The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-06-05
MANY ADDED TO LIST ONwEsT SIDE
= or COUNTY
EXPLORATION ON THE INCREASE
ANY Land Well Located or showing any
indications Can be placed Now
Days.


years ago will show great differ
snce. New mines have been added
quite rapidly TO the list of producers
and the present outlook bids fair for
c,feater increase in the near future.
The west side OF the county bas a
trifie the best of the argument in the
number Of new properties added dur
ing the last ten years but this side will
probably show an equal, II not great
or volume OF ore shown up In the same
length OF time. This is due 10 the
fact that many Of the old properties
have been explored at depth and
greater bodies Of ore than were ever
dreamed OF discovered
Just now interest on the west side
of the county seems TO be conferred in
the district north OF the village OF Iron
River not including Atkinson. the work
up In that section having been discon-
tinned.
The extreme west end OF the present
development rests with the Donohue
property on the VIZ and NV Of SW4
of section 28 43-35. This property is
being explored by the North ronawan-
da Iron d. Steel Co by means OF a
diamond drill. The returns are very
encouraging. especially on the east
side OF the property.
Next east OF the Donohue is the
Gleason property located on the NEA
of the NW14 of section % 43-8b. ON
this property shaft has been sunk
and some drifting done at depth OF
about 100 feet and a very healthy for
nation has been shown mp.
..Ihe James mine and the Konwinsky
next east Of the-Gleason, the James
being the foremost property OF this
section and having the earmalks OF
the big mine. II is located on the Ma
OF the NEl6 OF sec. 20. II Is the good
showing OF the James, not alone in the
volume Of ore body but in the grade OF
the ore that has-hrought this section
prominently into view and has started
hunt for properties in the north dis
trict.
The Konwinsky lies south Of the
James on the sWll OF the NEai OF sec.
%. 43.35. Sufficient work was done
from the shaft sunk two years ago TO
demonstrate the worth Of the property.
Il is now idle but that s due to fav.
orabIe clause in the lease more than TO
the worth of the property.
Adjoining the Konwinsky TO the
east Is the Sherwood. located on the
sell Of the Nell and the NE4 Of the
Sell OF section 90, Several drill holes
sunk on this property showed an ore
deposit on both forties and II is now
under lease 10 the Mineral Mining Go.
which concern also holds the lease mp
on the James and Konwinsky proper
ties
BY the foregoing IL will be seen that
Section 23 is prolific of ore formation
and while but one mine has been
orovel beyond a doubt, there Is almost
an atsolute certainty that each OF the
properties mentioned will eventually
bSIshippers.
Nhe Gleason Is the only property In
the bunch mentioned that is not per-
manently located in the hands OF some
mining company.
Lying east OF the James on the NV
OF them VII Of section "a Is the forty
OF the Spies land upon which the
Verona Mining company is exploring
with very fair prospects Of showing up
a mine. Their work Is dIamond-drill-
ing mainly. but shaft will be sunk
upon this property ere long.
The balance OF section "a, or so
much OF II as is promising. was taken
by the Verona .people when the NV Of
the NV was taken but subsequent in
stigation showed defect lin the
- and work was suspended pending
- sftlement OF the matter.
To the North of Section "a. on the
Nwll Of Section i3 IL the Hector upon
which Jas Piper. +. A Morrison and
+. s. Coe have shown ore.with drill
and which they have taken under lease
The Barnette. adjoining this property
on the south. embraces the SW1 Of
lection l3 and Is under option 10 the
Huron Mining company. Ore forma-
tion was shown 10 exist on the north
aide OF this close up 10 the Hector line.
| Work has been suspended on both Of
these properties. the lesses Of the
Hector being In the market with their
Continuing east FROM Section "a we