The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-12-25
LoNGYEAR & HODGE WILL DO FLOR
eNcE cos DRILL WORK
SOUTH MASTODOn DISAPPOINTING
Rumossd That Cleveland Cliffs People
WIN Start to Open up At Iron River
Other Mining Notes.

ihoro mas Deen much shifting OF en-
ploripg outfits In this vicinity during
the week and as q result the explora-
tory map has been changed consider
ably since.we last wrote
LONGYEAR & HODGE
This concern has taken on some con.
tract work In addition to the work
that 1t 10 doing on the Porter lands un-
der it's arrangement with the Porter
people for an interest in the property.
The Florence Iron company has con
tracted with the concern 10 drill the
lands In section i5 43-3s upon which
che Florence people have been working
their own outfit for the past month.
The rumor Is that the showing found
In the standpipe holes is such as TO
warrant boring to depth and the
Longyear people will do the boring.
The drills ON the Porter lands are
working about in the same places that
they were set at work last summer.
The one near Peterson creek Is drilling
on deep hole and as several holes
have been punched In a very small area
Ii looks very much as IL something OF
value has been met with aud the long
hole is to prove ii up at depth.
SECTION o.
The ST. Claire people who are drill
ing for the Buffalo a. Susquehanna
people on the VIZ Of the NWA OF Sec
tion 9 43-32 have shifted their drill
from the SW of the NV to the NV OF
the NV and will endeavor to cut the
continuation of the formation which
they cut on the south forty.
CORRIGAN- MCKINNEY
The drill which has been worked
continuously on the forty adjoining
the Great Western mine 10 the east
since last winter was moved during
the week TO the Tobin mine where IL
will be put at work in the east end Of
that property on some test holes that
the operators wish driven therein.
The Great Western extension has
been proved up to the satisfaction.o
the explorers. Several holes were
punched near the east line OF the prop
erty and some deep drilling done. II
is understood that the company has
very fine property on that forty but no
information is given out as to what
dispoistion will be- made OF II.
JONES d LAUGHLINS
This company which is working two
drill. one on the north side and the
other on the south side OF Runkle lake
has shifted one down closer TO the lake
shore where hole will be driven out
under the lake. IL is understood that
a healthy formation has been met with |
there but nothing definite is given out.
The drill working to the south OF the
lake has been moved several times
working TO the west.
This con, ern is reported 10 have met
with great encouragement on the sen |
of section 10. 1885 where 10 has sew
eral drills at work.
The option held by IL on the Winton |
farm. section 10 43-.34 was surrendered
during the week although small de-
posit OF ore was cut and large area
OF formation. penetrated by the drill
The reason for the surrender OF the
option was the deep surface burden
that covers the ore at this point Re-
ports say that the surface Is 275
CLEVELAND CLIFFS
This concern has taken on lot OF
lands between the Baltic mine and
Saunders and will give the tract a
thorough test. Mr.. Jopling came down
from Ishpeming last Thursday ana at
tended TO the final negotiations for the
OF the tract
IL IL rumored on good authority that
the Cleveland Cliffs company will start.
after the first OF the year to open up
some OF the ore that IL has cut In its
drIll work in the Iron River district.
These people have been in the district
over year and were not at all jubi-
liant over what they had met with. 1t
was stated that. although they had
pierced some ore deposits. they didn't
that the showing warranted
the opening Of them up and for that
reason there was q question .in their
minds as TO what they would do. II
looks ~ II later drilling has influenced
them to open up the deposits with