The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-12-18
WILL DRILL TRACT IN AAsToDoN
TOWNSHIP NEAR sTA6eR
MIcul6AM MINE 70 RESUME
Iron county shippsd 2.s54.ooo Toa'
With Tobin Mire In Lssd-Crysta'
Falls Leads.

by Supt Dickinson was in the city
last Monday looking over the work
that IL being done by their drill on the
lands of the company In the vicinity
OF the Hollister mine.
While here they decided to take some
options on lands not owned by them
selves. Among other tracts taken Is
bupch of lands In Mastodon township,
section 25. 42-33 The lands are what
are known as the Wakefield lands and
were optioned by the fee owners to
Paul Schook and others. the option
holders turning them over to the Flor
ence people.
The Florence company has eleven
drills working. six on the Hall ana
adjacent properties in Bates township
near Ice lake. This property has been
the subject OF a lot-of drill work and
Il is probable that considerable more
work will be done there before the
property is opened mp. IL 1t Is so open
ed.
The reason for 80 much drill work Is
the great depth OF the overourden ana
its character The surface measured
rom 275 to 325 feet in depth. The
upper layer is OF hard pan for about
100 feet when quicksand is met with.
The Florence people figure that they
will have at least $50 feet of difficult
matter to pierce before getting to the
ledge and that means large outlay
Il Is 10 determine to as great certain
ty as possible before undertaking this
big Job that so many drill holes are
being put down.
THE MICHIGAN.
We have been informed that the
Oliver Iron Mining company intends
unwatering and operating the Michi-
gan mine Ht Amasa in short time
II is thought that the unwatering OPP
erations will begin about January !
but the exact date has not vet been
decided upon. Supt Wall visited the
property last week Saturday and has
some men at work getting the surface
equipment ready for use. The occu-
pants of the Michigan houses have
been notified that possession will be
wanted January /.
The Michigan has been closed down
over two years The stock pile was
shipped during the shutdown. IL Is
fair sized property and will employ
about 100 men when worked to its
capacity. The starting of operations
ut this property will mean great deal
10 the village of Amasa.
THE GIBSON
The work OF sinking shaft IL being
prosecuted vigorously at this mine.
A few men are kept at work drifting
but the main work Is shaft sinking
Almost all OF the woikmen employed
nc the Gibson have been living in the
houses OF the Michigan mine. The
starting up of the Michigan necessi'
tates the erection Of houses by the
Rodger- Brown company and plans are
ont for the building OF six houees at
once and number more In the spring.
The houses will be built on the north
forty OF the property. just across the
line In Hematite township The mine
itself is located In Crystal Falls town
ship.
THE MCDONALD
Operations have been interrupted at
this property by the failure OF the
steam and pumping plant 10 handle
the inflow OF water. The lower level
was the first affected and the miners
driven out. Then the level was aban-
toned and all enegy centered on hold
ing the water at the first level but
that, too, proved q greater task than the
plant was capable OF 80 work was A.
bandoned.
The ne S.plant is'expvcted right a..
long and, In addition. the pumping at
the Armen a will soon lower the water
below the Macdonald workings when
relief will be felt,
THE ARMENIA
Pumping was started ut this proper.
ty last Monday In small way but
Wednesday the larger pumps and blow
or were started and at the present
writing water is coming ont Of the
workings at . rapid rate.
II no interruption oocurs 10 delay
the operation OF the machinery this
mine should be free OF water In six
weeks time.
THE CLAIMING
At this property OF the Verona min
ing company the work Of sinking the