The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-05-10

soon be ready to enter the shipping list.
Nine Of the new properties will ship
over the Eastern Minnesota 70 the
docks at Allouez bay, and il il expect
ed that all Of them will be on the line
not later than the first Of June.
In addition TO the spur tracks alrea-
DIV under contract for construction IN
this district, mention of which has
been made in this department con-
struction of the spur to the new Deer
ing property in sections 81 aud ~,
57-22, which was last week purchased
from Messrs. Hawkins. Kinney, Pearec
and Crosby. AS stated, this track will
be an extension of the Stevenson line'
and the length of new road will be
about seven miles. This line leaves
the main line of the Eastern at Kelly
lake. four miles southwest of Hibbing
The Deering people are in hurry for
the ore, and in consequences the roNd
building will be pushed as fast as pos
sible. 1t is said the extension traverses
a section of country very favorable TO
railroad building.
The Stevenson mine presents a din
erent appearance to what il did last
season, and is more active by reason
of the changes made during the winter.
, The mine is worked 'open-cut and the
pit is reached from the east end. Dur
} ing the winter the approach was eur
l larVed from q space of two tracks wide
Ia a width even greater than the pit
: itself, and admitting of sufficient
trackage to handle with ease all OF the
Q ore chat can posi- bly, be- taken out by
Q All of the steam -shovels there is room
Q for in the mine. The mann railroad
o track, instead of crossing tresole ano
= reaching the south side of the mine
o now comes in from the east and john
4 the track entering the mine. Th'
e whole Is arranged looking TO the great
g est possible output from the Stevenson
. AT the opening of the season the esti
It mated output for this year was 1900
= 600 tons il is the belief OF mining me-
Z that il will be impossible TO achlev'
such record The mine, however
V is sire to make big shipment, shiF
a ment that will over-top the millio
Z mark considerably Hibbing Ore.
e In january last The Cleveland iro
= ore firm OF Pickands. Mather q Con
p pany took an option for the lease
n the ne Of the NV and the NV Of ia
"a ne of section /, and twenty acres
q the shalt of the sc of section2 5l-2'
n situated just south Of the Mahonin
a mine. The work of proving the pre-
Y perty was continued until this weel
= when the Cleveland firm exercised Il
y right nnder the option and bought "a
~ lease, for which it paid $3.50, 600
"a is given out that the tract contain
so upward of A. 900, 600 t0ns OF ore al
&c that ii will he developed this seasoi
ed The surface is said to be shallow el
al ough to permit of open-cut mining al
that is the method that will prohab
be employed The fee Of the land
as owned by the Western Mesabi LaI
q. comany, which is controlled by Jam
on j. Hill, and was organized to tai
,m over the iron lands Of the Wright
Il Davis company, when they we
III bought by the Great Northern interest
r. The lease was held by J. T. Jone
nd of Iron Mountain A. b. Coates. I.
ch Jones and DIR. Stuart Bates of Virgini
ill John q. Williams and Richard Sche
i OF Duluth and the neat sum of $3.50, Q
,m will be divided between them. al
q bling Ore.
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