The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1897-10-13
OUR MINES,

| DHlp!nenJS OF ore from the'Chandler
Will be discontinued tomorrow for
| the season. While the Chandler still
mas an enormous stoclkpile on hand.
The indications point to a seasons
work not experienced at this mine
since the panic. Everywhere on the
surface is the activity made manifest,
tracks are being laid, trestles built.
stock pile room planked and general
hustle to get in readiness for the
winter season is shown.
The night shift which was laid off
several months ago is being put on as
fast as men appear looking for work.
After the night shift is complete, a
difference of ESQ men will be noticed
on the pay roll. This is in itself no
small item either for the men or the
merchants here who quite perceptab-
ly felt the laying off of the night shift
the past summer. Men are not as
plentiful as they were year ago at
this time but the Chandler finds no
trouble in securing men. The night
shift in No. shaft was started last
evening and by Monday the mine
will be working both day and might
shift all around. This is welcome
bit of news and we are pleased to be
able to give it at this time. We rare
also pleased to state that there is not
an idle man in Ely who wants to work
Hosting through No. shaft has
been discontinued and the cages and
gearing removed to Nos where things
are being put in readiness for the
beginning of active operations. One
cage will be started tomorrow night
and the other in all probability the
following day. No. shaft house is
being torn down and by next week
nothing more Of this old landmark
will be noticeable. The new shaft
will be worked to it's full capacity
this winter.
The air compressor plant is being
moved from No. engine house to it's
-|new position at No, and by the end
OF the week will be in position ready
for work. The room being vacated
at No. L. as stated before will in all
probability utilized as a machine shop
| The management of the Chandler
have under consideration the advisa-
biiity of putting in large incandes-
cent electric lighting system
throughout the mine, which up to
present time is not quite settled. A
few weeks ago a carload Of mules
were brought In to be used for under
ground tramming and the animals
will shortly be taken down.
Tommorow is pay day and the
Chandler will distribute something
like ST, 900 among its laborers. Next
month the pay roll will be materially
increased and the month following,
will be still larger. An addition is
being built to the main Offices which
will furnish much needed room. 1t
has been several years since the
Chandler Appeared as busy as at
present and the lively appearance is
indeed refreshing.
| The PIONEER will discontinue ship
ments in few days leaving stock
pile on hand of about $4,000 tons,
Manager Sturtevant when seen
regarding the rumors Of sale of
the Pioneer he said he had
heard nothing of it and was not
prepared to say whether it was likely
to occur or not. A deal which was
on several weeks ago, he said, had
fallen through.
Hosting has been discontinued in
B shaft, but no men have been laid
off. The mine is at present employ
ing about 800 men and is hosting
400 tons daily. Taking the average
into consideration, the Pioneer pay
roll will amount to something like
$4,000 this month, which will be
| distributed among its employees
sometime this week.
! THE ZENITH is hustling along at its
usual gait employing about 30 men.
The daily hoist from this mine is
shipped. Stocking will be begun in a
few weeks. No development work
has been done at the Zenith for
several months.
"26''has taken on a lively appear
ance during the past few weeks,
Stock pile ground has been put in
and the mine has begun stocking ore.
The putting in of the stock pile room
interfered with the road to Winton
and in consequence new road has
been put in running around the mine