The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-12-28

the drill work in the Michipicoten dis
trict He is nov getting his drills
ready for shipment and the men who
will go mp with him will be on the
ground ready to begin drilling soon
after the first Of the month. Dir.
Bradt thinks that the Josephine will
develop into great mine
f, The Michipicoten branch Of the AL
gonna central will be completed to the
Helen mine soon after the opening Of
the shipping season next spring.
! About eighty miles of the line is
completed and over twenty miles more
is ready for the steel The railroad
opens great pulp wood territory. The
greater part oft he timber between the
500 and the Michipicoten district is
owned by the syndicate and it is in
tended that much Of il shall be con
! sumed in the mills being constructed
at the 500. Then there are the blast
furnaces and the steel mill. With
these in operation considerable Of the
Dit Will NC Soiohiich ~ bho OahhAioAi
( 500.
The company employs "A large num-
Der Of men in the different branches of
it's enterprises Many more workmen
will be given places next season than
were employed last year. In the main
Office of the syndicate alone there are
something like $50 hands employed
The nickel properties in the Sudbery
district will prove winners for the syn
dictate, though they are not yet in an
advanced stage of development.
The nickel mines will receive con
siderable attention next summer
Sudbury has the richest nicl1ie prop
critics in the world. The syndicate also
owns some gold properties, though
these have not been developed TO any
extent up TO this time
During the FIVE months Mr. Bradt
has conducted operations on the Mar
quette and Menominee ranges his work
has been enveloped in mystery. 1t was
not known to anyone up here, except
Mr.. Bradt and, perhaps, a couple of
workmen, who he was working for.
That was kept a secret. Indication.
gave unmistakable evidence, however
that he was employed by strong con
Germ.
I Mr.. Brait informs The Mining Jour.
nal that the exploratory work be con.
tinued on both ranges unipterruptedly.
Captain T. j. McCusker, who has beer
in charge of the work out from Re
public, will have general supervision
) on both ranges under Mr.. Bradt. TIL,
latter expects TO visit the scene OF
operations at least once month ant
, twice if possible. About fifty mer
} are now employed Mt three places. ON,
} crew is near the Dexter mine another
} is on Wction IS near Claiming, an,
the third is at work down near IroI
! Mountain.
! The exploratory work conducted M
! TO this time gives the operators som'
: encouragement and it is the manage
ments intentions to continue it for a
! least some months TO come. IL is be
| lieved that workable deposits Of or
{ will yet be discovered and the syndi
, cate is satisfied to spend reasonlbl
} sum in the exploration Of the tract
under option. Quite large acreag
of mineral land is held by it ana j
workable deposits are located goo'
mines will be developed. The man
I agemnt Of this big concern is after OF
? wherever it can be found and produce,
D profitably the syndicate will operate.
Messrs Bradt, Nelson and Buzzo vii
Q meet in Ishpeming tomorrow Friday
I and they will leave Saturday 70
q Michipicoten district They expect {
r arrive at their destination before tn
4 first Of the year. II is likely that sew
& eral good miners will 60 with them I
$ take positions at the Helen mine. Nh
n Bradt will continue 10 make Iro
e Mountain his home