The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-03-29
Great Western Notes.
lSpecial correspondence


One Of the big things that we hay,
10 show visitors 20 the location thes
days is the large tank constructed "a
the new engine house to hold the feed
water for the boilers. It's capacity Il
1000 gallons and the weight OF tina
tank full Of water is just about 100
tons.
The laboratory is one Of the mos
important points on the location and
Ed. Hatch makes it interesting for Wis.
itors up there. Mr. Hatch has been
assisting in the laboratory for nearly
year and intends 10 stick TO the work
until he is a full fledged chemist
Our chemist, Mr.. b. d. Quarrie, has
been very "touchy" for a week or 50
and some of the boys remarked that he
must be coming down with the small
pox. His ailment seemed TO be located
in the vicinity Of the arm and when il
was ascertained that the chemist at
the Columbia was afflicted i'm "A similar
manner the boys started TO figure out
the cause. Some considered it nat
ural sequence and called it sympathetic
smallpox while Others were content to
call it common every day vaccinaOi9r'.
At any rate, we re very glad that the
siege is over with and that 61uarrle
and Phillips are themselves again.
Dan Rovle - assistnig in the Great
Western Office this week
The first new building of the season
in being constructed on Lincoln avenue
by a Finlander. We hope TO see 4 goodly
number of new houses constructed on
the location this year.
I The old compressor at the mine was
loaded on cars this week and shipped
TO the Mesabi.
James Harris is employed in the en-
CINE house at the Crystal Falls mine.
Pete Bryson has multiplicity of
term in front of his name now days.
In addition TO the handle Of alder
man tackled onto it by the city couG
ell he has that Of foreman Of the
machine shop over here
Dub Gribble babe MS all goodby
Sunday night and returned e Toledo
where he will take mp his work again
with the steam shovel company
Frank Koob resigned his position as
pumpman at the Lamont mine and is
succeeded in the place by VIII Broad
Ant Broad and Tom Penglase are
40 work this week repairing the steam
shovels preparatory Co TO opening ot
the ore shipping season
Blacksmith Harry Hatch and his son
are hard at work on the baiIers this
week getting them ready tor use next
week
Ed Watts is one of the most persist
ant hunters that there is in Crystal !
Falls He goes hunting once each week !
regularly but no one would know 1t |
from the game that he bring in for |
he has never been known 10 bring in |
any game since he has been heie
George Faulkner was visitor ut |
Marquette this week He is still un
able 10 work because Of his sore finger /
Harry Carter is back from lshpem
ing His broken Lex is mud better
,ut he still walks lame
Captain Carlson of the Lamont is
aid to be slated for supervise r from
his ward The Great WesterA fellows
ne no hogs AMI want 10 I'D yiue mp
bings with the Lamont
Alex Koskenin, the tailor. il sioing
God business lie occupies the old
tand of l.. w. Gidlund and efems to
e giving good satisfaction.
James Bell, who for the a. year
as been time keeper at the armenia
,ine left last Tuesday eveping for
,ngland. Mr. Bell was not sire when
g came here Just what he Yould do
Mt thinks that he will 20 South Africa
the war is settled shortly