The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-10-09
TO BE ISSUED SOON BY PROF. ALLEN
ITS AUTHOR
LOT 3 MINE TO SINK SHAFT
Gibssn Mine win be Thoroughly Explored
and Outlook is Very Much Changed
Other Mining Notes.

A new geological monograph OF the
west side district is soon TO bee issued
by Prof. Allen. who has spent the
summer in careful survey and study
of the district This monograph is
anxiously awaited by all land owners
explorers and others interested in the
district as 1t is reported to deal with
the district In manner that has
never been done before It is calcu-
lated 10 supplement the monograph is
sued by the survey number OF years
ago when both the Crystal Falls and
the Iron River districts were gone over
The recent great development on the
west side OF the county has been the
means Of focusing the attention Of the
geologists and mineral experts IN the
district and Prof. Allen was assigned
the work OF experimenting the services
and classifying the results arrived at.
Those who have had an intimation
OF what the report will contain say
that ID will change the ideas heretofore
held as to the district.
The district is divided into enrich
ments, one being the formation con-
tanning the mines OF the Stambaugh
valley and the other that containing
the James, Hall and other explorations
to the north Of Iron River Another
formation TO be known as the Atkinson
formation is listed but that formation
Is looked upon as "A lean one and
the existance of valuable iron deposits
in the formation is said TO pe doubtful.
The underlying diorite is located in
itR entire stretch across the west 81 de
filed and. working from this underlying
rock. run OF an oxidized rock lying
between the diorite and the enrich
ment is located. II is this stretch OF
rocks that viii be interesting study 10
the explorers as the monograph consid
ers this area as worthless although the
results obtained in the drill holes
have lead many to believe that a run
OF ore lies therein. The presence OF
the.iron in this area is accounted for
by the action Of the water that has
leached the iron from the richer areas
lying close at hand.
Next is located the run OF the en-
riched area wherein the author says
the deposits OF ore will be found.
These enriched areas run in a gener-
ally east and west trend, the ore de-
posits being found rs pockets In the
states
The monograph is expected in u
short time now as all of the copy is IN
the hands of the printer.
PROBABLE SHIPMENTS.
What win be the output OF the
two. districts of this county for the
year OF t90sH That is a question that
is being frequently asked these days
AZ the shipping season Is approaching
its end and various figures are being
put forth M the estimate OF the final
tonnage.
The figures that are most Frequently
given az the nearest TO the west side
shipments is 900. 600 tons. big in
crease over last year and nearly double
that of 1907 The biggest shipper on
the west side will be the Pickands.
Mather group with an output OF about
$50, 900 tons. the balance ot the output
being divided between the Oliver Iron
cumpany's Dober mine, the Oglebay
. Norton mine. the Buffalo and susque-
hanna and the Mineral mining com
: pany.
A II is harder To guess what the east
y side will put out. Estimates ranging
: from /. 800. 900 TO 1900, 600 are begin
& hazarded and IL is probable that q
!, mean between these two figures will
about represent the shipments from
}. this district. This output is looked
upon as very good considering the
fact that mines capable Of shipping
A "A half million tons are closed and thu
stockpiles accumulated at the Dunr
and Great Western mines during last
winter remain intact and will be car
> ried over next winter
: = Corrigan Mckinney q Go. will b
/" tho big shippers Of the district not
!. withstanding that the cowpany's mine
!" are not being operated 10 their capa
city. The Bristol will. as usual show
up handsome shipment these tive
~ :, companies making mp more than
" million of the output The balance o
!. the shipment will come. from The
y oliver Mining company's Mansfield
= the Hemlock and Gibson at Amasa ans
the Hollister mine.
" LOT 3.
sinking Of the shaft was commences