The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-11-08

outcrop in the river bank and located
for Breitung what is now the Lamont
property He supposed that the
outcrop was on that description and
secured and option from BreItung and
strated TO explore. He aug several
pits upon the bank over the outcrop
but what work he did was very little
Now. I understand that that was the
first regular exploring done in Crystal
Falls
There was in these parts at that
time a couple OF cruisers named Matt
by. They were attracted 70 the place
by Armstrong; samples aud came
thither. They saw Armstrong; pits
and in running out the lines found
hat he had located on the wrong PROV
erty They at once secured au option |
from the owner, who was ut that time
Theodore NJ Davis. Lot being o
private piece of property. When Arm
strong found that he was on the wrong
land he quit his work there and went
20 the Mastodon Of which | will nave
more TO say latter
Connected with the Maltbys was a
Young man that worked IN the Canal
company Office, he securing options
on lands that they selected The
Maltbys built little camp up on thr
hill from the falls and gathering a
small crew of men continued the work
that Armstrong had started. The
buisied themselves looking around and
set upon tho Fairbanks and the Kimball
as promising pieces Of property AMI
secured options on them.
The Maltbys interested s d. Hol-
lister. Sr and Mr. Runkle in their
explorations and brought them zap mere
to look them over that summer The
gentlemen were favorably impressed
with them and sometime during that
GUNNER or winter. the Crystal Falls
Iron company was formed TO take over
Ic these options and to continue
the exploratory work This company
secured options from Judge Williams
ON What is now the Hennipen lands
Thus there were practically three ex-
olorations in the immediate vicinity
Of Crystal Falls that summer. the
Fairbanks. KImball and the old
Crystal Falls Jacob Shafer had been
in here that year bat did no explors
; tory work.
; Another location where some work
was being done was at Mastodon
! Jack Armstrong was told by some one
] I. shave forgotten just how he came by
the information, OF an outcrop in the
, middle Of a swamp and he went TO ~
and found the information correct and
that the outcroping work was ore. de
. secured a crew Of men and started
: work there. Then there was one other
4 exploring crew in the neighorhood and
lii was working between the Mastodon
and the Dunn. | have forgotten who
: owned the exploration but no doubt,
some of the other writers will remember
q whom they were.
visited this district during the
: summer Of 1880, | think in July
month. l came here from Florence IN
: company with State Geologist Ber
- ringer. Superintendent Kemp, OF the
Florence mine and either Carl OF
i George Sheldon. The Sheldons were
!, taking the geologist in 20 have lool
= at what is now the Columbia mine y
; as to get his opinion Of it. We drove al
a the BruIe and to camp that stooc
near whore the old Delphic mine is
There were no roads from there s'
- we left the team and took Armstrong
- tail from there 10 Msstvdop where n
had his crew at work. From there W,
took the section line 10 the camp nes
y the present Damn mine and the fore
- man OF that camp took his compass
= and guided us 10 the Columbia wher
:, we spent few hours and returned
a. During the winter OF 1880 and 1873
81 there was much talk Of the Crysts
"A Falls district. although the only wor
a. done was at the properties named. Hol
- ilstor and Runkle were hard at work in
al teresting capital In the development
cb the place and as they were undvrstoc
"A 20 have been backed by some OF th
= officials of the North western road. the
"a succeeded and. ia the spring OF 1881
-, opened up work on a bigger scale tha
"a ever came from Florence
= March OF that year 10 take charge
u their explorations. In the mean tin
ad the promoters were arranging for Il
/, building Of town. They tried at fir
10 get the level land near Runkle lal
~ but that was covered with fine PHI
"a aud the lumber companies would p
-, sell IL so they were compelled 10 "a