The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-08-14
MINING MATTERS.

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discontinued the driu work on their
part of Section 80.
A strong wire rope fence has been
placed alongside the caving of the
Pioneer property.
Plans have been completed for a
new laboratory for the US. Steel
corporation to be built sometime this
fall near the new offices.
The Tesora Mining Company is
still drilling on the Semer lands adj
joining the Chandler On the west. So
far we have been unable to learn the
results of the work.
Duplicates of the new engines to be
put in by the Pioneer are being built
by the Sullivan Machinery company
for the Aragon mite at Norway,
Mich, also controlled by the Oliver
Mining company
The Pioneer mine. hoisted $4,000
tons of ore in July. tThe stock pile
yet contains about $1,000 tons which
will all go forward. 100000 tons
were on the pile wien navigation
opened.
A shaft at the Pioneer has reached
the twelfth level or ! c56 feet. Two
new levels are being o9ened and pre-
parations are going forward towards
installing large engine pump to
handle all the water tothe surface.
A drill was put in OF. Section % last
week on lands owned by P. R, Vail
and under lease to f.. W. Pearson
and company by Cole 3 McDonald the
drill contractors. 1t Il expected that
something will be shown mp by this
drill. Some work dong on the prop
erty few weeks ago, Showed up some
ore.
All the drills on Section 30 have
been discontinued butwe understand
the fee owners will EXPLORE the prop
erty themselves by means of drills
and shafts. The fnaaeial difficulties
OF the Lake Superior Consolidated is
said to be responsible for the shut
down of the Section Thirty Company.
The Chandler has CONSTRUCTED a
new engine house at 70. shaft on
the ledge just in the fear Of the old
one and the boilers are being placed.
The building of the neS engine house
was a necessity as tbeeold one was
failing to pieces, occasfoned by the
caving of the ground upon which it
stood.
Steel is on the ground for the new
shaft house at the A shaft of the
Pioneer. The foundations have all
been completed and the mine is await
ing the pleasure of the American
Bridge company who have the con-
tract for erecting the same. The
structure is to be an all steel, two
compartment and ladder road build
ing, 1913 feet in heighth. The stan
dard 5-ton sklps will be used for hoist
ing and with the new engines will
run at the rate of(2OOO feet minute.
The foundation work for the new
engine house for the Pioneer A shaft
has been completed. The new build
Ing wilt be a handsome structure
when completed. The steam end is
to be 5lx53 and the machinery end
47x57. The foundation for the brick
stack has also been completed. The
stack is to be of brick, 6 feet on the
inside and l25 feet high. The steam
end will be taken care of by battery
OF three $50 HIP. return tubular boil
ers. 70 inches by Is feet. Two 26x60
Corliss engines with l2-foot direct
motion drums will compose the hoist
ing gear, which will be capable Of
hosting the heavy 5-ton skips at a
speed of 1000 feet per minute. The
building is to be veneered brick on
the inside and iron sheeting on the
outside. The estimated cost of the
plant will be about SS5, 900, and it will
be one of the best in the Lake Super
ior country.