The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-06-26
Will BOOM NEW DISTRICT iF IT
PROVES A WINNER
PENN PEOPLE BACK IN COUNTY
Rumorsd That They are Taking Options
on Property Between chIesson lake
and the Blair.

outcome at this exploration depends
great deal OF the immediate develop
ment Of the country TO the west OF this
city. lying along the county road and
that section between For
tune and Chicagon lakes.
The .Chicagon Is not new property
by any means. The iron states were
shown to exist out there in the early
eighties and. later on the Union Iron
a. Steel company, sank small explor-
ing shaft that cut some jasper but
nothing Of value was shown up and
the property remained inactive until
about seven years ago when the the
Oliver Iron Mining company took an
option. on the property and spent
great deal Of money there only 10 a.
bandon II after two years work.
The action OF the Oliver company
could not have been dictated by any
feeling that they had thoroughly tested
the mine by any means for later inves-
tigation showed that they had done
but about 300 feet OF drifting at a
depth OF about 200 feet
The Buffalo q Susquehanna company
took the property about ls-months ago
and under the direction of Walter Gull
gren they have been doing lot OF
work.
Their equipment consists OF battery
Of four boilers, fair sized exploring
hoist and six drill compressor. They
dropped the shaft lift o. 100 feet
from where II was when the Oliver
people abandoned the property and did
several thousand feet Of drifting at
depth OF 800 feet. enough to warrant
them in going deeper so an additional
200 foot lift was decided upon and OF
that 100 feet have been sunk and con-
siderable drifting done at the 400 ft.
level They are now engaged In sink
ing the balance Of the 200 II. lift and
at 500 feet will make their final stand.
The formation is very much twisted
but is rich and consistent and they
hope that at 500 feet II will settle
down to a straight run. Some ore OF
good quality has been met with but no
lens large enough to warrant the name
Of mine has been met with yet.
The Buffalo people are doing some
other work in this.immediate vicinity
having a diamond drill at work on
Krans farm in the SWll Of sec. %,
same town and range
An Iron River item of last week
stated that the Penn officials had been
at Iron River and rumor has IL that
this concern is seriously thinking OF
entering the county again and that
they have taken options on property
lying between the Blair and other
properties on Section 20, 1894 and the
Chicagon exploration.
The Penn people spent lot OF money
drilling the Baker property and decided
10 abandon IL without sinking 10 prove
up the ore met with by the drill.
Their temperance In the county again
would indicate that they considered
their move in pulling out a mistake
aud look TO the discovery of more
mines In the county.
THE ToBIN.
The nav shaft which has been under
construction for two years at.this pro-
perty went into commission this week
and the product Of the mine is now
being hoisted through that opening.
The ropes were changed during the
fret three days OF the week and in or
der to provide for this change hoistine
nc the property WAS suspended.
The Tobin shaft is without doubt The
finest constructed mine opening in Iron
county. It's dimensions within tim
bers are 22x0l providing for four com
partments. two hoisting ways, one mar
wav and one ladder and pipe way.
The tiinbering OF the shalt is perfect
while the material used is all OF The
first quality.
The man cage is much larger thar
tnat used in the old shaft handling q
men 10 a trip. A new engine has beer
, installed to handle the cage much fast
or than the one handling the man cag'
in the old snaft
, The crusher is OF the new type Of in
, stallation. being placed on concrete
D foundation independent Of the shaf
house in every way. The construction
of the crusher hin allows Of the or
D being run over grizzleys which sep
arates the fine ore and precipitate