The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-10-26
West side News


Reporter.
The First National bank has.. let the
contract to move the Wright Cum
mings double building to Fred Nault.
who will begin the work Of moving
probably next week. The building
will be located on LOT /, block 10, cor
ner Of Adams and Third streets The
bank will probably lay the foundation
for the new bank building this fall.
although that is not fully decided yet.
Capt. Thos. RoweIl Of Dickinson
county arrived here Monday and has
been installed as mining captain at the
Konwinski mine
Paul n. Minckler has the cement
block foundation nearly laid, on his lot
between Hartley's tailor shop and
Doenitz's tin shop on Genesee street
for a new business building. which he
will erect this fall. The building will
be 2sx5O, one story high, ceiIed with
steel on the inside and corrugated sheet
iron on the outside.
: The ew..water works whistle blew
FOR the first time this afternoon, and il
, iounded AS though it was in distress.
liz certainly won't wake many people
put of a sound sleep to go to "A fire on
- cold winters. night. II doesn't
sound anything like the old one,
: w. II. James has purchased of Mrs.
J. NJ Crippen the house and lot, near
the depot, occupied by H. J. Van
Ornum for several years and will move
. into the same as soon as vacated. w,
understand the consideration wa,
sSi. 200.
! Miss Rose Straoy visited friends al
Crystal Falls this week.
Shortly after going TO press last Fri
day we were informed that the Munro
Mining company, the Michigan end Of
the Buffalo and Susquehanna Mining
company had taken an option on tn,
old Chicagon mine and would i'm
! mediately proceed TO explore the pro
perty and open up mine II it wa
possible 10 do so.
Capt Walter GuIgren, one Of tn
younger mining men Of the district
has been placed in charge and the worl
Of cleaning up the ground was com
menced on Monday. There are n,
buildings there at present but they
will be erected as rapidly as possible
so as TO get the machinery in AN,
locate before the deep snow comes
This property Is located on the nortl
beast quarter OF section 20, 1884 an,
q was first explored as far back as lss
by the Boardman interest After som
work had been done b.
John r. Wood IL was abandoned an,
remained idle until the summer Q
1900, when II was taken on by tn
Oliver Iron Mining company, whic
company placed Capt }. r. Edwards
now superintendent Of the Manstiel
mine. IN charge. The shaft, which ha
been STARTED by Capt. Wood, was en-
larged and sunk deeper Considerable
! drifting was done and Ii was general
understood that mixed ore ha
several times been cut. but after
year or SO IL was again abandoned an
has since remained idle.
II IL generally believed that there
large ore formation in that vicinity
but whether understandable produ,
can be found and in large quantity r,
mains for the future to demonstrate.
There is no denying but IL is goo
proposition. and that Il has fallen int
; good hands Herbs hoping that III
Munro Mining company may be- I
) bundantly rewarded
iron River IL 10 have the generi
offices o. the Buffalo and Susqnehanr
Mining company. as they are to
moved from Hibbing. on the Measbi
10 this city, which is rapidly becomir
the center Of the company's minir
operations The old lines house,
: front OF Mercy hopsital. has been lea
cd for term Of years and will at on
be remodeled into Offices. The upp
hoor viii later on be repaired M
Tilted mp for the use Of those In Il
N - below. This will be go,
move for Iron River and will cordial
he received by all our people Sur
' q T. Woodwork has already leased