The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-11-13
ARMENIA MINE
TO Be UNWATERED
WORK WILL BEGIN AS SOON AS COAL
ARRIVES TO RAISE STEAM WITH
SHIPMENTS ARE STACKING Off
Some OF the Mines Have Gone to Stock.
ins For Next Year-Other Mining
Notes.

The visit OF Price Mckinney 10 this
section last Sunday brought good news
In its wake for on Monday morning
the carpenter crew of the Corrigan.
Mckinney company was set at work
building coal trsstle at the Armenia
mime and it was given ont that Just as
soon as the trestle was I'm shape 80
that coal can be dumped the work Of
unwatering the property will begin.
The Armenia was closed down in
December, 1907 and will thus have been
idle two years lacking one month.
The volume Of water that has to be
handled at the Armenia is quite heavy
but the recent expansion of operation
at the North Armenia has developed
big flow of water. much OF 1t from the
Armenia as the lowering Of the water
IN the pit at the latter property showed
very plainly. In all. the water has
been lowered over fifty feet by the
Macdonald. and with that property
taking care OF certain quantity Of
the inflow until the bottom of its work. I
ings are reached. the work of unwater- I
ing the Armenia this time should be- /
considerably lessened
The opening OF the Armenia has re.
versed procedure from that OF the past.
Heretofore the Armenia was the first
10 shut down and the last TO open. The
exploratory work. just before the mine
closed the last time coupled with de-
yelopments at the Macdonald, presage a
new order of things on the east range
and 1t would not surprise us IL the Ar
menia took its place with the biggest
and the best of the local producers.
The re-opening of the Armenia will
mean the addition of 100 men to the
working force of the community and
its influence will be greatly felt in re-
viving the dropping spirits OF the local
merchants
But 1t means more than that The
Macdonald company has been using
the Armenia houses and last Monday
they were served with notice that the I.
houses will be needed for the use OF h,
the employees OF the Armenia mine.
That means that the Macdonald com
pany must start at once upon the work
ot erecting houses which will add
greatly to the number Of men employed
and liven mp the lumber business in
this section
THE MANSFIELD =
The years work was completed at !,
this property last Saturday and the
stocking OF ore commenced for next
season. The Mansfield is an Oliver
and has a definite allotment :,
10 send forward each year This !.
years allotment was l0O 600 but that >
mark was exceeded as acquisitions lat
'r ia the season raised the demand 4
some what :.
LOT THREE. : :
The work Of sinking tho shaft was ),
greatly aided during the week by the ),
arrival OF an air compressor Tue
Machine was put in place and is now :.
N use. The ground is quite tight" .
't this mine, so much $50. that the sink i
an all be made before any timbering !,
reeds be done. !,
The indications are very favorable !.
or developing nice body Of ore at :,
his property on the next level =
SHIPMENTS STACKING OFF.
There is a perceptible dropping of :,
n ore shipments from this county :,
rbe reports from the west side are that "a
most of the mines have finished their =,
hipments for the year and re.going :,
o stocking ore. On this side their is -
Stacking Of shipments also The !,
Dunn shovel was shut of Thursday. !,
he Mansfield has gone 70 stocking and
he Hemlock operated It's shovel but al
ne day
Indications are that most Of the
hines will be stocking ore by the time -
dav comes AROUND