The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-09-22
Spring.

baukn valley bOutn OF the Village OF
Stambangh A visit 10 the west side
Of the county is not at all complete
unless one takes drive through this
now famous section.
Starting out from Iron River along
Carnegie Avenue and crossing toe
river at the stambaugh depot, the
first exploration one meets with is the
OGLEBAY NORTON
on the NV i of the SW Sec. 30. 49,
3j. This exploration lies Just south Of
Stambaugh depot and a shaft Is being
sunk OH each side Of the river, which
divides the forty about in the middle
The shaft on the west side is in ore
clean ore have been met with The
shaft on the east side is located away
up on the side of the hill II il said
that some ore has been met with but
none had been placed on the dump last
Tuesday.
To the southwest Of this forty ia
THE HIAWATHA
This property IL now being worked
under option by the Buffalo q Sus-
quehanna people. They unwatered the
mine. dropped the shaft another lift
and cut the ore in long drift TO the
south. They are drifting the ore de-
posit met with and the property is re-
ported to be looking very favorable.
The old lense % ore has cut ont AZ this
property.
THE DOBER
Is the next property met with along
the road to the south Of the Oglebay
Norton This mine IS being worked
right along and drift has been run
70 develop the old Isabella ore body
which lies about 300 feet to the north
of the Dober.
Along the southwest line Of this
property the Oliver Iron Mining com
pany had started diamond drill work
10 try 10 catch the Caspian lense.
This is the only exploratory work be-
ing done by the Oliver Mining com.
pany In or about Stambangh.
THE CASPIAN
mine Of the pickands- Mather company
is the next in order, lying on the NE
4 Of Sec /, 49-35. The efforts Of the
operators is being given 10 the opening
mp Of the ore body on the 300 It level,
all Of the ore that is shipped being
taken from the development work
The ore body Is Of large proportions
AMI the company has not decided. just
yet, as to the method that will be
pursued in winning the ore. A bur
den, l3O feet in average depth lies
over the ore and in THE il great deal
Of quick sand - that stripping Is not
by any means an easy proposition. by
opening mp the ore body couple Of
levels ahead the effect upon the water
in the burden can be- noted and plan
Of campaign will then be decided up
on.
The property Is well equipped and
second shaft is being sunk mainly for
ventilation purposes This shaft is yet
In the over burden, the progress being
very slow. When we were no the pro-
perty the snaft was down about "
feet aud with but three feet more 10
90, before hard pan would be reached,
Captain Frangquist was very hopeful
but, while we were standing aronnd
the sand began 10 boil and when it let
up the shaft was eight feet less in depth
than IL was when we got there The
boils are less frequent now than they
have been right along and less rapid
CORRIGAN- NJ KINNEY PROP.LR-
TIES.
To the northeast of the Caspian lies
the land under option by the Corrigan-
Mckinney people, stretching ont
mile in length along the $ = Sc 4
Sec 30, 1895 and the Sw of Sec.
81 i3-3l The last named description
i what Is known MS the Baker.
At this property shaft has been
sunk ~ great expense through the 100
feet of overburden and Is now down
100 feet in tho ledge They are about
ready 70 drift 70 prove up the ore cut
with the drilL
The land 20 the west il called the
Hoolihan and upon IL the diamond
drill has shown ore from one end e.
the other, the entire length Of the ore
lands Of this concern being one mile
THE MGILLIS
is the next property along the county