The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-07-17
HAVE CONSENTED.

Work A. tue pnna Mae Wen uader Way
Prospects for u speedy resumption oil
work ut the Dunn mine were never bet
ter, sinre work was suspended last
spring, than they are at the present and
the general opinion about town, IS that
il is only a matter oi few days until
the fires will be started under the boilers.
Attorney II. G. Flannisan came up
from Norway last Tuesday and succeed
ed 10 getting the difficulty between the
iee-owners aud the company in such
shape that both parties are practically
agreed on plan and it is for that rea-
son that the people expect something to
result.
The fee oi this mine is owned by the
Shciden estate aud attctney Chadburn,
OF Houghton, and Luke Welsh, OF Crys-
tai Falls, and tho mine is operated by a
company Of which Fred Schlesinger. OF
Milwaukee, is the leading spirit.
There has been disagreement be-
tween these two interests Tor some time
over the 0nount OF royalty that the
Dunn company was paying for the ore
mined We understand that this royal
ty wa f',ran cent per ton. The com
pany az I'd for royalty OF ten cents
minimum with certain per cent in
crease based upon tle selling price oil ore
at tie mine. The latter royalty Is in
vogue at several properties in this dis
trict, ID, q the grade Of the Dunn ore
is no heater than that OF other mines
enjoying this royalty, there seems to
be nothing unreasonable in tho demand
| OF the Du company.
Last May the ice-owners became
suspciou- OF the mining company, ow-
ing To reports ~ circulation about the
way ia which they were winning the ore
which was beirg loisted, and, accord
incIy, representatives OF the owners
were seat 10 cxomiue the mine, with the
result that au injunction was served
upon the operators restra ling them from
rem wing ccrt0in PORTIONS oil ore which
i the Iee.owHers ciained WIS necessary to
the preservation OF the property. I'm
medistely NJ wards orders were given
the local management To pull the pumps
and let the ~ ne al with water, which
was done.
Since then various moves have been
made by both perties TO the dispute bu'
nothirs definite was accomplished unit
Mr.. Flaruig9n's visit last Tuesday wher
, he succeeded in get,'cg Mr.. Welsh''
signature Go certain ogreements, among
which was q reduction OF royalty TO th'
limos indicated above. We also under
! stand that a certain amount oil dea'
work is to be done by the company 50
as 10 open up the bottom OF the mine
where. IL IL claimed hy those who know
that there ~ good sized body oil ore.
During the whole OF this dispute II ha
been held by some that Mr.. Wclch ba
been the stumbling blcek in the affair a
through that he wps the only one {
the Icc-owners that has held out Tor
: high royalty rcgary less Of consequence
Y AS 10 the truth OF this statement tn
'tl DIAMOND DhlL is not in position
make a dcfi te statement, but IN lusti'
to SIR. WEIGH we can say now that
h, consented to far and reasonab
proposition and II the deal falls thronl
now the fault c. } be- laid nj his doc
IL is TO bc hoped that the dispute W
be settled nc once and work started
the property Without delay Tor Cryst
Falls needs the extra help which "
?, result from wort ng OF this propert
~ even turn out as we confidently e
y pect they wiz our people must not 10
= get that Crystal Falls in common wi
D. several other towns on the range "
J, owe debt 81 gratitude to Mr.. Flanr
gan, who, during the past lew years, hI
bent his energies aud used his proiessio
towards the starting OF the wheels
industries all over this range.