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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-06-20

are not found in day, and patience
is needed in the systematic exploring
of these tracts. Both of these COM
panies could start on ore near the lines
of their neighbors. The Lowell has
developed fine bodies near the north
line of Lake Superior a. Pittsburgh.
and mas copper right to the line Of
Calumet a. Pittsburgh's Del Nortle
claim, but the arrangements of these
organizations desire to get further
away so that shaft will be able TO
draw from larger territory. Mr.. Cole
say the Del Norte alone has ore enough
to pay for all the claims of these com
panies. 1t is most favorable location,
and the. development companies as
ISOLATED with Calumet q Arizona
certainly selected the best-looking
things in that camp. This they had
the opportunity of doing. being the
first to look them over with an idea of
business. The Pittsburgh a. Duluth,
their latest venture, has shaft down
$50 feet. which shows the way these
gentlemen do things Iron Ore.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-06-20
HEMLoCK EXPLORATIONS.
tAmasa.

The Helnlock River Mining company
has started work with churn drill on
a lot Of lands adjoining the mine
property to the west with view of
testing the ledge to see if any ore for
nation exists thereon. The company
intends to sell the property for farm
ing Purposes If there is no probability
of ore existing upon the lands.
The formation about Amaas is of
the same order as that in the other
portions of the Crystal Falls district
and ore is liable to occur at any point.
Nothing has ever been done TO the
west TO determine if another formation
exists ont in that direction so that the
present work of the Hemlock people
will give interesting information Of
that locality.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-06-20
THE MICHIGAN.
(Arnasa.


No mining work has been done at
this property of the Oliver Mining
company for several weeks and all of
the crew but ABOUT 10 men were laid
off temporarily To allow of repairs
being done TO the upper portion of the
shaft These repairs were made
necessary by the moving OF the ground
and consequent displacement of the
shaft timbers. There is surface of
90 feet at this property through which
the shaft was sunk at an angle Of a.
bout 60 degrees. When the shaft was
first put down about four years ago
there was a movement OF the dirt that
disarranged the timbers somewhat and
il is from the effect of this original
movement augmented by recent simil.
ar occurrences that the mine is now
suffering. The timber work through
out the whole of the 90 feet had to be
replaced consuming about six weeks OF
time. IL is thought that the work will
be finished in about another week so
that work on the bottom may be re-
sumed. In the meantime the pumps
are put in operation.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-06-20

is widening Of the exploration into
fields long idle and into others that
have never been explored. This is true
not alone of the Lake Superior region
but of others all over the country.
Recent inspections made from this
city of supposedly valuable ore lands
in lower California. and in central
upper California, have been discourage
ing In lower California the ore is
poor and water is absent. In some
places in upper California the ore,
while it looks magnificent on the
surface. soon degenerates into sui
phide. while in others the ore is
heavily titaniferous. which, reports
to the contrary Notwithstanding, is as
yet too refractory for reduction econ
omically. In southwestern Utah.
where are enormous outcroppjngs of
excellent ore. almost the entire field
is held by interests that propose utilz-
ing il themselves. chief among which
is the Colorado Fuel a. Iron Co. This
company's operations in iron ores else
where are of such a nature that the
Utah fields are very acceptable at this
time.
There is a revival of exploratory
work in the northern side is the in
ternatinal boundary north OF Lake
Superior by American ore users. The
Michipicoten district is written down,
though it is probable that in some of
its newer explorations the Clergue
syndicate has very large deposits. and
work that was to have been taken NJ
in some fields south of the lake has not
started The southern Wisconsin ore
fields in Sank county are looking well,
and the Deering Harvester Co. has Just
now closed lease on 400 acres and
has paid $50, 600 in advance royalties.
Others are working there also, and il
is claimed that 10, 600, 600 tons of AL
grades has been shown up by the
several companies This is, probably.
an over statement Mesabi exploration:
are slower than any past year. IL il
quite evident that this range has bevr
pretty we'll explored Future ore
bodies are liable to be small and to be
found more accidentally than in re-
cent past, and almost entirely ON land
already explored more or less thorough.
~ and perhaps several times, Marine
Review.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-06-20
Additio nal Personals,

Stambaugl is to have big celeDra-
tion. Geo Promo and Kelly are to
shoot for biz purse and there il To-
be a big horse race, purse OF 800
having been hung up for the latter at
traction.
Miss Jen' Frazier will leave next
week for oronto where she will
spend mop visiting friends. She
will 60 by WHY of the Lakes.
Mrs. Lands went to Escanaba the
first of the week, called there to attend
her mother y ho died yesterday.
Misses Bia White of Iron Mountain
and Dora ,,oke of Iron River visited
with Miss .siza Desbien this week
No Mass morrow at the church
of the Curadian Angel as Father
Becker goes to Claiming and Sagola
Mrs Gott will De in Amasl Monday
and Tuesday with line OF mid-sum-
mer hats.
Little Herold Bergman had leg
broken last night by being thrown off
horse that be was riding.
The Iron county souvnir books are
here for distribution. They will be
distributed Monday.
Mrs f. H. Abbott will take lake
trip to Detroit next week.
Read Harris corset offer. IL is a
genuine bargain.
Sput. f. W. Hopkins visited the
Britsol.this week.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-06-20
sHELDoN-wELCH EXPLORATIONS

The diamond drill has been started
to work at these explorations south OF
the Dunn mine in Mastodon township
and the owners will soon know if they
have anything of value on the property.
The present hole is at an underlay of
40 degrees 80 That the formation will
be crossed at lively rate.
Away to the south Ct the first men
toned exploration, on sec, Is, 80,
they have crew of men at work on a
small deposit OF ore that was found
with test pit recently. The men are
trenching the find TO see what its
dimensions are when it will be tested
for depth. No great dependence is
being put upon the find 10y the owners
but there is 30 telling what it may
show up as that region is pitted with
deposits similar to lLat found at the
Mastodon
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-06-20
STARTLING EVIDENCE.

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is constantly coming in, declaring DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consumption
Coughs and Colds to be unequaled.
A recent expression from T. J. Nc.
Farland Bentorville. Va, serves as
example. He writes: II had Bron-
chitis for three years and doctored all
the time without being benefited.
Then | began taking Dr. Kings New
Discovery, and few bottles wholly
cured me. Equally effective in
curing all Lung and Throat troubles,
Consumption Pneumonia and Grip.
Guaranteed by j. G. Wilkinson Drug
gistS Trial bottles free, regular sizes
500 end $500
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-06-20
HIS LAST HOPE REALIZED.


In the first opening Of Oklahoam to
settlers in 1889, the editor of this
paper was among the many seekers
after fortune who made the big race
one fine day in April. Druing his
travelling about and afterwards his
camping upon his claim, he encounter.
ed much bad water. which, together
with the severe heat. gave him very
severe diarrhoea which il seemed
almost impossible to check, and along
In June the case became so bad he ex-
.pected TO die. .-One. day one of his
neighbors brough him one small bottle
of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
'Diarrhoea Remedy as last hope.
big dose was given him while he was
rolling about on the ground in great
agony, and in few minutes the dose
was repeated. The good effect of the
medicine was soon noticed and within
IN hour the patient was taking mis-
first sound sleep for a. fortnight. That
one little bottle worked a complete
cure and he connot help but feel
gratfuI, The sseason for bowel dis
orders being at hand suggests this
item. For sale by Coles Pharmacy.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-06-20
ACCEPTED THE
WATER WORKS,

The City council held meeting last
Monday evening in the council chamb-
or that was an interesting one. The
first matter up was the purchase of
the dynamo, or rather the paying for
it, it having been purchased with the
understanding that it should be G. o.
d. deal Mr.. Abbott stated to the
council that ths money in payment for
the dynamo could be had of j. III. Parks
on the following terms That city
warrants be issued to him due at about
the time the taxes come in next fall,
with interest at the rate Of . per cent
and that he be given commission Of
500 on the loan. In short the pro-
position amounted to the loan of 50, 600
at a rate of Si3 per cent interest. Mr..
Abbott further stated that the Westing
house, people had sold the dynamo for
$3, 900 but that in anticipation of the
city's getting the cash of Mr.. Parks
and to stand share of the expense of
the loan, had agreed to throw off $50
thus, making the commission that the
city would have to pay but $50 The
aldermen didn't like the proposition
but as 1t was the only alternative it
is probable that. the deal will be con-
summated, In order to make the
negotiations regular committee was
appointed to wait upon Mr.. Parks
and conclude arrangements with him
or do better If they can.
A committee from the fire depart
mentconsisting Of Thos Conlin and
Hans NJ Johnson Appeared and asked
that the city purchase 800 feet OF new
hose in order to allow the equipping
OF new cart to be stationed in Maple
Grove ana that a small hose cart house
be erected somewhere in the vicinity
of Robert Minus place for the shelter
ing of the cart and hose, 1t was decid-
ed to buy the bose in question,
The next matter up was a petition
from number of residents at the
lower end Of Superior avepue asking
that the water main be extended to the
railroad track The city engineer
was instructed to make estimates Of
the cost. 4.
Mr.. Weeks was before the board for
a settlement The contractor had had
men at work for severala days correct
ing the faults that had been found in
the work he did by the expert who
examined the dam etc. some time ago,
The board Of public works had visited
the power plant during the forenoon
and had found everything remedied
and they reported 30 TO the board.
On the strength Of that report tho
work was accepted and is now the
city's property The balance due Mr.
Weeks, about $500 was paid and then
attention was turned to the extras
he asks for. This was not as easy al
matter to settle. There was great
deal Of discussing resulting in naught.
The council offeerd Mr. Weeks $1,000
infuIl settlement bat ne refused that
and the meeting adjourned
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-06-20
WE CELEBR.ATE-NIT.

The Fourth of July celebration pro.
posed tor Crystal Falls has gone by the
board. The committee to solicit funds
met last MONDAY afternoon and report
cd to the general meeting that they
had sncceedgd in collecting ss4l. 80. In
the donations each saloon had given
s5 with the exception Of Notes a.
Recla who refused to donate at ali.
The expenses were footed up ~
follows: The Boys Band asked $40 Tor
their services and the Finn Band $50
making total of 1925 out of the $s4l.
In going over the list 1t was estimated
that not over 5000 OF the money sub
scribed could be collected so that after
the bands were paid there would be $40
left to put into prizes and other
expenses.
Then the lid went Off the kettle and
the fish were spilled out in quantity.
The committee finally adjourned after
passing a resolution that no celebration
be held here this year which WIS un-
animously carried.
All sorts of things are being said
hut the general censure rests Nth the
saloons who would give but So and
those who would give nothing As
a way OF getting even 10 is proposed.
and there is much agitation in favor
u il about town, that the city officers
Ike notified ia close the saloons gh
an day the Fourth. The state law
.orbids the saloons being opened anu
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-06-20
Copper X
X Gossip.
THE ARIZONA MINES

While little is being said concerning
them, the properties in the Bonanza
Circle are being energetically operat-
ed, and those in charge are telling we'll
pleased with what Is being done. Like
other shares, the price of these have
gone down being subjected TO the
same financial Influences that affect
the entire list Of stocks but those who
are are holding interests in these
companies are not worrying about
the decilnec 1t being their intention to
hold the stocka an Investment And,
were one to sell today he might hear
of big find tomorrow that wonld send
the price skyward even in the face OF
tight money and slow business These
properties are occupying very favor
able location copper has already been
found upon them, and the main de-
posits may be encountered any hour.
Close alongside the Calumet 81 Ariz~
ona and Copper Queen are mining. the
richest copper the world knows. and
have immense bodies of. such ores.
Calumet & Pittsburgh and Lake Su-
psrior & Pittsburgh have the same
formations. the same upper areas,
have cut fine stretches of leached ore,
and greater depth will bring the prize
they are hooking torsg There is no
guess work about it. The copper is
there. and they are going aftersft with
their charertheliatic yigor. None of
the leading men IA these enterprises
would think Of ceiling q share OF
stock. Capt Hoatson, who knows
copper thoroughly, and has been
with these ventures from the start
advises his friends to stay with these
development properties, predicting
great success for them. He is the
man who started Calumet q Arizona.
That property was some time IN
reaching the depths desired by the
Captain, and while it was sinking
many of the shareholders grew tired
and sold out at anywhere from ~ TO
e. per share. Had they remained
with the enterprise they would have
been big winners. They Merrills, who
have charge of the work for these
companies, are not worrying over the
future. being confdent.the ore bodies
will be found when they get to the
depth desired. This is big fold, the
copper Is at greater depth as the
center is neared, and the copper also
makes In bigger deposits and Is richer
in quality as the centre of this highly
area is neared. The cepter
Of the saucer described by the
experts. will be very
rich portion Of IT, Calumet a. Arizona
found IL so, and this will prove 60 be
the case with the development proper
ties located i'm that favorable area.
The favorable ground. according 60
the experts referred TO. does not extend
any great distance. few miles pro-
badly embracing IL. Lake Superior a.
Pittsburgh has n mile square OF lands.
while Calumet a Pittsburgh has
nearly as much To explore snch
a territory takes III me as sinking and
drifting can 80 only 50 rapidly. Mines
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-06-20
SOME DOUBTS IN IRON ORE
CIRCLES.

A good many of the best men in
the business, among iron ore mining
and.eselling companies, are hguring
, THAT Lake Superior ore movement this
year will not exceed. il itegnalss thst
of 1907. There are many sauses that
seem to Indicate lessened businesS
Strikes and unsettled conditions among
consuming interests are aimong them
but perhaps more potent is thes fact
that conservative steel maksrs are not
going TO buy ore ahead OF requires
mepts as they did last year. when the
fixing Of higher prices for Lake Super.
'aior ores has been followed by q reced-
ing movement in pig iron prices.
One cannot receive 20 per cent excess
over requirements very long without
hassftg an unwieldy furnace stockpiles
k4adsnht Is not apt 30 bring down more
than needed when he thinks that BY
another spring he ean get ut for less
4 Price. There IL little buying OF Measbi
Bessemers. though plenty Of non Bees.
semers Of that range are going OF,
There was too great difference bes
tween prices Of the two grade compaf-
ed with the slight chemical divergence.
Mesabi nom Bessemers, at present
price, mixed with old range low phos-
phorus ores, come out of the furnsnce
an adolescence pig at minimum cost.
Some large independent interests that
year OF Two ago made heavy long
time contrlcts for the delivery Of a
guaranteed 81 per cent low phosphorus
Measbi ore at 2.75 Cleveland, are ship
ping heavily, and quite naturally 80 !;
and the steel corporation is getting out
its ore. especially from stockpiles, as
| fast AS possible Lake freights are
low and there may be revival in the
FAN. in which case shippers consider
IL is well 10 have as much of require
nents down early as possible. Some
underground mines are laying of a
few men some ara cutting tho night
shift. and some steam shovel properties
are reducing their output, This is
believed 10 be temporary. Many Bees
semer mines have sold only about\ 700 to
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-06-20

If you are interested in Coz
Miner, Shelter, Owner. Pro
Promoter, Spectator or Invest
need the Copper Handbook. T
edition, just out gives new Al
chapters on the History, q
Chemistry, Mineralogy, Met
and Uses of Copper, with a
devoted solely to statistics, and
ing the entire subject of Cope
n blanket. The longest char
the book is devoted TO descript
mines, and there are
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-06-20

il these interested have the backbone
that they profess to have the saloons
will be closed or Judge Stone will have
a lot of business to transact at the
next term of court
One prominent agitator for a
celebration explained the indifference
of the saloon keepers in this way.
1.-The saloon keepers say that they
don't have to give anything for a
celebration as the Firms won't 60
away and will celebrate anyway
whether there is general celebration
or not That means that the saloons
will make just as much without a
celebration as with one and let's them
out of putting mp for celebration.
The Diamond Drill hopes that al
concerned will see the error of their
way and that the matter will be settl.
ed without resorting to the drastic
measures proposed.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-06-20
NEW DOCK CAPACITY.

1t is expected that the new ore dock
which is being built at Superior for
the Great Northern railway by the
Barnett q Record company will be
completed and ready to turn over TO
the railway before the end of next
week. When it is completed Allouez
bay will probably become the greatest
ore shipping point on the lakes In
May there were SOL, 600 tons Of ore
shipped from Superior, the total a
mount To the first of June being l02, =
600 tons ahead Of the same period last
year. Last year the Great Northern
road SHIPPED total Of 400, 900 tons
and at the present rate the two docks
alone will exceed 8, 600, 600 tons. With
the new dock in commission it is pre-
dicted that the shipments will exceed
9, 900, 600 tons, which will be consider
ably more than was shipped by either
the Duluth or Two Harbors ore docks
last year, and which is believed to be
more than will be shipped from either
OF those ports this year The new
dock will be put into commission at
once, as the present dockage is in
sufficient for the needs of the railroad.
The new dock is just half the
length of the present dock No. .
which is the largest ore dock on the
lakes. 1t is the intention Of the
company, however, to extend it the
same length as No. next season.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-06-20
NEWS OF THE MINES
The Weeks Mining and Kindred
Industries.

70 per cent Of tbeir expectations ard
are ready for aA increased demand
There are some 80 Mesabi mines. eithe
new this year or were opened in sort
of preliminary way last year, and
made initial shipments. These are all
ready to ship largely. those Of last
year at once and those of this year
either now or later in the season
Other new Mesabi mines. that were
expected to be open this year. will
scarcely get around to make delivery
Of any ore, and ii is probably just as
well that tney cannot Every facility
has been furnished for a very much
heavier ore movement than ever be-
fore. both by lake and rail transporta-
ton, by loading and unloading devices
on the docks and by preparations at
the mines and If there shall be re-
vival of demand for any class Of ore
later in the season it will be easier to
fill il than it has ever been in the
past, though it is probable that some
mixtures and grades may suffer il
purchases are left too long. The
increase of facilities of all kinds is on
scale that is scarcely realized, and
it would be an easy matter to make
lower lake delivery of 33 to 35 million
tons this year, if it could.be handled
away from the docks and if there al
demand for it. Iron Trade Review
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-06-20
.2,OO7 Copper Mil

listed and described in this book |
the copper mines of the world
descriptions ranging from few
TO ten pages, according to importai
The book has SOP octravo pages.
BREWER type, and is beautifully
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is s. in buckram and 81. 80 in J
library morocco. II will be sent
any address ordered, fully prepa
without "A cent in advance, on
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does not suit for any reason what
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BLOCK. HOUGHTON, MICH, L.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-06-20
TIE OUTLOOK IN THE ORE
49, TRADE.

Mr. l.. w. Hill, assistant to the
president of the Great Northern Ry,
and ,ins direct charge of the road 8 ore
traffit, says he does not look for AZ
heavy an ore movement as was an
ticipsted, and that his road. which
had Hgured on moving 5000. 900 tons
from the Mesabi range win not do 80
much by considerable. Mr.. Hill
thinks the country il unsettled by
the Northern Securities decision and
by the position in which IL places
combinations Ut capital In almost every
line and he believe the immediate
future rests largely with the party
.that gets into court first. = s.ff the
Northern Securities decision stands. =
said he. ''you and i can make money
by going round stirring MP cases
against organizations Of capital, from
the Pennsylvania and b & o. roads
TO the wholesale jobbers' associations
and the retailers little combinations,
than in an other way. The whole
country is mass OF combinations OF
one kind and another, and they come
under this law even more than the
Northern Securities "
But doubt as to the future of the
ore trade seems not dependent so much
on the issue of combinations as on
other and simpler facts. one Of which
is that in an effort TO get stocks ahead
at low prices more ore was taken down
last year than was needed, and there
is no particular incentive with prices
higher, as they are. for continuance
OF that policy. Most mining mine and
shippers at the upper end of the lakes
look for lesser. or no greater. move
ment of.ore than last year.
There Is as much, indeed. explora.
ton than before. and there is as sharp
demand for OF properties as ever. Few
sales are taking place. for the simple
reason that few deposits are being
shown, and those few slowly. There