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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-02-23
Next Range l.. 0, o. F. Meeting

The next Menominee Range meeting
Of the l. o. O. +. will be held at Iron
River on April 26 that being the
S7th Anniversary OF the founding Of
the order In America. The Iron River
three linkers are alive and doing as
may be seen from the following item
taken from the Reporter
"The eighty seventh anniversary
of the organization Of the Independent
Order Of Odd Fellows occurs on the
9th Of April, On this day il is Gus
tomary all over the country TO observe
the occasion with appropriate exercises
BY the various subordinate lodges
At the meeting Of the lodges Of the
Menominee range at Iron Mountain
last year an invitation was extended to
the several lodges 10 meet at Iron River
the coming year. The invitation was
accepted, and it is now up TO the local
lodge to make proper arrangements for
entertaining their visiting brethren.
IL is quite an undertaking, rs there
will probably be $50 or 300 Odd Fellows
and their families TO entertain.
The members OF the local lodge
however have taken hold Of the matter
with considerable enthusiasm. and ex
pect TO make the occasion thoroughly
successful one. AT recent meeting
the following committee OF arrange
ments WAS appointed Z. O'Brien, A.
Il. Mccormack. J. O. Black, Robt. II.
Barnum and j. Ed. Lindwall This
committee met Wednesday evening aud
effected an organization as follows;
Chairman-p. o Brien
Secretary-A. Il. Mccormack.
The committee went over the
ground carefully and drafted out plan
Of operations which will be- put into
effect at once. II is proposed to have
an address in the afternoon at one OF
the churches, banquet, musical
and literary entertainment in the even
ing, which will be followed BY
dance.
This Is n matter In which all our
people should take an interest as il
will be the FIRST time that the town has
undertaken to entertain as large a
number Of visitors as will be here on
that occasion
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-02-23

=, ID. 1907 at ten clock in the fore
ION the description Of which said
~ emises contained In said mortgage ia
!, follows All that undivided one
inarter interest in and to those Ger
tain tracts or parcels Of land and pre-.
misses. hereinafter particularly describ
cd situate, lying and being in the
County Of Iron and State OF Michigan
The southwest quarter. west halt OF
northeast quarter, and east half Of
northwest quarter Of section ten ll0l
IN Township forty-four t44l North.
Bauee thirty-one l3Il West; the east
half OF northwest quarter, northeast
quarter OF southwest quarter and north
west quarter OF southeast quarter Of
section fourteen liD in Township
forty-three l4Sl North Of Range thirty.
three t33l west: the north half OF
northwest quarter, and north half Of
northeast quarter Of section twenty. two
l2sl In Township forty-three la3)
North, Range thirty-two t39) West
the northeast quarter OF section thirty
t30l and all of section twenty fs0l
except the northwest quarter OF the
southwest quarter thereof. all La Town.
ship forty.two l42l North, Range
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-02-23

The Detroit Evening News insists
that many upper peninsula representa-
tives in the State legislature do not
make as many visits TO the Office OF
the governor as formerly and that there
IL an apparent GOODNESS which Is much
in contrast with former conditions
Undoubtedly the News has greatly ex-
aggerated the true state OF things az
IL delights in Sensational accounts OF
political doings The governor IL too
true friend TO the entire State 70
turn a deaf ear to any portion Of IT,.
He has always treated this portion OF
Michigan with due consideration, and
we are not worrying over the report
that be has frozen his heart 70 several
OF his former friends and councillors
from above the straits Of Maekinac
1shpeming Iron Ore.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-02-23


The findings Of the Wisconsin state
railroad commission and the report OF
the commlssions work in arriving at
the decision, constitutes one OF the
principal events Of the week The re-
port was published at length in the
Milwaukee papers and is considered
one Of the greatest enlighteners on the
railroad questions that at present con-
front the American people OF any
document ever issued on the subject.
So important and thorough is the re-
port considerd 20 be that it viii pro-
badly be used IN many other states Of
the west in determining what action,
If any, should be taken on railroad
rates
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-02-23

street The evening was spent In
dancing. Those from out Of town
were Misses Mabel and Grace
Trevarthrn, Carrie Pengilly. Will and
Tom Trevarthen. and Ed Pengilly Of
Crystal Falls Refreshments were serv-
ed and all present report having had a
good time.
0. M. soderquist has recently pur-
chased handsome driving horse,
which he secured in Crystal Falls.
Arnot Hendricks came over from
Crystal Falls Sunday forenoon, and
returned on the evening train.
Miss Ida Anderson and John Oker-
man, both highly respected young
people Of this village. were quietly
married last week at Crystal Falls.
they have furnished coy little home
in Iron River, where they will greet
their many friends.
Conductor Tim Sterling and one of
his brakemen enjoyed quiet walk
Wednesday evening. on account of the
wrecking OF their train at Beechwood.
AS there was no telegraph Office nearer
than Iron River or lEmwood they were
Obliged 70 walk from BeechwoOd to
this place. a distance Of fully ten
miles In order 70 notify the train dis
patcher's Office at Escanaba. The
night was cold disagreeable one.
quite blizzard raging at the time.
They arrived here about eleven o'clock,
chilled through 70 the marrow bones.
The life Of railroad man is not all
sunshine by any means especially In
the winter time in Northern Michigan.
Mrs. Fred Hooper and baby went to
Crystal Falls last Sunday TO visit Mrs
Hooper's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Trevarthen
Misses Hulda Hahn and Maud Mac
Coll spent last Friday evening with
Misses Estelle Black and Sigrid John
son at Crystal Falls
The board Of education OF the Public
Schools Of Stambaugh are planning ON
erecting a $40, 900 school building in
Spring Valley, the population Of that
district having increased 10 rapidly In
the last year that the present building
Is inadequate 20 accommodate all who
desire to attend school The board
has not yet decided on a site, but will
do 20 in few.days. The board il now
anxious to receive estimates for the
erection Of the new building II will
be fourroom building, made Of brick
and will be a most substantial build
ing.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-02-23

ing more pronounced A number O
Improvements in the way Of new build
ings and machinery. have also beer
made at the mine curing the past few
months Eight or ten new houses To-
the men viii also be erected the com
ing season This property belongs Z
the Munro Mining company aud Il
under the local supervisor OF p. IL
Campbell
A new 40 horse power boiler hai
been placed on the Barnett exploration,
two miles north Of the village. and q
new exc shaft inside of tiabers Il
being sunk This work will be pushed
and II there is mine on the property
the Huron Mining company intends e
mud It.
IL is reported that a new bunch Of
ore was encountered In the north drift
in the James mine. two miles north of
town, this week Ore was also cut in
the shaft on the Konwinski property,
adjoining the James, at a depth Of
eighty feet Both Of these reports are
certainly encouraging, and we trust
the Mineral Co. will have no trouble
In proving mp both properties.
Capt H. NJ. Lowry, former well
known citizen of this place, has taken
charge Of the Groveland mine, for the
Huron Mining Co, who hope 10 de
velop a mine Of the proposition. Nor
way Current This is the property in
which q. w. Youngs and others have
recently become interested.
The Huron Iron Mining company
will resume active work at the Youngs
mine next Monday after ten days
forced delay in hosting, due to repair
work. The shaft has been torn out TO
give way TO a new three ton cage skip
and the shaft house has been built
higher and stronger 70 accommodate
same.
The new plant Of machinery, consist
ing Of a large double drum. Lake Shore
Enquire Works hoist, l5xeO engines
and twenty drill Ingersoll- Rand com
pressor, has been installed IN new
4Ox45 engine house and are ready for
work
Up TO the present time the company
has been greatly handicapped, due TO
lack Of power. but with the new skip
ami macheinry in operation IL will be
in position to greatly increase the ont
put Of the mine and busy and pros
porous season is looked for.
The shaft has been sunk another
level and the season will be opened up
with three levels producing ore. The
underground workings are looking fine
and the drifts and crosscuts are show
ing up large vein Of ore.
The future outlook is so promising
that the company has seen fit to ar
range for the erection Of twenty or
twenty five six room houses five Of
these are completed and are already
occupied, and the others will be COM
pleted as rapidly as possible. Another
large boarding house will also be- erect
ed. With these buildings completed
the con- pany will have all the accom-
modations for all the men it will need
for some time 70 come.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-02-23

The ontonagon Herald, one Of th'
Oldest newspaper properties in the up
per peninsula was sold last week (
several Ontonagon citizens with Mr.. u.
G. Kimball. the present efficient editor,
in charge Of the property. The Herald
mas been owned by Mr.. DIR for many
years, he retiring from the newspaper
business. The press gang will be
pleased TO learn that Mr.. himball is 70
stay at the helm Of the Herald for he
has made IL one of the very best week
ly newspapers in the peninsula.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-02-23
shprt Motos.

a. J. Lyle, superintendent of the
Electric Light a. Power company. ha.
rented the Presbyterian parsonage ano
as soon as warm weather comes viii
move his family from Norway and take
UP his residence here Iron River wiz
cordially welcome all such men as Mr..
Lytle We would be pleased to see
more Of them locate in our midst
Miss Jennie Mitchell was hostess last
Saturday evening to a large company
OF friends at her home on Porter
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-02-23

II is estimated that there have been
500, 600 divorces In the United States
in the last 20 years aud that 1900, DOC
children have seen their homes broken
up. Only nine states now publish di-
vorce statistics. These are Maine, New
Hampshire. Vermont Massachusetts,.
Rhode Island, Connecticut, Ohio.
Indiana and Michigan.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-02-23
West Side News
About the Mines.

From The Iron River stamhuagh Re.
porter
A gentleman, who recently visited
the Hiawatha mine. states that the
mine is looking line and that IL will be
in readiness to make favorable snip
ping record this coming season. The
third aud fourth levels are being open.
cd mp in systematic manner and are
proving up fine body Of ore. Drifts
are being opened MP towards the newly
acquired Brown property, and as the
work progresses the ore body is becom-
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-02-23
g. A. "

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$500 90 to $500 90 for broken arm or
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For further information enquire Of
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Deputy.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-02-23

The long drawn out contest over tine
seating Of Senator Reed Smoot came to
an end last Wednesday in the y. S.
Senate when by a large majority. the
senator from Utah was seated
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-02-23

The demand for railroad laborers
will be greater the coming season than
last year and prices Of common labor
will undoubtedly be much greater,
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-02-23

Physics nnd CpthAriics which purge, unload tho
pgNQis, and give temporary relief, but irrltate,
3ud weaken the dleogiiye and cxpulsive organs.
Laxative tron-0x Tablets are az different iw
effect as truth y from talrrhoOd They nouri IA
tht bowel muscles aud nerves. giving them strength
AMI viglr 20 do the work nature intended. thus
ctcctipga permanent cure ~ perfectly aafo and
natural means The best laxative for children.
Chocolate coated tablets, easy 20 take, never grpe
OK nauscate. Zoe, Csc and Sl00 al ali drug stores
Sam Bridges.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-16
STREET RAILWAY EXPERT
TO INSPECT LOCAL LINES
MAY SUPERVISE NEW SYSTEM TO
SAN DIEGO
w. n. Crump, Noted Engineer, Builder
of Traction Plants in Many
Cities, Arrives from
Memphis

w. H. Crump, street railway mag
nate of Memphis, Tenn, and owner of
two New York skyscrapers, is registered
at the Hotel Angelus.
He is here to inspect the various rail-
way systems of Los Angeles.
Mr. Crump has a wide reputation in
his line of work. He is originally a New
Yorker. He is recognized as one of the
most successful constructive engineers of
the country.
Street railway magnates of New York
have offered him great inducements to
connect himself with various lines. He
has assisted in the planning of new lines
or remodeling of old ones in many cities
When the street railway systems of
Portland and Seattle were constructed
Mr.. Crump was called from New York
to take charge of the construction.
About two years ago when the Ford
people purchased the Memphis street rail-
way system Mr.. Crump was asked tc
come to the aid of the company. At the
time the entire system was in a delapi
dated condition, but Mr.. Crump trans
formed it in six months and now the
Memphis street railway system is tht
best of the south.
Yesterday Mr.. Crump spent the day a.
Catalina and it is expected that he will
remain at the resort for several days.
1t is said that he might be retained by
H. E. Huntington for the construction
of the Los Angeles-San Diego line, which
has been under contemplation for some
time.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-16
MITCHELL MINING COMPANY
HAS A GREAT FUTURE
owns Immense Mineral, Timber and
Ranch Tracts, and Is Now
Building Railroad to
the Seaboard

The extent Of the mineral resources of
old Mexico are as yet unknowable, but
Los Angeles men are helping to discover
them. One of the most energetic is George
Mitchell, whose beautiful home is on Fig
ueroa street, near Pico. He Is a man of
long experience in the mining business,
was superintendent and metallurgist of
the United Verde mines in Arizona for
six years and was president and general
manager of the Cobre Grande Copper
company until 1t was merged into the
Greene Consolidated, of which latter
company he was a director and the man
ager until he resigned in 1903, in order to
devote his time to the Mitchell Mining
company.
The Mitchell company has great tracts
of mineral timber and ranch lands in
the southern republic. and is bending Its
energies to their full development. AT the
present time 1t has its body of 5000 mon
constructing a railroad from La Dicha,
the site of the property, to seaboard. and
as soon as the strip is completed about
the opening of the new year work will
begin again at the mine. The Herbert
J.. Cornish company, in the Union Trust
building, is floating the railroad bonds
If contiguous properties are worth any
thing in determining values of other loca-
tions the Mitchell has marvellous profit
producing history ahead of 1t. And when
it comes to minerals the old republic Is
dependable.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-16

Coroner Van VIE held an inquest upon a
young mucker the other day.
The property was located by an old
prospector and a Randsburg miper. They
had numerous sacks of the ore ready for
shipment. and though its value was un-
questioned all their efforts to find pur-
chaser proved unavailing.
Lacking capital they finally sold the
property for song to capitalist, and
the miner, who is now manager of the
property. regretfully told Coroner Var
Vie that in one week the owner had
shipped ore to the value of $45, ,000.
The value of the ore can be judged
when it is known that it is shipped by
Wells-Fargo all the way to Germany. A
constant market is found here for the
ore, besides several large eastern con-
Germs want all the ore they can obtair.
1t is used for hardening steel. being espe-
cial:y required by the manufacturers of
heavy oruHance such as arms the worlds
battleships.
The Amos brothers of Five Points in
Crackerjack district, have just sold the
Mockingbird group of claims to Los An
geles people. A Los Angeles company
has a force of men building houses and
sheds at the old government fort on the
old overland stage road at Soda Lake.
getting ready to manufacture soda or
big scale.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-16
MINES AND ALNlNG-DECLARE NEVADA HILLS DIVIDENDS

great activity. The Eagle adjoins Nevada
Hills. claimed by some to be the greatest
mine in the state. Other properties adj
Joining these two 1t is claimed, have ex-
tensions of the lodges passing through
either or both; there is evidence to sup
port the claim of the Eagles Nest, Hail
stone Aztec and Climax, on all of which
shrewd mining men are striving FOR leases
The Fagles Nest Mining and Leasing
company had no difficulty in placing
enough stock locally and in Goldheld with
in few days to establish an ample treas
ury to meet all requirements. Prominent
Goldfeld operators are said to be ready
to start operations on lease of the Hall
stone within a week or two.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-16
DISCOVER DIAM OND FIELD
IN SWAMPS OF ARKANSAS
Stones Are Believed to Be in Their
Original Places

What is believed to be the first diamond
field ever discovered in this country has
developed in Pike county, Arkansas.
About year ago an ignorant native walk
ing along the side of the road picked UP
a queer-looking stone and took 1t to a
local lapidarist, who said it was dia-
mond Since that time 129 other stones of
the same kind have been found, but not
until recent Investigations carried on by
DR.. George F. Kunz, leading authority
on diamonds in this country, has the To-
cality around Pike county been declared
a diamond field. It is apparent from the
investigations that have been carried on
that the new held is not the result of
Sailing" and there seems no reason to
doubt that the first diamond field on the
American territory has been discovered.
OF earlier discoveries in Wisconsin, In
diana, Ohio and Michigan, it has been
found that the occurrence of the precious
stones was so unusual that it probably
could be traced to the deposit of glacial
morain. Pike county is several hundred
miles south of the glacier line, and there
seems to have been no way for the stones
to have appeared except that they are In
their original places The rock in which
the stones have been found seems to be
peculiar to the locality, and its formation
has been puzzling the scientists for more
than fifty years.
According to DR.. Kunz, the peculiar for
nation is volcanic rock, like that of the
South African diamond fields 1t covers an
area of 100 acres, but the stones have all
been found within an area of five acres.
Some of the stones are white, some yellow
and some brown. The biggest weighs
about 61a karats. They have been found
on the surface of the rock formation, and
1T.
as the famous 'blue ground" of Kim
berley. The whole field is owned by Ar
kansas capitalists, who expect to make
their fortunes out of It,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-16
HEROULT SMELTER MAKES
FIRST FERRo SILICON

Two tons of ferro silicon, the first ever
made in the United States, was drawn
recently from the electric iron smelter
at Heroult, on Pit river The smelter
will be kept running on ferro silicon
until the plant for making electrodes is
completed, when the production of pig
iron by the electric process will be re-
sumed
Ferro silicon, which is a high grade of
pig iron, used in steel manufacture, is
worth 500 a tor. The Heroult smelter
produces two tons a day. The ferro
silicon used in this country is manufac-
tured in Switzerland and pays 20 per
cent duty in coming to the United States.
1t is claimed that the electric smelter
at Heroult will produce it a great deal
more cheaply than it can be made in
Switzerland, for the power is cheaper
here and there is no interruption on ac-
count of winter.
A ton of the new Shasta county product
will be sent to the state fair at Sacra-
mento to be exhibited with the first ton
Of pig iron ever smelted in the United
States by the electric process.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-16
LOS ANGELES MINING MAN
TURNS DEAL IN SALVADOR
Secures Famous Old Iona Property,
Which Has Produced More Than
a Million and Half in
Gold

MEXICO CITY, Mexico, Sept. 15-A
Mexico City and Pachuca syndicate
composed of ]. M. Neeland, who Is pro-
jecting the Pan-American railroad
through Central America; r. j. Kerr,
prominent in the mining development OF
Mexico Captain w. M. Rule of Pachuca
of the Rule family, owners of the famous
| La Blanca mine and successful pioneers
| in mining in this country, and g. 10.
! Towle of Los Angeles, has closed a deal
| by which they come into possession OF
the famous old Iona mines of Salvador.
Mr. Towle through whom the deal was
made, became acquainted with these
properties while making a reconnaissance
| of the country in the interests of the
railroad, and 1t was upon his report that
the syndicate was formed and an expert
mining engineer sent down to examine
and report upon the properties. The
members of the syndicate are much
pleased with the reports turned in.
Active work of development will be
commenced upon the properties at an
early date.
The properties cover some 5000 acres
of ground and have been in the possess
sion of the family of General Gonzales,
former president of Salvador, for the
past thirty-five years. Although they
are said to give excellent promise for the
future, they have heretofore been worked
only on a very moderate scale.
The records show that the Gonzales
family has taken from the mine some
thing like $1,500,00O in gold, which was
treated In arrastras and only about 10
per cent of the gold values saved.
The Iona Larga mines are in the very
center of one of the richest gold bearing
districts of Central America. Although
they have been until recently very little
known, save locally, they are now entire
ly surrounded by large producing mines
which are paying handsome dividends.
The Mitchell Mining company an
nounces that the bonds of the LaDicha
& Pacific Railroad company will be
ready for delivery by the Guardian
Trust company, 40 Broadway, New York
city. on Tuesday September 8, including
payment of September interest coupon.
The action of the directors of the
Greene -Cananea Copper company in de-
Gliding to make no payment on the $780,
100000 capital stock, came as a disappoint-
meht to shareholders, who have right
along been expecting an announcement
of initial dividend of not less than 30
cents share.
1t is said an initial dividend on
Greene Cananea is not likely until the
| Cananea-Central is contributing more
| largely to the earnings of the parent
company. Had dividend been declared
the payment would have had to be made
out of the earnings of the Greene Consoli-
dated, as the Greene Cananea will not
be on paying basis for some time to
come. The management of the Greene
Cananea company is devoting its energies
toward reducing operating costs and is
meeting with success. 1t will be eighteen
months before the new smelter of the
company is completed.