The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-10-31

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In conversation with General
MENoMI- Manager MacNanghton this
NEE week the Press learns that
RANGE. he has abandoned all hope
OF moving the immense
stockpiles at ID and c shafts Of the
Chaplin this hail. These stock docks con-
tidn over 100, 900 tons OF ore and in al
dition TO this the company has over
100000 tons OF unsold ore in dock at
Cleveland and Ashtabula. Certainly
this is not an encouraging outlook Tor
busy winter in Iron Mountain, but we
are assured that the company has at
present no intention Of either closing
down or reducing forces and most ns-
suredly will not do so If Mckinley and
Hobart are. elected next Tuesday. II
the free silver syndicate succeeds IN cie-
waiting Bryan Go the presidency the man
agemest will be governed entirely by the
effect this revolution will have upon the
business world. and even Mr.. Bryan tells
us that his election will result IN n tenn
porary panic. 1t now remains to be
seen whether the iron miners will vote
TO start the wheels in the silver mines OF
Colorado and Montana and close the
iron mines Of Dickinson county and the
Lake Superior region. IL is u selfish
question no matter from what point
you view it, and the citizen OF Dickin-
son county will be very foolish indeed II
he votes himself out OF a job on Tuesday
next.
The Chaplin company is at present en-
ploying 800 men, fifty Of whom are at
work at the Ludinton. The daily out
put is about 1000 tons, OF which output
300 tons are mined at.the Ludington.
At the latter property stock dock is
now being built and it is expected to
stock considerable ore tins winter.
The crosscut TO connect the Hamil-
ton shaft No 2 and Chaplin ID shalt Is
progressing with somewhat reduced
force. The new ore lens has been crossed
at one point and is over one hundred
feet in width.
The new pumping plant, which Is to
be placed upon the twelfth level OF Ham
ilton No. 2 shaft is now being received.
The concrete foundatiouis being prepared
for IL, and it will be erected as soon
rs possible. This plant is a model Of
compactness and is the only one OF the
kind in the mining region. 1t will have a
total weight OF over 30O,0 600 pounds, in
Guiding water columns and steam pipes,
and the capacity will be ample TO handle
all the water in the three mines, doing
the work at a much less expense, it is cx-
pected than the monster Allis pump
now ia operation at Chaplin ID shalt.
The inflow OF water at the Hamilton
and Ludinton properties at present is
about 600 gallons per minute.
1t is only a question OF a short time
probably next season-when Chaplin y
shaft will be abandoned, and all the
ore mined in the east end will be handled
at Hamilton No. 2 The immense stone
buildings will be torn down and the biz
Allis pump dismantlcd. This move will
also necessitate the removal OF tic
main tracks OF the Chicago u North
Western, which now cross the property
near the shaft-housc, and 1t Is under
stood that the company is figuring ON a
route over the hill. The abandoning oI
y. shaft will make very many changes in
| the appearance OF the city, as the min
ing Of the large deposit Of ore at that
point will nccessitate the closing OF
Stephenson avenue from Fleshiem street
north TO Chaplin street, and may also
result in the removal Of the Chicago 4
Northwestern passenger and freight
depot to the east end OF the town,
Notice OF General Election.