The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-05-05
REVIEW OF LOCAL
MINING PROGRESS
(shppiN6 SEASON FINDS Us BETTER
THAN EVER.
I'd EXCEED ALL FORMER RECORDS
ouipu, From the Crystal Falls District
Win be Greatest in its History Two
New shippers

New shippers
Shipping season. a. u 1906 finds
the mines OF the Crystal Falls district
IN better shape than ever before a
bigger progress in mining WORK, more
men employed in the mines, more ex-
ploring contemplated and better wages
paid than has ever been the case since
the camp was put on the map
MINES IN BETTER SHAPE
The local district has gone through
many ups and downs in its short his
tory. During the period of independent
ownership. the mines were IN weak
hands A depression in the iron buei
ness Of the country brought about "A
shutdown and demoralizing of the
business OF the community and Of the
organization at the mine A revival
in business brought q boom and about
the time the mine manager got his
force organized and his mine IN shape
10 mine ore az reasonable figure an
other depression came and then shat
down.
MINING METHODS CHANGING.
This unstableness bad very bad
effect upon mining methods The
mining company began to demand ore
the minute the water was ont Of the
mine aud the local superintendent had
10 furnish it cr lose his JOB. Con-
sequently qouging was re-ortcd to.
Anyway 10 get ont the ore was the
motto No time was given 70 opening
and developing q level Development
work and mining work were carried
on az the same t.nie and Ia many cases
were one and the same thing
ore that was valuable or would have
\ been valuable had IL been let alone
\ vas aciihced d get out the few tons
that could be eot handily snd with
little cost. The hand 70 mouth min
ing preclnded the employing q an
engineer and - the mining was done
by guess and many hnc lens - ere
was missed
No EXPLORING DONE
When the lens Of ore pinched the
mine was abandoned 50 exploring
was done while the orc was boing won
10 know what was hidden behind this
81 that slip OF rock 80, mines that
were abandoned as worked ont have
been rc.hahilitated aud are bigger
than ever
ALL CHANGED NOW
But. these methods are all things u
tho past Now. ore Il too valuable e
waste. Methods are being employed
by which every pound that can be won
is taken from the mine. Many Of the
old 'scranls are yielding more profit
10 the operators today than the whole
clean body Of ore did IN the days Of
the gouging method.
Every foot o. the ground is being
explored by diamond drill for new
bodies and the operators are reasonably
sure that no ore is left on a level befor,
the next one is attacked Thus mine'
are proving bigger than 10 was ever
supposed they could be
The policy OF exploring Thoroughly
has relegated 10 the obsolete the
theory that Crystal Pals ore bodies cut
ont at depth OF abont OO0 feet.
Abandoned mines and low grade ex
plorations that were supposed to ID
worthless are again attacked and new
and better mines ARE coming forth on
OF the ruins OF twenty years ago.
Thus II is that Crystal Falls ha
,ger and better mines today than
er before IN It's history and a brie
vmmary of the conditions AZ eacn o
the properties may thus be- Of interets
THE MANSFIELD
Located on lots 6 and Z. Sec Il. a.
III is the only mine IN the district tha
has produced any amount of Besame
ore. II was 40 one time an abandoned
- property due to the flooding OF IN
lntrr by the breaking ia Of tho Michi
gainine river that iowod oyerit
las for years with no ono to oven con
slider 81 redemption FINALLY \
river was turned and tho mine an
watcrel Then another aiHcuit
mennced lho Shaft wins uusaia ano
addrd Is ihis tho oia heo5 Ae
0i pirohin Qut
Houeqor tbe operators determine
to go down ana = nigeer nnd tctll
mine than was ever dfcnmed ni wo
found SO great depth q new shai
was sunk IN the hanging walls by IN