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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1900-02-03
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Nc iintop.

This property was on the
market as 50 per cent property
last year Since that time
many changes have occurred
among other things the increase
in the iron contents of the ore.
! A sample OF the drift which is
being driven under the open pit
from the new shaft at a depth of
forty feet gave 67s0 per cent
iron aud this was an average
sample too, not a picked one.
OF course Captain Roberts
does not pin his faith to an ore
that high but he expects to put
an ore above sixty per cent IN
iroa on the market next year.
The shaft that we mention
was started twenty feet TO the
east Of the open pit in the soap
stone, which at the surface
seems TO lie along the foot Of the
ore deposit but which the drill
hole showed. takes the place of
the ore near the surface. The
shaft was pitched 10 the west at
about sixty five degrees, the
angle at which tho ore seemed to
be pitching. When down twenty
feet the soap stone doubled back
and took a Slight pitch TO the
east. The shaft was then turned
TO verticle and carried down us
such. Mr.. Roberts intends this
shaft simply as an exploring
shaft and 70 be used in milling
the ore from the pit next
summer. II will be carried down
two lifts Of about fifty feet each.
The sinking is going ON right
along and twenty feet of the
second lift have been sunk
already. When the ore is thor.
oughly located a large shaft will
be sunk in the rock TO be used
permanently.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1900-02-03
Editorial Notes.

IL Is funny how people discover the
real importance of newspaper when
they set into a scrape or do something
they are ashamed or They live for
years without subscribing and, when
asked to advertise declare that il does
not pay but the minute they get into u
sciapc they run TO the newspaper and
request that nothing he said about il,
and n case ~ trouble in whi.h their
MINES happen To he mentioned, they
realized immediately that the paper Inns
4 circulation and they don't want their
disgrace spread abroad. At such times
they seem 20 have firm conviction
that advertising advertises. Escanabs,
Iron Port,
Right you are, Brother. We've had
severalexamplcs 81 IL here in the past
lew months One man who fatty
refused to pay "A back subscription got
into a scrnpe short time ago and ten
minutes thereafter his wic was begging
Us to say nothing about the affair And
this is only one of many. II the news.
paper man should tell all he knows oI
your misdoings what time there would
be-
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1900-02-03

A great effort is being made
at the Columbia 10 get out a
phenomenal output next year.
Already about twenty thousand
tons are in stock pile and they
are hosting at a lively rate. A
new level is being added to the
mine in the new shaft. The
VIM is bown the desired depth
aud drift is nearly into the
shaft Captain Buzzo expects TO
bave the men raising in a short
time. In the east end OF the
mine q drift has been driven
through the great belt of mixed
ore to n point directly below old
number one shaft A raise will
be driven up to this shaft SO that
the mine will have two hosting
shafts i'm commission next year,
The territory surrounding this
shaft is q very promising one
and il would not surprise us If a
good paying Tense was met with.
The ore keeps up its high per
centage and the body of IL has
not diminished any in size.
Taken as q whole the Columbia
may be said 10 be IN the pink OF
condition.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1900-02-03

The present method of awarding Tho
tax sales 10 newspapers 10y the auditor
general * attacked as unconstitutional
by Chauncy f. Cook OF Saginaw, who has
obtained an order from the supreme
court requiring tie auditor general tu
show cause why a mandamus should
not issue directing him TO SCI nsid,
certain tax sal,s.
Cook claims that the decree for the
ale a the lands is void because there
il included in the amount decreed the
sum oi 40 cents per description for
publishing the notice oi the sale OF the
same. This is claimed to be in viola
ton OF article !. section %, al the con
stitutiun oi the state, because il is
printing ordered by the legislature
without being let 10y contract to the
bidder or bidders.
So far as known, this particular point
has never before been raised IN n tax
title proceeding, and should the conten.
ton be sustained the auditor general
would in the future Ice deprived al tho
most valuable patronage which he hnS
to bcstpw.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1900-02-03

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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1900-02-03

The bill which was passed by the
lower House Of the Michigan Legislature
providing Tor a tax on the production
81 the iron and copper mines OF the
State has filled IN the Senate. The
measure was strongly urged by Govern.
or Pingrec and his special supporters,
hut the influences behind il were not
sufficient to secure its final enactment.
This u fortunate result for the State,
as we'll ms The miners. OF course the
latter have no claim 60 exemption from
their fair share Of the burdens OF the
State; but IL does not appear that this
is not sufficiently provided for by
existing laws. The bill in question
sought to establish special and oner-
ous iorn 81 taxation for those Industries
and was based upon claim that the
mines were paying large profits to
owners chiefly resident outside OF the
State. 1t was wrong in principle, it APP
pears to us, and placed the mining indus
try at disadvantage, as compared with
other industries 81 the State. The uues.
ton OF taxation il diff 'ult one at the
best and careful legisln ton is needed to
make it bear equally on all property
Among the best authorities there is
much difference OF opinion; but all are
united IN regarding taxes ON industrial
production and development M vicious
in principle aud always inexpedient
The Michigan bill came clearly under
this head -Enginccrand Mining j Journal.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1900-02-03

II il evident that there will be quite n
mess of politics ia the twelfth, congress
sional district during the past year,
which some say is the last OF the
century. Ii is a pity that all differences
could not die with the cycle; but the up
corniry papers are iudulging in many
hard words, and the party harmony is
seriously Threatened. The party has
been down on the Jericho Road and the
services Of u good Samaritan are much
needed. However the wounds are so
deep and SO many that il Isnot probable
that one Samaritan can attend TO all OF
them and publish The oldest daily regI-
lnrly at the same time. Viewing the
matter from u balloon, it looks as II the
next congressional convention would be
quite ms varicsated as the last
Gladstone Delta.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1900-02-03

"TuE DIAMOND DRIIL Of Crystal Falls
IL booming Frank d. Mead OF Escanaba
for the Republican nomination Tor
congress, and says he would he good
candidate because he does not belong
To any faction. Granted neighbour; but
il Congressman Sheldon is out OF it,
Gogcbic will produce n "iactionlcss'
candidate in the person Of Judge lIaire,
and we haven't any doubt but that he
would gather IN tue persinmons.- r.
Ironwood News Record.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1900-02-03
- Motloe.

have been notified by the prose
cutting attorney that must seize
personal property wherever can for
real estate tax that il not paid. Tax
payers viii plcasc bear in mind that no
personal property is exempt and that
must make AN effort 10 collect tho
taxes.
EDWIN JACKA,
township Treasurer, Crystal Falls
Township.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1900-02-03

pareu 10 make u large Shipment
of low grade ore from its pro
perry in this city during this
coming seacon. The ore will be
mined from the outcropping on
the hillside at the east end of
Fleshiem street.
The supply is practically mex.
haustible. as the entire hill is q
solid mass of ore. This ore Is
low in PHOSPHORUS and will
show about forty per cent iron
with desirable amount ofsilica.
However. it can be mined very
cheaply, as there is but little
stripping to be done. 1t is of u
very hard variety and it will be
necessary 10 crush it before
sending to the docks. To do
this work No. 6 Gates crusher
has been purchased and arrived
here from the shops yesterday.
This machine will have a capacity
for crushing between seven
and eight hundred tons Of ore
daily. The crusher will be
erected at point where the
pocket of the Mile mine now
stands. This pocket is now
being torn down together with
several hundred feet of the high
trestle leading TO the mine. At
this point the engine and boiler
house to furnish the motive
power for the crusher will also
be placed. The boiler will be Of
125 horse power and the engine
of the same capacity
The ore will be brought in
tram cars from the hillside
direct to crusher. After being
crushed the ore will run
automatically from the crusher
into the railroad cars.
The new pocket for the Mile
mine will be erected at n point
two hundred and fifty feet
further east on an extension Of
the present spur track. The
work Of constructing this eX-
tension has already commenced
The Dessau company has
much other new work in view.
the particulars Of which are not
yet in shape TO warrant publica-
ton.
Supt. McGregor, from whom
the above information was
secured, tells The Press that the
decision Of his company TO mine
low grade ore, means an addition
of between fifty and sixty men to
the pay rolls. all of which will
materially aid in advancing the
prosperity Of this community.
AS the season advances the
force may be enlarged materially.
Iron Mountain Press.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1900-02-03
Chicago Exploring Co.

This company, which is made
up OF number Of Chicago
capitalists whom A. l.. Flewell.
ing has succeeded in interesting
in exploring, has commenced
work upon the forty of ID. M. &
M. lands just west Of the Lee
Peck mine. A. p. Flewelling
has charge Of the work and has
a crew Of men testpitting. The
territory is a very promising one
and we hope that the gentle man
succeed in showing up fine
mine.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1900-02-03
To Cure a cough.

stop coughing. as it irritatesthr lpxss.
and doesn't give them any chancs V
he'll Fuley's Honey aud Tar eurrs
without strain ia throwing on the
Phlegm like commoncough xpectorrnts.
A { Coles Phaimecy.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1900-02-03
Iron Trade r view.

Further sales Of comparatively
small lots Of ore of 1900 produc
ton have been made in the past
week and there is better assur-
ance with each week that the
output OF this year will all be
needed--that Of old range
Bessemer ores in particular.
Dock stocks Of unsold ore are
now down to the smallest pro
portions in years 100000 tons
being shown by the statistics of
the first Of the present month.
AS given in detail elsewhere. the
completed statistics of Lake
Superior iron ore shipments in
1899 show total OF 1S, ,sOi
gross tons. The bulk of the
increasethis year, it is expected,
will come from the Mesabi
range. which, if furnaces will
increase their percentage OF its
ores TO. say. 40. might ship
1000. 600 out of 20,000,00 tons
in 1900.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1900-02-03

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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1900-02-03
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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1900-02-03

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Amador ledger., 1900-05-25
BABY'S PRETTY CURLS.
Pulled Them OF In a Car and En-
barrassed Her Mamma.

Pulled Them on In a Car and En-
barrassed Her Mamma.
A well dressed woman with beauti-
full baby in her arms attracted the at
tention of all the passengers on a Ger
mantown car. Every one was fasci-
mated by the baby's pretty and smiling
face and particularly by two golden
curls which hung down her cheeks.
After awhile the child became nerv-
curls which protruded from her hood.
The woman, presumably her mother,
quickly stopped her, but a few mo-
ments later she looked out of the win
dow. No sooner was her face turned
than the child seized her bonnet with
both hands and pulled it off. 1t offer
er little resistance, but to the astonish-
came with it, and the supposed golden
haired baby showed that in reality its
head was without the semblance of a
hair.
The child swung the bonnet to and
fro and laughingly held it up for the
inspection of the other passengers. 1t
was almost a minute before the wom-
an turned around. When she saw
what the baby had done, her face
flushed, and without word she pick
ed up the child and walked sedately
out of the car. When last seen, she
was trudging down Spring Garden
street with the baby tucked under her
arm like a sack of oats, but still hold
ing tightly to the bonnet and cooling,
"See my pooty hairT'-Philadelphia
Times
Amador ledger., 1900-05-25
Rehind the scenes.

"a good many people," said a veter-
an stage manager the other day, "have
an idea that beyond the scenes of a
stage there is great fun and hilarity
and that actors have jolly sort Of
time between their appearances before
the audience. The fact is a military
camp during times of inspection is no
more sedate than is the rear Of any
well regulated stage when the public
in front of the footlights is being en-
tertained. The shifting of scenes and
the proper execution of an intricate
play require all the thought that can
be given them. All the men and women
have all they can do to properly per-
form their parts. If a manager Is an
easy going man, caring little for dis
cipline, he soon gets to the end of his
career. You may be sure there is no
business that is carried on in a more
businesslike way than is the play
house, and when the fun is on in the
front those behind the scenes are care
fully watching to see that no hitch oc-
ours and that every one is ready to do
his part at the proper time and does
it properly when the time comes."-
Washington Star.
Amador ledger., 1900-05-25
Seeing and Knowing.

An eminent lord chief justice who
was trying right of way case had be-
fore him q witness. an old farmer. who
was proceeding to tell the jury that he
had "knowed the path for GO year. and
my feyther towld as he heard my
grandfeyther say
"Stop! cried the judge. I'VE can't
have any hearsay evidence here"
"Noiv exclaimed Farmer Giles.
'Then how dost know who thy feyther
was, 'cept by hearsay?"
After the laughter had subsidized the
judge said, ''In courts of law. we can
only be guided by what you have seen
with your eyes and nothing more nor
less"
"Oh, that be blowed for taler' re-
piled the farmer. 81 ha' got bile on
the back of my neck, and never seed
'un, but 1 be prepared to swear he's
there, dang 'un"
This second triumph on the part Of
the witness set in a torrent of hcarsay
evidence about the footpath, which OBJ
tanned weight with the jury. albeit the
judge told them it was not testimony
of any value, and the farmers party
won.
Amador ledger., 1900-05-25
Patrols ON Russian railroads.


The Transsiberian railroad Is. very
closely guarded, the management feel
ing personally responsible for the peo-
pie they carry on their trains. The
road is divided into sections of one
verst, or five-eighths of a mile. In q
neat little log house, usually in gar
den. live the guard and his people. The
average family is wife and five tow
headed children. The houses were
built by the company and evidently
with a view to meeting the demands
of increasing families. The guard or a
member of his family must patrol his
section night and day. He steps to the
side of the track as the train ap-
proaches and after it has passed steps
back into the middle of the track. holds
a small green flag In the air. at night a
lantern. and stands like a statue until
the train has entered the next section.
Several guards do duty in the heavy
curves, and frequently they are only a
few hundred feet apart.
Much of the track patrolling is done
by women. who have proved fully as
reliable as the men. The women are
nearly always barefooted. and as they
stand on the track holding the flag
aloft, Siberian breeze toying with
their short skirts, they are fine sub
jects for sculptor after unique mod
el.-Siberian Letter in Chicago Record.
Amador ledger., 1900-05-25
FOIeen.


This wild west of Ireland is the nat
ural home of "poteen," or Illicit whis-
ky. This is because the loneliness and
remoteness of the spots chosen for
making it, almost inaccessible through
the mountains and bogs save to those
who know something about the coun-
try, are all in favor of the smugglers
of mountain lakes and small running
streams affords the necessary cold wa
ter for condensing the distilled fumes
into spirit during the cooling process.
Dear beyond any parliament whis-
ky"-by which expression he denotes
that sort which has paid the tax impos-
ed by the brutal Saxon government
is this fiery fluid to the heart of every
true peasant son of Connaught. and
daughter, too, for that matter, for the
fair sex. especially If at all up in years,
takes its fair share. And, in the inter-
est of truth, II must be added that
those who inhabit the coast counties
from Kerry to Donegal, inclusive, are
also fully alive to its seductive merits.
Indeed, many doctors-local, of course
will tell you that we'll made poteen
is better in sickness than the adulter-
ated whisky usually met with in the
small public houses In this region Of
poverty, for in the Connemara country
at any rate the Illicit whisky is made
of pure malt. though rumor has 1t that
the less particular palate Of Donegal,
for instance, is satisfied with a fire
water mainly made from molasses, po-
tatoes = aye. sometimes from almost
any other rubbish you please.-Cham-
bers' Journal
Amador ledger., 1900-05-25
Ont of Sirht

An English cotton buyer in Memphis
was talking with the clerk of one Of
the hotels the other day when a COM
mercial traveller came up. How you
feeling, Bill" said the clerk as he ex-
tended his hand. "Oh, Pm just out of
sight" replied the drummer.
After the commercial man had been
assigned his room the Englishman
turned to the CLERK and inquired what
he meant by "out Of sight" The clerk
explained that he meant he was feel
ing fine, and the Englishman recorded
1t in his little book.
The next morning when he same
down to breakfast the clerk, following
his usual custom, asked how he felt.
The Englishman thought it good time
to try some of his newly learned slang
and, with the air of one who has solv-
ed a difficult problem, replied, "Oh,
you kaun't see me at all!-Memphis
Scimitar
Amador ledger., 1900-05-25
Grandfather,s Hymns.

The Contributors Club in The Allan
tic gives some information concern
ing "grandfather's" hymns: Imagine
them and their good wives gathered in
the New England meeting house. troll
ling forth such spiritual songs as the
book preserves for us:
Then, blooming friends, long farewell;
We're bound 10 heaven, but you to hell.
Still God may hear US while we pray
And change you ere the burning day.
"And, be it observed. this burning
day to them was something as definite
as washing day. This was none of
your vague purgatorial way stations.
but as fiery pit Of torment as the
Imagination can well conceive. Here
is glimpse of It.:
Hark. the shrill outcries Of the guilty wretchesl
Lively bright horror and amazing anguish
Stare through their eyelids. while the living
worm lies
Gnawing within them.'
Amador ledger., 1900-05-25
Snow 'FIeas.


One Of the strangest Of all specks on
snow is the snow flea-no mimic flea,
but an actual living and very lively
midget, whose swarms sometimes COW
er the snow in patches as black as ink
or convert large spaces of its surface
to dark gray color. They are crea-
lures of the thaw. have seen patches,
says William Hamilton Gibson, two
feet in diameter moving like a dark
shadow across the meadow, and re-
member once when a boy walking on
the snow crust over a field of several
acres that was everywhere peppered
with their millions.
The books tell us that the insects live
in moss and lichens and the rocks and
bark Of trees, from which they emerge
for exercise in mild weather. This
theory is probably warranted by the
facts, but 1t will be no easy task so to
convince many a rustic philosopher
whom I know and to whom these feas
are as much a celestial shower as the
snow itself.-Boston Transcript.
Amador ledger., 1900-05-25
Folly of Extravaeance.

Because l agree to undertake your
Defense" said the eminent criminal
lawyer who had been called in. you
will have to be perfectly frank with
me and tell me the whole truth. Did
you embezzle the $4,000 you are ac-
cused of having taken?"
eyes, sir" replied the accused man.
"I'll not attempt to conceal the fact
from you. I stole every cent of it."
''How much Of it have you still?"
tits all gone but $40"
young man." said the eminent law
yer. buttonirg his overcoat about him
and putting on bis gloves. you'd bet
ter plead guilty and throw yourself on
the mercy of the court"
"Pll do 1t if you say so. sir. What
are you going to charge me for the
advice?"
"Ten dollars. rs."-Chicago Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1900-05-25
Motion and Color.

The relations between light and the
eye are wonderful, and the rapidity of
the vibrations of the atmosphere nee
essary to produce color sensations are
amazing. To get the sensation of red
ness our eyes are affected $4,000, 900
times in a second; Of yellowness, 540,-
100000, and of violet, 707,00O,O0O, So
that the seven hued rainbow, whose
firm and subtle fame is reared out Of
drops Of water that are ever shifting,
plays upon the human eye in manner
so astounding that the strongest mind
might stagger beneath the awful reve-
lation.-London Opinion.
Amador ledger., 1900-05-25
How to Dry Rubber Boots.

1t was problem how to dry out hip
rubber boots. In the sitting room there
was an open CRATE fire which was COW
cred every night with fine coal and a
few shovelfuls Of ashes, so that the
room never became quite cold. We
found that If we heated a piece of old
flannel as hot as possible and stuffed it
down into the foot of boot and stood
the boot in front of the fireplace it
was as dry as bone next morning.
The handiest thing to keep the boot leg
open is spring steel corset rib about
Is inches long by three-quarter inch
in width.-Forest and Stream.