The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1906-05-05

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plant at is bottom end. over 1000
feet below. aud an auxiliary plant
placed in position for use IN case oi
any injury to the main plant.
This property has three developed
levels of ore ready 10 be attacked the
backs averaging abont 100 feet Only
"a certain amount Of the ore i taken
ont each year az the output Of each OF
the Steel company mines ~ limited.
THE ARMENIA
This u another of the abandoned
properties brought 10 lite again The
operators have discovered, NJ a greater
depth. body OF ore that proves the
mine u be good one. The present
operations are carried on with a view
OF developing a new level 80 as 10 get
a better idea for the extent Of the ore
deposit before locating new shaft
and equipping the property with a new
plant OF mnrhinery The present shaft
and machinery are located too close 70
the ore body : fine location has been
built and the mine has taken On an
air Of permanency that was never ap-
parent there before The property will
make h very fair sized shipment the
coming seaon.
THE CRYSTAL FALLS
This old stand by OF the district is
physicalIy about what II has been for
the last i've or -ix years The hitch
over the renewal Of ,he lea-e, which
expired last year. kept back develop
ment work ut this property and IL u
not in the shape that u undoubtedly
would be II this lease question had not
interlcred The property needs new
shaft because 81 the dipping away
/ from the present shaft Of The ore body.
To obviate this transfer u made 1T
the stb level to an incline shaft sunk
close to the ore This method ia more
expensive and more cumbersome than
direct hoist Int the operators are too
busy just now to make the improve
ments that they would like to make
No Improvements have been made
at this mine during the year Il i
said that u larger skip il soon 70 80
put in the transfer shaft % allow u a
larger tonnage
The usual output will ~ shipped
this year
GREAT WESTERN.
White the Western was not al
abandoned property. lts utefulness was
greatly hampered IN tie past by
6naucial difficulties ana later Oh ~
poor equipment These defect. have
an been overcome and the property u
today In better physical condition than
ever Diamond drill Dorings some
few years ago proved the ore body u
be continuous 70 great depth.
The property will make the largest
ouiput IN its history this year. jus
now the labor shortage = curuihn.
the output some but this. il Is hoped
viii be overcome
THE FAIRBANKS
The first mine in thc district il
again to heconle shipper II va
supposed 10 have been worked ou
twenty years ago but Corrigan. Nc
Kinney 4 Go. ceased the property lar
year. cleaned ont the old shafts s0nl
them about 100 feet deeper and i
looks a. II they are going to be reward
ed They have encountered very faii
sized body of medium grade ore. Tn
ore body lies both ON the Paint an,
Fairbanks properties, mainly on III,
former
There j. only temporary equip
ment ON the property at present an,
the operators have not announced i
they intend 20 20 ahead with per
manent plant this year. A nice rhip
ment will ba made
! THE LAMONT.
This IA the only property in the dir
trict that pute on a gloomy look
physically. at the present time Tn
ore body has narrowed down and IL %
: present comparatively small. A lot o
! lateral drill work was done with nj
result during the winter.
The operators bank their hopes on
5 discovery being made AZ create
i depth
+ The property is well equipped an,
+ will take It's usual shipment this sea
son.
THE BRISTOL
This property Of Oglobay. Norton 4
f, Co has seen grea; deal Of improve
nent work on surface and in The shat
, during the year a new hoistinI
. plant nas Lccn installed md the sur
face equipment IS now the equal Of AN
f, mine la the district
Tho shaft was enlarged and r5timbe
rel throughout ~ tniiro distance
The physical condition 81 tho min
about the sama af during iast vci
The GRO holly s concentrated on 90
cast ond OWNS u the clnnee f
furnace Practice Hica u0N tH 81.
+ 81 much iowel nsae aIc nowadays h
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