The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-07-25
d From The Mines

ley is elected Mr.. Braastad says business
will boom, and he would like 10 have a
little ore 10 sell about that time. lie
does not look for any Improvement
until after November, and says il may
be impossible for him To carry the mine
until that time without shutting down.
Orders from the company also said to
get ready to close the open pit in the
near future. But one sale has been
made OF this ore, 10000 tons. On the
south side OF the open pit they are find
ing some ore OF flrst-class kind, this
week, and they hope that enough OF it
will bc met with TO make n separate
stockpile OF IT, AT present it is being
put in with the low-grade output from
this pit. They are diamond drilling in
No. 2, and have found some ore the
past week, but not enough has yet been
done TO determine the probable extent
Of the deposit. No. 3 pit will soon be
the principal one. The ore here is OF
better grade than that OF the old pit
and can be more cheaply secured.
The local management has made n
hard fight TO keep the Lake Angelina
running with full force, and the chances
favor a continuance with the present
number OF men. II is probable that
considerable ore will be carried over the
coming winter and more room will have
to be prepared for the winter product.
Captain Walters il not very bad kind
OF u man to have in n community He
wants To keep the mine busy. and to see
the people employed. Like many Others
he fears the free silver lunatics will scri-
ously affect the mining industry Iron
Ore.
Joseph Sellwood. backed by
Ml;sABI a company OF eastern CAPT
RANGE. talists, has purchased the
Vega, and the property will
be actively wrought throughout the
balance OF the season. Mr. Sellwood is
an expert mining man and does not be-
lieye in seeing idle properties, and this
is good one for this portion OF the
range.
Active mining operations have been
resumed at the Mahoning and 100 cars
per day are being shipped
Work on the stripping contract
at the Mahoning, by Winston Bros.
x Dear, progresses nicely, some
1000 yards per day being moved. A
new engine has been ordered and will be
put TO work on this contract, which will
considerably increase the output.
The Oliver company at present en-
ploys IA force Of about 100 men, and
shipments are going on at u lively rate.
This company will easily eclipse any rec
ord ever made by Minnesota property
this season, the output thus far being
considerably in excess OF 100000 tons.
The Drake q Stratton company are
employing from 250 TO 300 men on their
stripping on the Oliver and Lone Jack
and in loading at the Ohio.
The Hale is shipping some 40 cars per
day, the output going TO the Thomas
Iron Works, at Hokendauqua, Pa.
A natural drift in No. shaft at the
Hull, 100 feet from surface, was found
by tho miners while at work. The ex-
tent OF the opening il not known, the
men being timii about going into it,
being fearful OF invisible openings from
below.
The large Vulcan shovel at tho Oliver
made record on Wednesday, loading
15G cars OF ore.
The stockplc at the Adams is being
shipped, loading being done with II
steam shovel. But little else is being
done at this Uine.-E Enterprise.
The grading OF the spur TO the Genoa
mine is completed and the steel is now
being laid.
An average OF 100 cars Of ore per day
is now being shipped from the Biwnbik
mine. The work IL done with two
shovcls and two engines, day shift. The
Biwabk is one Of the fortunate mines
this year in the fact that it's ore is high
grade and can be sold, when others are
compelled TO shut down Those in opcr-
ton MISC enjoy the advantage OF very
low lake ireights just nj present. Range.
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Many men have been arriv-
MENoMn- ing ON this range during the
NEE past two weeks from Iron.
RANGE. wood and Ishpeming, and
their presence Is adding ma.
terinlly TO the number Of idle men.
The Pewabic is finding work for about
400 men and we ure assured 10y DR..
linlst that with perhaps very slight
reduction this force will be maintained
during the reminder OF the season.
There is reason 20 believe that John
Frcderichs has struck a good lcna nL orc