The diamond drill., 1902-11-08
NEWS FROM
CHANNING.

from which the branches radiate 70 all
points of the peninsula tapped 10y the
st. Paul or its connection. From this
radial point one line reaches out to
the Marquette range another 10
Ecsanaba another 10 Ontonagon and
the country to the northwest and an
other TO the Crystal Falls district. The
freight comes direct from Chicago to
this point and is transferred 70 It's
proper line. AS the country the
peninsula developes, this place will in
cerase in Importance.
Charming townsite was plated out
into lots several years ago, the owners
being MilwauKee parties Of which
concern Win J Morgan the well
known real etsate dealer, is the head.
A. +. Flewelling, Of CRYSTAL Fails is
the attorney for the company which
goes under the name Of the Milwaukee
Land companE Lots are selling at
from 500 MP many of the railroad
men running in here having purchased
a lot or two each for speculation
The railroad eating hohse Is run 6y
Mrs White II has an excellent run
and Is not large enough 20 accommodate
the great number OF men that are here
during the ore season
Ore business IS slackening OH and the
town is little duller than usual 1t
was a very lively place this summer
The only mercantile establishment
here is the general store run by Bowles
Bros They do very nice business
and SATISFY their trade excvpronally
we'll
Miss Fairweather, Of Milwaukee is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Wheeler
The Modern Woodmen will give
dance at their hall tonight that prom
ises 10 be very pleasant affair.
Charming has seen more hunters
within the past four days than ever in
her history. The rush into the woods
from the lower country is simply un-
| precedented. On an average Of 100
hunters have been going through here
each day since Tuesday Some 90 on
through but fully quarters Of
the change for either the Ontonagou or
the Escanaha division. The Ontonagon
catches the bulk Of them
The coal dock Of the g. VI. q st.
Paul railroad built here during the
past two months is one Of the most
improved hosting and loading APP
paratus on the line The structure
resembles very much the pockets in
the shaft houses at the mines. The
whole structure is about 30 feet in
height over all and contains two pock-
cts, or chutes, each Of these having a
capacity of 80 tons of coal. These
pockets are built on either side OF
runway that contains An endless bucket
arrangement for the hoisting of the
coal out OF the pit below. The pocket
stands on concrete -buttment sur
rounding pit dug into the earth 10 a
depth of about fifteen feet. The end
less chain runs from point in about
the centre OF this pit over roller bear
ings The sides Of the pit taper to-
wards the centre 30 that as the buckets
take the coal from below the remainder
Of the coal in the pit slides down to
the centre. The bucket chain IL pro-
PEELED by a large gasoline engine which
stands in little house at the base OF
Il IL a. =. III A.
attendance that is necessary 70 coal mp
engines with this apparatus and he
| can do IL In about tenth OF the time
that two men could with the Derrick
that has been is use for the last decade
all over the system The coal is hauled
in ore cars and dozen or more cars
are left on the siding that leads TO the
pocket AS new supply is wanted
the attendant drops car down over
the pit and unfastens the trap doors
The coal drops out into the pit below
He then goes in and starts the engine
and in about FIVE minutes the whole
carload Of coal is in pockets above.
The buckets dump themselves into a
httle slide that conducts the coal into
the chutes at the top. When one chute
lFis full the slide is shifted SO that the
coal will run into the other one When
an engine comes up 20 be coaled the
tender is stopped under the apron that
leads from the bottom Of the chute aud
the coal j, released and runs out into
tho bin in the tender Ii takes but "A
remarkably short time to coal mp an
engine by this method
The Sensible Thing.
Schoolmaster What is the meaning
Of one twenty