The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-12-30
EXPLORING THE
EAST RANGE
~ SUsQUEHANNA PEOPLE START WORK
J" NORTH or ARMENIA.
MASTODON AGAIN SOUGHT
Consumers Ore Company Starts Work or
"a Tract Of Lands Close 10 old
Mine,

General Manager Geo l.. Woodworth. !
Of the Buffalo and Susquehanna Mining
company was in the city last Tuesday
and Wednesday and while here per-
fected plans for the exploring Of the
forty Immediately adjoining the Ar
menia mine on the north Isaac Will
liams, Jr was engaged TO look after
the work and started at once with a
gang OF men to get things in shape.
An old snaft on the property will
DO bailed out and the workings in
apected aud, IL the indications are
favorable. extensive exploratory work
will be undertaken
The forty Is the property Of John 5.
Mcdonald and was explored years ago
by Thos. j McCusker. about the time
that the Armenia was first opened.
Mr.. McCusker sunk lot Of pits, all OF
them in ore formation. The indica-
tions are very promising all over the
property enough 10 induce man to
spend his last dollar but the work
done there failed to prove mp any clean
ore.
In reviewing the work with McCusker
several years ago he expressed great
faith in the property but stated that
the work done by him was merely
scratching about on the surface" 80
TO speak
In one pit considerable mixed ore was
found and it was thought that they
had find but the ore wouldn' I
clean up. II is in this same pit that
Mr.. Woodworth iH working and those
who have given the property attention
say that the chances are favorable to
the discovery Of body Of clean ore IL
depth enough is attained.
I Last week we told our readers that
the ConsGmers orc company was to
eome here 70 explore for iron ore
This week we are able to say that they
are here Supt Harry Roberts, who
represents tho concern on the Mesabi
range came down from Duluth on
Wednesday and stayed long enough to
complete arrangements for the explora-
ton Of a tract OF ten forties i'm Mas.
iodon township upon whicn the com
pany has options.
The property is owned, in the main
by the Sheldon estate and has always
been considered valuable. Some ore
was found on the lands long ago when
Mr.. Roberts was at the old Mastodon
but Is was too low in grade at that
time for any merchantable purpose.
That grade Of ore IL in big demand
today.
The Consumers company has recent
~ acquired several mi iIlions of tons OF
Mesabi ores and needs these old rang,
ore TO mix with their Mesabi products
and Mr.. Roberts remembered the old
find and took steps At once 70 acquire
the property.
He proposes to have tie property
explored with diamond drill and to
that end has arranged with the firm
OF Longyoar a. Hodge to do the work,
The cd james property. at Iron
River was optioned during the weel
TO the Mineral Mining company ant
az soon az all arrangements are com
pleted heavy plant Of machinery vii
DO Installed and the old mine unwater
"a.
The showing at the james u sufi
oient 70 warrant this WORK although
tne property was abandoned as worth
loss nj the time OF the slump three
years ago.
In addition to taking the Jame
property the company has acquired ~
option upon the Harrington propert.
which adjoins the James and IL ais
considered valuable.
The James IA now owned by MIR
James, John McGillis, Herman
Holmes, Dr. Libby, f. AmmermaI
and-the Van Dykes
~he Harrington is owned by NJ. II
,.iarty. John McGillis and NJ J
Norwood.
The resumption Of work in this dis
trics means more for Iron River thar
the finding OF new mino in th
Spring Valley district for Il is .th'
beginning Of the opening OF new
district the value of which has hereto
fore been a mystery.
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