The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-08-24
CHANGE PLANS ON
THE TOBIN SHAFT
WILL BE SUNK ON COLUMBIA MINE
PROPERTY.
NEW PLANT FOR ARMENIA
Six Properties Have Been Equipped BY
Couisan-MeKInnsy Lately in This
District.

Osuttt
A few weeks ago we told our readers
OF the new shaft that Ia 10 be sunk at
the Tobin mine. At that time IL was
the intention of the Tobin people 10
locate the new shaft on the Worden
forty. located considerably 10 the south
east Of the largest portion of the Tobin
ore deposit. The location had actually
been decided upon but that has been
changed and the shaft has been finally
located upon the NE Of the SW of
Section 81. way mp in the north east
coroner OF the forty. The shaft will be
directly opposite the Tobin engine
house and about thirty feet from the
old Columbia mine spur. now joint
track.
The NE Of SW u of Section 81 is
one Of the forties of the old Columbia
mine lease. also known as the Shafer
mine. IL is owned by Mrs. Shafer and
the sheldon estate. The Sheldon's 3 are
also interested in the Tobin mine
The sinking of the shaft on the
Columbia property means "A great saw
ing to the Tobin people as it will be
much nearer the center Of the ore de-
posit and the stockpile ground can be
made with very little expense IL will
"A lao - axrfn ~ ha
railroad company as the work of get
ting new tracks will be simplifed i'm
mensely
The location Of the shaft AZ this
point will greatly change the present
appearance OF the Columbia location,
as the vacant plot between the old pit
and the houses will be- occupied by
tracks and stockpile
THE ARMENIA
A new hoisting plant and pump
for the Armenia have arrived and will
be put in place at the earliest conven-
fence
The plant is not entirely new having
been made up in part from engines
that were on hand but the greater por
tion of IL il entirely new and the old
parts were wholly made over by the
Lake Superior Engine Works so that II
has the same appearance and effect as
an entirely new plant.
The engine is 22xIs, first motion
hoist with IT. drums
An entirely new location has been
staked ont at the Armenia II was
learned after the ore had been located
that the present plant and shaft were
decidedly in the wrong place. The
engine house stands over the ore de-
posit and the shaft Is in the ore The
present plant was utilized though,
and no attempt made TO locate new
engine house or a new shaft until the
property should have been thoroughly
explored and the main deposit located.
This work has been accomplished. after
several years of work The ore deposit
has been located considerably 10 the
MNHh Va Vic hAh NbIhlhErt
The work Of erecting the foundation
for the engine will commence very soon
and will consume most of the winter.
The new pump is Prescott triple
expansion and is AN np-to-date ma
chine of capacity fully great enough
90 handle the water the mine makes
MUCH NEW EQUIPMENT.
The receipt of the new equipment for
this property causes one 20 sit up and
take notice of the many new noisting
pants that Corrigan Mckinney a. Co.
are putting into the Crystal Falls dis
trict. Six new plants have been in
stalled In the last few years, three Of
them within the present year, those al
the Fairbanks. Kimball and the one
now being placed at the Armenia. The
Fairbanks plant IL about ready 20 turn
over the KimDal plant is about IS.
per cent completed and on top OF these
comes the Armenia plant In addition
the Baker mine at Stambaugh il hay.
ing plant installed
When IL is considered that the equip
ping Of property such as is being
done at the Kimball. for In, lance. costs
in the neighborhood OF 500. 600, IL can
be readily be- seen that much money is
being invested in Crystal Falls. OF
course all properties do not require the
amount Of work the. Kimball has re
ceiyed but averaging one.with another.
the houses, shafts, crnshers etc. IL
don't fall far short Of the figure stated.
on an average