The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-06-09
IRON RIVER DISTRICT
FORGING TO FRONT
VALLEY NORTH or IRON RIVER TO
RIVAL TkMB1uGn.
MINERAL RIEIKe COMPANY THERE
ns, BE- Ting in tes lanes kopwlnsky.
Harrington ard 0tho Properties
intefes Awakening.

Iron mining men are Just beginning
% awake 10 the fact that there is an
other district in Iron county that pro
misses 70 rival, II not out-do. the STAN
baugh valley, and that is the valley
north OF Iron River village The only
thing looking like mine IL the James
property, which was explored several
years ago by Crersr. Clinch a Co. o'
Chicago and dropped
There has been great deaf ot coz.
fusion in the past relative 20 the dis'
tricts on the west side of the county
The whole territory has gone by the
name ~ the Iron River district when
a. matter of fact the working mines
% the west side are not in Iron River
territory Al all bnt in stambaugh In
catering 70 local pride Iron River
people nave been giving the name Of
Iron River q Stamhaugh properties
and thus have neglected their own ter
ritory which promises 70 be greater
than the stambaugh end - the dis-
trict
a few week- ago w made mention
in these columns of reputsd big
diamond drill lind ~ the Iron River
district The report was laughed at
by Iron River people and press the
phoo hooing probably being prompted
/ by the interest that had made the find
and didn want too much noise made
about il until AZ mnch II the surround
i ing land had been acquired AZ the in.
terest War able 10 handle
4 il il acKnow le1ged now that there
was great deal 70 the story and the
Mineral Mining company, managed by
supt + + Brown O; Iron Mountain.
seems to nave a very me thing IN the
district
Al any rate, this company has com
menced operations At the old James
mine and nas taken leases upon the
James Harrington. Konwinsky.
4 Minckler aud Aronson farmes. all in
section 20, 43-8t
Those who claim 10 know state that
sufficient drilling has been done 70
pretty well assure the Mineral Mining
co that it has 4 big property without
doubt
The machinery has arrived al Iron
River for the james property and IL IL
u such calibre a. "a insure the
operation Of the property 90 an exten.
sive scale.
The old workings viii b. pnwaterea
and the shaft suLk another hundred
feet a. well AZ some long drifts run 10
prove ny what has been cot by = dis-
moDd drill
Tbis new district is one ~ heavy
sand over burden 50 ,nat II the district
PAM ont only strong concerns can
enter il a. the cost of exploration viii
be heavy
/ Another thing about the district il
that II is comparatively wet one
Judging from events AZ the James and
indications AZ the drills
II is also said that the district will
IL q low grade orr That remains to
% seen. II IL probable that the true
deposits have not been cut yet and
when they are found il il time enough
TO establish the general character of
the ore
The ore formation Seems to follow =
big rayine that closely resembles aD
old river or creek bed and il il thought
that this ravine outlines draw in the
formation and the experience all
throught the Iron River and STAN
bangh district mas been that the ore
deposits are found OF the draws in the
formation.
The dissemination u information
relative TO this district had caused a
rush thereto and land all along thi,
ravine IL being eagerly picked up away
north 20 Morrison creek Mining men
were out there during the week look
ing over lsnds and IL il known that
lands are being optioned for iron away
up In the vicinity q Atkinson
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