The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-08-21

FORCES ARE BEING INCREASED
Amsa Mines Are Active With the Red
Pooh Still improving and Pointing
iMineward.

ped work on the Nett River land
which they have had under option for
nearly six months and on which a
large amount of money was spent in
an effort TO snow up mine.
These lands were drilled year ago
by whitesides OF Duluth and later on
abandoned by him to be taken up by
the Hanna people who also abandoned
them.
The Hanna people did a lot OF test
Dit work in addition to the drill work.
A rich formation exists out in that
section and some day valuable de-
posit OF ore will be found but nothing
of value has been discovered to date.
News from the Marquette range tells
OF the additions to the forces employed
at the mines in that vicinity. The
Cleveland Cliffs put back the night
shift at the Barnum shaft where but
one shift has been worked for nearly
two years.
The Breitung interests are asking
for "A couple of hundred additional men
at their Negaunee mines and the old
Barron mine at Humboldt which pro-
perty is developing into good mine
AT AMASA.
The Hemlock mine shipped about
half OF the stockpile when the shovel
was taken 10 the west side to complete
the loading OF the Verona piles in that
section.
AT Red Rock the chances for the op-
ening OF fine property increases each
day and II lie very probable that tbe
property will be equipped with an mp
to-date plant OF machinery next year.
At the Gibson all is quiet. Some
ore is being forwarded daily and re-
ports from the under ground workings
say that small body OF high grade ore
was cut in drift recently but how er.
tensive or important the lind Is can
be learned.
The Gibson ism down deep on on z
and the operators, the Rogers Brown
people, don seem to be in a hurry TO
20 deeper The present work is all
being done on the same levels that the
Oliver people worked so long In fact
the new shaft is not as deep as the old
Oliver workings by feet indications
point to another lift oeing the making
of the mine but no move mas been
made 80 far 20 sink the shaft any deep.
or
LOCAL MINES
The shipping Of the stockpile contin-
ues at the Tobin and the original order
has been increased considerably al
though 10 Is not thought that the en-
tire pile will 20. The loading chance
out there Is not very good one but
the shovel Is doing nicely notwith-
standing the handicap.
The Great Western output is again
limited to weekly allowance and the
force employed Is sufficient TO get out
the allotment in four days 80 that
Fridays and Saturdays OF each week
are dead ones at that property.
Present conditions point 70 the re-
tention OF the piles at the Dunn and
Great Western and IL is figured TO
grade mp more stockpile room. the
Great Western -using the old Lincoln
grounds and the Dunn the timber yard.
both locations that can be put in read
iness with very little expense.
The Mar sseli 10 still pushing .along
its stockpile shipment as rapidly as car
service will warrant.
Car service has not been the best the
past two months, especially oo the
North Western as the capacity OF that
system has been taxed 10 the limit and
the several wrecks have caused bad
delays
rne Bristol pile is nearly cleaned
up. II will be easy 10 get away the
balance so that loading Ia not pulsed
~ heavily as during the past month.
The mine output is just as large as the
force can make 10 and TO facilitate
matters. the rock that sccumulates Is
hoisted during the noon and supper
hours
WEST SIDE MINES.
Most OF the stockpiles have been
cleaned up at the Iron River mines.
Loading was commenced there EARL.
er tnan here and II has been pushed to
the limit. The mines are all making
as.heavy daily outputs ~ they can
possibly make 30 tnat tho total move
ment for the west side .minee will
greatly exceed anything In the past.
LABOR CONDITIONS.
Just now labor II quite plentiful and