output OF the Penn
Iron Mining company's mines, which
last season WAS about 10000 tons,
will not show any great increase, the
shipments will greatly exceed those oil
last year, orders having been received TO
ship the stock piles, estimated to con-
tain about 10000 tons. The total
seasons shipments will thus exceed 3o0,-
900 tons, aud IL may pass the Pewabic
company in the list OF shippers. There
are about $40 men regularly employed
and no increase is anticipated. In con-
versation with The Range-Tribune, Gen
sral Manager Kelly said that the West
Vulcan mine, which he had heretofore
viewed as an exploration on an extern
sive scale, was looking better than in
years, and he now considered that he
had developed mine. This improve
ment in quality and quantity OF ore
was particularly noticeable in the upper
levels, but was in such shape that the
company was unable to take advantage
OF il before another year. Tho company
has been having some trouble with the
men employed in loading ears from the
stock-pile and as result shipping oper-
atoms have been somewhat delayed. In
order TO avoid future delays General
Manager Kelly iourneyed to Crystal
Falls last Monday and made deal for
tho Great Western company's steam
shovel, and 1t will commence operations
on the stock-pile as soon as the railroad
company can put in the necessary
tracks.
When w. ii. Selden, the principal fee
owner OF the Iron River mine, at STAN
baugh, discovered that Receiver Beattie,
of the Florence-Iron River company,
really meant business when he declared
that he would dsmantle the property
unless there was material reduction In
royalty, he immediately hied himself to
New York city, where he held interesting
interviews with members OF the com
pany. Evidence that his mission was
successful, and that the pipe OF peace
had passed around, was made apparent
on Friday. when order were received TO
stop the work OF ruination, and Mr.. Sell
den returned home on Sunday. From a
reliable source The Range-Tribune learns
that the iec-owners not only agreed to a
substantial reduction in royalty, but to
also stand tho expense OF repairing all
damage done In the work OF dismantlng.
which will prove TO be- no small item.
The company, on their part, IL IL under
stood, agree to resume mining opera
tions at as early date as possible.
P.L. Kimberly. principal owner OF
the Ludington and Hamilton mines, in
the city last Tuesday, says that no
steps looking forward TO resumption
of mining operations Mt these properties
will be taken until II. M. Davis, OF the
Canal company, returns from Europe.
A reduction OF royalty will be asked for
the Ludington. which is ON Canal com
pany land. and II this IL conceded, as 1t
should be, arrangements for unwatoring
the properties will soon follow
General Manager MacNaughton Is not
satisfied with the progress made in ship
ping the Chaplin stock-pile and IL Is safe
20 say that the steam shovel will soon
be operated day and night. The daily
output has been increased to about D.
200 tons and there has been some fur
Their additions to the working force, now
numbering over $50.
The Aragon h now tho only active
Menominee range property that IL not
sending ore TO the dock. and az near as
we can learn NO ore has been sold. An
Eus Smith, the principal owner, has just
returned from California. where he has