The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-10-02
CHANGE IN WORKING ARRANGEMENT
AT GREAT WESTERN
NEXT YEAR TO Be A BIG ONE
All Of the Tobin StOekpils is to go For.
ward Charming Mine is Good
One.

/ The past week brought considerable
of an improvement 10 the | zeal mining
situation especially at the Great West
ern mine where tull time has been re-
sumed. The crew has been decreased
by considerable bat even that is better
than working full crew at four days
per week. 1t ID probable that a mum
ber Of the single men will not be car
Iied through the winter at this proper.
ty but the mine will be WORKED and all
the married men kept at work.
This news will be highly appreciated
by the people OF the city as the big
stockpie has made il a question in the
minds OF many whether the property
would be operated or not throughout
the winter. The announcement now
made Is authentic and Is maze 40 that
the people may know as nearly as pos
sible what to expect.
Considerable ore can be stocked along
the old pile and there is room towards
the Lincoln for an additional amount
sufficient 10 keep the mine going
throughout the winter
THE TOBIN.
II has finally been decided TO ship
the entire lot Of stocked ore at this
mine and tne docks will be cleaned
completely. The original intention |
was to ship only porti IN Of the big
pile Then came the decision to ship
all of the big pile bat to leave the
small pile remain Supt. Richards in
response to an inquiry during the
week. said that all of the stocked ore
will be shipped.
This decision will give the Tobin
shipment tor the year that will be
close to the 400, 900 marx, IL indeed,
that mark is not exceeded.
A new changing house is being erec-
ted at this property that will be mod
ern in every way. The old changing
house had been outgrown.
THE CLAIMING.
A reporter for this paper visited this
property north Of Amasa last week and /
found that Supt. Whitehead has very
promising property there The prop
erty has passed beyond the experimen-
tai stage and efforts to mine ore are
now on the program.
The grading for the spur track 10
the property was completed Friday Of
ast week and Mr.. Marsch moved his
outfit away that day. The railroad
people have a lot OF work 10 do yet In |
order to get the spur finished so that.it
is quite doubtful If much OF a cargo i
will be sent forward this fall
A couple Of boarding houses will he
built this fall to accommodate the men
working there who have not homes at |
Amasa That village is but three miles
distant and a number of the employees
90 back and forth, The road between
the two places is in excellent shape.
The equipment is very small so that
before the property can put out much
Of product full new quote OF sur
face equipment will have to be put in
bat that work will probably be delayed
until next season and all attention tur-
ned towards opening mp the two levels
now being worked upon
The ore is very soft and Of high
grade A small stockpile has aocumu-
lated during the exploration that has
an exceedingly good look TO IL.
A glance over the property impresses
one with the maxim that should be
the guiding star to all explorers who
begin work IN the disrtict and that Is
II you don : intend 70 90 down. keep
out. The property WAS explored
several times previous 10 the Verona
peoples taking hold. Tbs last work
WAS done by A. L. Flewelling and bad
he continued one of his shafts down
about 100 feet more he would have en-
counte-ed the ore.
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