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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-10-19
The Copper situation

Consumers abroad as well as
at home have been playing for a
reduced price for copper, and
they are not to blame for so do
ing They naturally supposed
that methods that have proved
successful ia that direction in
the past, would be all right to
work again, and they have been
working them for all they are
worth The hand mouth
policy of buying has been the
order for months, but thanks to
the fact that business is now
in the saddle of the producers.
and there will be no material
reduction in the price Of copper
this year, and need not be for
the next decade Let producers
meet the consumers game Of
buying from hand to mouth by
ten per cent reduction in the
monthly output, and this con
tinued for two or three months
would put an end 70 the bearing
methods Of consumers, rs such a
reduction would probably com
pei consumers 10 pay from TO
/ cent per pound more and then
the 10 per cent less copper pro
duced would be III the mines and
10 the good Of stockholders. and
at good figure "a price that
enables mining companies to pay
their labor well, rather than a
figure that would compel them
to reduce the pay Of men who at
all times should be handsomely
paid, as there is no class of men
in the world more worthy OF be
ing well paid than the miner
the one who gives up so much to
delve away down in the bowels
Of the earth TO bring the hidden
treasure copper rock to grass,
whore it is manipulated and pre-
pared foS market. Native Cop.
per Times.
Speaking of Mass Editor Viii
son, Of the Native Copper Times,
calls attention 70 the fact that no
statement Of the September
product has been given out.
The company fell all over them
selves to issue a statement Of the
August product
The largest shipment Of cop
per made on the great lakes was
loaded at Dollar Bay last Satur
day. L amounted to 2, 500 tons.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-10-19
The James.
tIron Riyer

at this property every effort is
being made to get the shaft
down by the first Of November.
There are about twenty feet left
OF the originally intended sink.
This will put the workmen at a
depth Of 200 feet from surface,
so feet Of that being in quick
sand and the balance in soap
rock and a banded ore formation.
At the 200 foot mark a crosscut
will be started off to pierce the
formation at right angles. This
-crosscut vii cross the territory
kplored by the Minnesota Iron
company with a diamond drill by
which they pierced a vein Of
ore for a distance Of 1870
feet. The erosscut will soon
tell if the property is worth ex
ploring further and upon this
drift depends the future Of the
property. The drill hole we
spoke Of showed ore varying
from 30 TO 80 per cent in iron
and the contention of those who
had charge Of the operations
was that the sluge which came
up with the wash contained
enough of sand from the over
burden to materially effect the
iron contents OF the ore. The
crosscut will tell how true this
contention was. However. all
who have seen the property
commend it and think the
chances are favorable to the de-
velopment of an ore body.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-10-19
! FROM THE MINES
The Gibson.

There is every prospect for
this property making a fine
mine f in fact the developments
of the last few weeks have not
proved that fact beyond the
gshpdow OF a doubt. The Oliver
tAning company has been hard
at work for nearly two and a
half years exploring the proper
ty and il seems That they are at
last to be rewarded for their
tenacity- II is simply another
case Of going down after the ore,
a.procedure that brings success
as a general thing The many
abandoned shafts ID this district
where mixed ore has been met in
the first hundred feet or so and
which were abandoned because
the drifts and crosscuts failed 10
prove up anything Of value at
that depth have rich treasures in
store for the man who has the
oney and nerve to carry them
down to the depth at which the
ore lies. We can point to numer.
ous instances of this all over the
Menominee range and the Glib.
son seems 10 be one of them
-Four shafts were sunk along a
course a couple Of thousand feet
in length and three Of Them are
now showing fine ore. The first
levels of all were failures and IL
was thought that the property
might be abandoned The ore
was bunchy and no great quan
tity in one place With depth
the ore cleaned and reports now
have it that a good sized NOR
charitable body is insight
The property was visited 10y
President Cole OF the Oliver
company and Supt j $. Wall
Of the Iron county properties Of
the Oliver company aud it is
rumored that the result of their
deliberations is that a new shaft
will be sunk TO be a main work
ing shaft for the property and
to take the place Of the small
Axploring shafts how in use. II
Is also rumored that a new plant
Of machinery will be installed.
Thoburn Gibson has had charge
Of the exploration for the
divers. Captain Cowling, an
old and experienced mining
man from tie Marquette
range, has charge Of the under.
ground work and the successful
issue that he has brought forth
shows that he is the righl man
in the right place.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-10-19
Notice FOR publication.

First publication sept. last, Nov. Q.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE. Marquette, Mon,
AuG Bonn. 1901.
Notice i hereby given that IN compliance
with the provisions of the act OF Congress OF
June g. 1878, entitled AN act for the sale OF
timber hands in the States ~ California.
Oregon. Nevada, and Washington Territory,
AZ extended 20 All the Public Land States by
act Of August a, 1892. Haven &. stewart, oi
sidnaw county of Houphton, State Of Michi
gan, has this day filed 10 this Office his sworn
statement No. fO3 for the purchase OF the w 3
81 J.. . OF Section No. | ~ Township No. 40
y Range No 80 W., and viii offer proof TO
show that the land sought II more valuable
for It's timber or stone than for agricultural
purposes, and 70 establish his claim TO said
land before the Register and Receiver of this
once at Marquette, Mich, on Tuesday the
- day of November, 1901.
He names a. witnesses.
James ". Johnston Of Sidnaw, Mich.
John Melin OF
Jacob Busbcnger Of ="
Henry g. Hager 81
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above-described lands are requested 90 hle
their claims I'm this Office on or before said
~ day Of November, 1907
THOMAS ScADDES.
Register.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-10-19
Made a Deal.

Adyices from Dickinson county
state that G. ii. Heys, a mention
of whom was made in these col
umns two weeks ago, has recon.
mended to his company the pur-
chase Of the lands held under
option by Thomas J. Spencer, of
Iron Mountain. The lands ad.
join the Aragon mine at Nor.
way and have been explored to
some extent. The ore shown up
As very low in phosphorus and
well suited for tie manufacture
Of steel from ore, the process
which Mr.. Heys' principals have
in mind. The company owns a
lot Of hardwood lands on Pine
Lake, near Boyne City, Mich,
and will erect a charcoal furnace
at that point.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-10-19
la tho West.


The following, concerning one
OF the best known and most sue.
cessful mining experts Of the tri.
ranges, will be thoroughly APP
preciated by the genial captains
ocean Of friends and admirers in
this immediate community
Capt Harry Roberts and w.
Il. Bailey WHO have been out on
the Pacific coast for the last
couple of weeks, are credited
here with having ia view the
acquiring Of extensive iron ore
lands in the state Of Washing
Iton.
1t has been quietly rumored
for several months that Capt.
Roberts was Investigating the
ore prospects in the state Of
Washington, and now il IS
learned That preliminary reports
OF the character Of the ore de
posts which have been discov-
cred have been fully confirmed.
Capt Roberts has had trusty
and competent men Investigating
the matter for the past two or
three months and it was upon
the strength Of their reports
that he and Mr. Bailey went
thither
It's learned from a reliable
source that the ore which Capt
Roberts has been testing has
assayed in the neighborhood Of
6S.69 iron and is low in phos
phorus, with no showing Of
titanium. While nothing definite
is known here concerning the
plans Of Capt Roberts and his
associates, it is intimated by
persons close to these gentlemen
that they will probably acquire
Pacific coast ore lands wherever
they may be found showing up
satisfactory results and not
located too far from transporta.
ton facilities. 1t is said that
good coking ore is found and
that great possibilities some day
await the development of the
products for Pacific coast manu-
featuring products. At present
the lands which Capt. Roberts
and his associates have in view,
or have acquired, may be
reached by acquiring few
miles OF railroad to deliver the
product to deep water. 1t is
understood that San Francisco
at present furnishes the princi-
pal market for iron ore. but that
there is every prospect of a
great development of the in
dustry at many coast towns in
the near future.
The attention which Capt.
Roberts and others are giving to
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-10-19

S. A. Ingalls,, Crown Point, N. Y,
writes: "My vile suffered from Kidney
trouble for years. She was induced TO
try Foley's Kidney Cure and in less than
a week after she began using IL, she was
greatly improved and three bottles
cured her." Coles Pharmacy.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-10-19
corrIean-McKinney Affairs.

This concern has decided TO
move its ore department head.
quarters TO Duluth. The move
Las been under consideration for
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-01

said that there was not time and she must
jump. so threw her down into the boat,
which was showed away from the side of
the San Rafael. !
Soon afterward the Sausalito seemed to
bump into u.s. or else the San Rafael was
sinking and she was swaying against the
Sausalito. The next thing that 1 knew
was that the bow of the Sausalito was
jamming against US. / heard scream
and ! saw that a young man was wedged
In against the bow of the Sausalito. At
the same time a young lady screamed and
said that her arm was broken. i thought
that It was getting too warm and know
Ing that the San Rafael was sinking
jumped overheard. 1 was always curious
to find out IL a man could swim with his
clothes on, and found that they were no
hindrance to me at all. / swan around
from boat to boat, but was afraid to at
tempt to get into them, as feared that
would turn them over. I eventually was
hauled into n boat by Mike Hynes of San
Rafael, as l was in an exhausted condi-
ton"
Charles Eccles, the well known horse
man, was passenger on the Inflated
boat. When the collision occurred he
quickly donned life preserver and jump
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was. 1 believe that when the roundup
of passengers comes you will find at least
a dozen among the missing"
T. J. Lennon, the attorney, who resides
In San Rafael said: 'I usually so home
on an earlier boat, but was persuaded to
remain later this time to accompany my
sister-in-iaw, Miss Josephine Leonhardt.
On the boat decided to take my dinner
/ ordered a steak and became very ner-
vous I'm the restaurant because Jim Nc
Cue of Corte MADEIRA and several young
men near him said this was just the night
for a collision.
II had just finished my steak when the
crash came: the Sausalito actually
forced her bow right into the restaurant
where we were seated. 1 was pinioned
down for a few moments. but eventually
was able to release myself. Jim McCue,
however, was In bad shape: he had one
Of his ears nearly cut off and one of his
arms broken. I ran out of the restau-
rant and secured life preserver tried
to fasten It around me, but il was too
tight. / ran upstairs and found my
sister-in-law and gave her q life pre-
server. Mr.. Hynes of San Rafael as
sisted me to save her. l said | would
lower the young lady into the boat. He
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lying alongside us, so / busted myself
helping the women and children. Several
Of US lowered about a half dozen women
into the boats. and then when everybody
who needed any help got off the sinking
steamer I left II too and got aboard the
Sausalito. / saw several people in the
water. and doubt IL they were saved"
Ed Thomas. young man who lives in
SausalitO, was coming over to the city on
the Sausalito. He was talking to friend
near the engine room and heard all the
signals that passed between the boats He
said: II first heard Captain McKenzes s
whistIe and his danger signal, which was
answered Immediately by the Sausalito.
Captain Tribble tried hard to slow down
our boat but II was too late. The fog
was so thick that you could scarcely see
the lookout on our own boat, let alone the
San Rafael I'm front of u.s."
+. G. Allen Of Allen & Lowry, OF this
city, had just left the San Rafael's din
ing-room when the crash came. He said:
'I was one of the fortunate ones. 1 had
just left the dining-room where the bow
of the Sausalito stove through. was
standing outside the restaurant door when
the crash came. | Immediately ran up
stairs and busted myself pacifying those
whom found to be more excited than
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PASSENGERS RELATE
STORIES OF ACCIDENT
AND THEIR ESCAPE
Herman Hahn ot San AnseImo Saws
he Saw Some People GO Down
With the Boat

Mrs z. Nelson Of San Rafael was one
~of the passengers who spent some time in
ne water When landed at the ferry de-
pot she was transferred to the Central
Emergency Hospital. where it was found
that she was suffering considerably from
the shock She later became hysterical
and the doctors say that she will prob
ably suffer from the effects Of her sub
mersiOn for some time.
J. c. Perry Of COrte MADEIRA. who was
rescued by enc OF the San Rafaers life
boats, Gays that one Of the boats was
launched with her water plug open and
was speedily swamped- He does not know
which boat II was. and claims TO have got
his information from some Of those who
were in her and who were obliged TO lump
overheard to save themselves.
Perry pays a high tribute to the off,
GERS and crew of the San Rafael He saws
they acted with cOolness and consfdera-
tion, that they did everything in their
power 10 insure the safety Of the passen-
gers and that TO their efforts is due the
fact that there was not a terrible loss Of
hfe
Captain ". Lloyd Of the British ghip
Balasore, Liverpool, said:
Il was on my way back TO Sausalito
where my ship is lying with a full cargo
The fog was very thick and IL was so
damp that fl was best to SIT fn the salon
on the inside. 1 first heard the bell to
bADI dAN DODH dlbSi lIt slKldl 10 90
astern. In another second the collision
came. The San Rafael was struck SQUARE
~ amidships on the starboard side I got
~ On the deck and easily scrambled from
the dsvits Of the San Rafael to the Sau-
salito.
"As soon as / got on the Sausalito I
helped TO drag the women from the San
Rafael up the side TO the Sausalito
think that two boats were lowered from
the San Rafael and one from the Sausa-
Ito.
The San Rafael fioated about twenty
minutes after she was struck and went
down bow first. She sank with her lights
burning and ] did not see anybody on
board-%
Mrs. r. Goerl of San Rafael was aboard
the boat that was sunk with her brother
She lost track Of him and did not see
him aboard the Sausalito. She went to
the Occidental Hotel upon her arrival in
this city and axiousiy awaited news OF
her missing relative.
Mr.. Jansen Of Ross Station. another
passenger aboard the sunkcn vessel, sus-
tained an injury Of the leg.
Herman Hahn Of San Anselmo said he
was sure some women and children were
drowned, as he saw them I'm the bow of
the San Rafael when she went down. He
declared that the ferry boat went down
bow first and before the passengers could
all be rescued.
4Hilliam German engineer on the steam
ef IamalDais, was a passenger on the
Ban Rafael lie was going to his home
iE Sausalito. He said: when the steam
ers hrst coilided there was a great panic.
but the eooi-headed demeanor OF Captain
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JAMES FAY CUTS HIS T.1
WAY OUT CAPTAINS
CABIN WITH AN AK
Electrician Of Corte MADEIRA Finds His
Progress Impeded, but Uses weap-
on With Telling Effect.

James Fay, an electrician residing at
Corte Madeira, was obliged to break his
way with an ak through the captains
cabin on the Sausalito BEFORE he was en-
abled to reach a place of safety. Fay was
the center of attraction at the ferry depot
after the Sausahto had landed her own
passengers and those rescued from the
San Rafael He carried the ak with which
he had cut his way to escape from the
rapidly sinking San Rafael
when the collision came" said Fay,
IT knew from the terrible impact that we
were the sufferers, and I Immediately set
about to get or the steamer gave no
thought to the life preservers which were
about me, for knew / could climb aboard
the Sausalito IL she stood by. / realized
at once that the Sausalito was close
alongside and In running 10 get aboard OF
her my eyes fell on one Of the axes sus-
pended on the upper deck. / tore 1t from
its fastenings and reaching the rail was
about to climb on the Sausalito when
saw that my progress was impeded by the
captains cabin. Seeing that there was
no foothold unless the obstruction was re-
moved / smashed at the cabin with the
ak and cut out a hole large enough to
admit my body. scrambled through with
the help of some of the crew who were
rushing about, and I was soon out OF
danger. AS was using my ak a woman
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Mckenzie and his men had a good effect
and they became reasonably quiet under
the circumstances. We all did what we
could TO keep our own courage and help
the women and children aboard the Saue
salito. The men all, behaved like heroes
There was no attempting TO pull each
other back. and while there were many
who were beside themselves with fright
and excitement there was no display of
cowardice on the part Of any Of the
men. The thing all happened suddenly.
The fog was so thick that one couldn't
see his hand in front Of him and when /
first saw the Sausalito she was head on
on top Of us. don't think that any
lives were lost, except that some of the
women or excitable men may have
jumped overheard when the crash Oc-
Cured"
Norman Arter of Goldberg. Bowen &.
Co. was thrown into the water from one
OF the lifebOats. He had a life preserver
on and was quickly hauled out He said:
ut was the most terrifying experience I
ever expect to have. After the panic re-
sulting from the first shook We all did
what We could to pacify the women and
girls. They kept cool when they saw
how level headed Captsin Mckenzie was.
He deserves great credit for the way he
conducted himself during the excitement.
We all heard the SausaIito whistle and
CapAdih 11ttNtuIit was backing the san
Rafael when the 'other boat ran him
down"
j. A. German. general solicitor for Gold
berg. Bowen & Co, was among the San
RafaeIs passengers. He said Were. II
not for the efforts of Captain Mckenzie
and his crew there would have been MANY
lives lost. He and his men are deserving
Of the greatest praise. AS one Of the mas.
sengers l feel that Captain Mckenzie did
all m his power 10 avert the collision
and make safe trip across the bay dur
Ing the thick weather. After the Sausa-
lito struck us he certainly proved him
self a great and courageous seaman. The
fog was so thick that even IL many peo-
pie were drowned IL would be hard for
anybody else to see their struggles or 500
them go down / believe that there were
some who met their death In the collision.
but of my own knowledge / know of
none"
James Gleason Of San Rafael was I'm the
cabin when the collision occurred He
said: Il waited until all the excitement
subsided and then grabbed one Of the life
preservers and got into IT, After that I
knew was safe, for / saw the SausaIito
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-01
TURMOIL.
FOLLOWS
CRASH
SauSalitO Ties to the
Stricken Ferry
p Steamer.
Whitehall Boat Tells
of Tugs Going to
the Rescue.
Vessels Drift a lille
After Shock of
Collision.

L. W AMEN OF lulS CITY
was q passenger on the
steamer San Rafael. His
account of the disaster
is as follows:
Il started for Sausalito
on the 6:15 boat but We
did not get away from
the slip until about 6:25. The fog was
very thick-so dense that nothing could
be seen. I was in the after cabin on the
lower deck, and 1 should Judge that there
were one hundred passengers on the deck.
How many were above do not know. 1t
seemed 10 me that the other boat, the
Sausalito, crashed into our steamer, strik-
7nE Us forward OF midships. We were
going slow and sounding the whistle l
think We were backing when the collision
came. A great deal OF confusion fol-
lowed the crash. The women and chill
6ren in the cabin above rushed below,
and many who were in the lower cabin
hastened above. While there was a
great deal OF confusion there was not a
panic. I did not see any passengers
jump overheard. What impressed me
most was the lack OF system upon the
part OF the San Rafaels crew. With the
assistance Of passengers I think all the
preservers.
After the crash the Sausalito tied TO
the San Rafael and stood right by US IN
III our boat sank. The San Rafael went
clear out OF sight. the last 10 vanish be-
ing the top Of the jackstaff. The passen-
gers went from the decks of the sinking
boat 70 the steamer Sausalito. Some went
from the lower deck, some from the deck
above and others from the top. I went
across from the roof
The San Rafael sank out OF sight IF
teen or twenty minutes after the crash.
Distress signals were blown at once and
IN response TO the signals a Whitehall
boat with three men in il came alongside
and Informed US that tugs had been sent
tor 70 assist US I judge that the white
hau beat came from Alcatraz The fog
was so thick that We could not see the
tugs until they came Immediately along
SIDE. The San Rafael sank alongside OF
went down We had drifted perhaps a
mile before the boat sank 1 was told
that We were OF Fort Point. There was
a long, high swell, but we were In no
great danger because the tugs were
alongside TO prevent the boat from drift
ing 10 the ocean.
Il was landed at the regular slip in
this city with the other rescued passen-
gers. did not learn that any one was
lost, but all may not have been saved. I
talked with passengers, but did not hear
reports that lives were lost 1 cannot tell
how many passengers were aboard the
San Rafael, but / think those on the
boat were mainly the regulars from the
city 10 Sausalito and San Rafael at that
hour"
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CRY OF LITTLE BABY
RESCUES HER FATHER,
MOTHER AND HERSELF

Z. K. Wisehart Tells How Infants
Wall Directed Attention to a Fam
lily Of Three in the Water.
L. K. wisehart. passenger on the Sau-
salito, gave n thrilling account of his ex-
perience when the San Rafael was run
down. Wisehart comes from Newcastle,
Ind. and is at present student at STAN
ford University.
when the two vessels struck" said
Wisehart, "there was considerable of a
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ed into the water. BY hard swimming he
managed to keep afloat and was later
hauled on board the Sausalito by means
of rope. Mr.. Eccles weighs nearly $50
pounds and the life savers had a hard
time pulling him on deck. He took the
next boat for home.
ID. d. Bitz, one of the crew Of the rev.
enue cutter Bear, lowered a boat from
that vessel. and. rowing to the steamer.
succeeded in rescuing a number of pas
sengers.
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CAPTAIN TRIBBLE DECLARES SAUSALITO
BACKED WHEN SAN RAFAEL WF4ISTLED

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.-
DASSENGERS uuho
acsrs aboard the i'll
fated San Rafael and
the Sausahto tell their thrill
ing experiences in the half
hour after the larger boat
crashed into the smaller
steamer and before the latter
00ent to the bottom.