The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-08-22
BIG
SUCCESS.
Mining Institute met During
the Week on Marquette
Range With Side Trip to
Sault Ste Marie.

Sault Ste Marie.
The ninth annual meeting Of the
Lake Superior Mining Institute opened
most auspiciously at Ishpeming Tues
day with more than 200 members and
visitors present The first event OF the
day was the excursion to the Mas
mine at Negaunee. This is the pro-
perty for which the Cleveland Cliffs
Iron Co., is said to nave paii 81, 600,
600. Its development to date has
been at great expense. The shaft is
now down 170 feet, having passed that
distance throught sand, and an occas-
ional stratum OF clay ledge has been
reached but it will be necessary TO 60
down several hundred feet more and
then work southwark for about the
same distance TO reach the ore body.
The work on the shaft mas been ac-
companied py many difficulties and
the achievement reflects great credit
on the company.
The visitors returned to Ishpeming
for dinner and they put in busy
afternoon at the mines near the city.
Those inspected were the Lake Super
Tor Iron Cos section 2l. opened in
1899 and now down 100 feet; the
famous Lake Angeline mine OF the
Zones q Saughlin Steel Co., also the
LAKE Nine on the site of ola Lake
Angeline. where q new shaft mas oeen
pat down $50 feet by the CleVeianu
Cliffs Iron Co. The new unlos3ling
machine invented by John Q. Green
way, superintendent OF the Ollrer
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Marquette range, was also inspected
during the afternoon and continents
were most favorable. The machine is
intended especially for breaking up
frozen ore ia order TO move it from
the docks 1t is rather supplemental
to other unloading devcies.
At the night session President wait
or Fitch. manager of the Champion
mine, delivered his address He trac-
ed the advancement made in iron
mining and referred to the way IN
which it's interests had been benefited
by consultations. He heartily advo-
Gated high wages, saying that here is
no economy in cheap men. The fol-
lowing papers were read Sinking
and Equipping No. 9 shaft at Ashland
Mine, by ii. f. Ellard, Ironwood.
4hlOn. llBh htAloSlNtS anu DdAc
and Economical Methods of Handling.
by J. III. Karkeet, Iror Mountain,
Mich. milne Accounting, by Walt
er Nj. Jeffery, Duluth "Ihe Charcoal
Industry of Northern Michigan, by
VIM. G.. Mather. Cleveland. Mr.
Mather's paper was illustrated by
steropticon views and proved most
interesting.
Qn Wednesday morning the party
left lshpeming for Marquette at 100
m and spent an hour visiting the
Pioneer furnace of the Cleveland
Cliffs company at that place. the time
being too short TO allow much more
than superficial inspection of the
great enterprise. Promptly at IL 0C
clock the big train of II pullman
cars. including several specials, pulled
out for Munising stopping at Nav.
q letle city TO take aboard the
members OF the party who were 70
join the party there. The trip tC
Munising WAS made over the new
railroad of the Cleveland Cliffs com
pany and traversed "A district heavily
timbered with all kinds of hardwood.
At points along the ronte co aid be seer
the immense choppings OF the Cleve
land -Clitts company where they take
out the cordwood for the mammot
furnace mt Marquette.
The furnace burns on an average OF
seven acres of wood per day SO that
some idea of the immense acreage con
sunled yearly by the corporation can
be had The Cleveland Cliffs compat y
is selling the land out 60 settlers on
trems. The company takes the wood
thus furnishing emplC yment TO all who
settle there and at the same time get
the country settled up ana cleared up
At Chatham we passed the uppef
peninsula experiment station where
much helpful information is being
disseminated about the peninsula,
the Data being gathered from actual
experiment at the station.
Lunch was served on the train and
when the party arrived at Munising
at 100 o'clock all were ready for the
lake trip to Grand Island. The trip
was made in gasoline launches furn.
ished for the occasion by the people OF
Marquette and Munising.
At Grand Island. which is situated
in the bay OF Munising, and has a
shore line OF 20 miles, the Cleveland
ellis company has great game pre-
serve and are working TO make the
island an ideal spot for the summer
tourists A road is being built all
around the island. Sixty men are
employed throughout the year and it
is about half completed now.
The first landing was made at Will
liam's landing where IL Is proposed TO
erect large hotels for the accommoda-
tion OF summer visitors when the
plans OF tine owners are complete.
The water ride In the launches
extended over a course OF nine miles,
three or the boats covering the course
on the return trip in less than one
hour.
Supper at the beautiful Beach Inn,
the commission of mention OF which