The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-01-22
WORKING PROPERTIES WILL MAKE
MAXIMUM OUTPUTS
ROGtRS-BROwN OFFICIALS HERE
Review Of Mining Work Now Being
Done in the Crystal Falls
District

working properties in the Crystal Falls
district with the idea of getting out
just as much ore this winter as is pos
sible in order 20 swell the output the
coming season.
The only property at which this is
not true is Inc Great Western mine OF
the Corrigan- Mckinney company
where a mammoth stockpile was car
red over the season and where the ont
put is being restricted SO as to not
overflow the stocking ground.
AT the Mansfield mine Of the Oliver
Mining company the usual hoist Of
last summer is maintained and this
property will make about the same
shipment next season that IL made last
year when close 10 100. 600 tons were
sent forward.
The Mansfield is deep mine with a
narrow vein and cannot be worked on
the scale that mines of wider ore
measure can be.
At the Hollister the shaft is com
pleted ana the workmen are now open
ing mp the deposit at depth of over
800 feet The ore measure in this mine
is narrow but il is understood that the
bottom level looks bigger than the ones
above.
The Macdonald has met with SO
many reverses that il will not be able
TO produce as much ore as it would
had the operators commenced % equip
the property last spring instead Of last
fall
The water problem was too great for
the steam and pump capacity and for
several months the only work done was
the pumping Of water The unwatei
ing OF the Armenia has lessened this
difficulty greatly.
In the mean time the equipment of
machinery was ordered bnt there has
been provoking delays in getting it
placed upon the ground A part Of the
steam eud is Mt the mine and is being
set. Most Of the winter will he con-
sumed in the work Of getting the sur
face equipment ready TO handle the ore
and water from the present workings
which will be pushed 70 larger opening
as fast as the present limited surface
equipment will allow
The new houses have not yet heen
built owing mainly 10 the difficulty in
getting the lumber from the mills and
in getting ii switched into the mine
yards after Il arrived The contract
for the houses was let 10 a Marinettc
contractor who is ready 20 push their
erection as soon as the material Is all
at hand.
The Armenia is ready for mining
operations and by the end OF this
month matters will be well IN hand
and much ore will be coming to sur
face.
The failure OF the Macdonald people
to get their houses built as contem-
plated hampers the operators of the
Armenia as some Of tue houses built
for this mine are occupied by Mac
Donald men.
The Great Western ~ adding slowly
to it's stockpile. The force under
ground has been cnt down to the low
est number possible TO operate the
mine with any margin OF profit.
IL II hoped that the blowing in OF
The Riverside furnaces OF Corrigan-
Mckinney g. Co, will result In the
shipping OF the Dig ore pile acoumu-
lated at this mine. One Of the fur
naces Is scheduled 10 blow in next
month and the ,ther late In the sum
mer
The Bristol is working IN its usual
manner and will pretty near duplicate
its output Of last season The Bristol
II getting to be- deep mine ana y
would not surprise us II in the ar
future more shaft capacity were added
m order to overcome the length OF haul
ana other Inconvenience Of the pre-.
sent shaft.
The Tobin is hustling mp all the ore
IL can produce. This property will
produce as much ore this year Ms last
although the shipments may not be AS
large owing TO chunk OF 1908 ore
being carried over and shipped last
season
The Dunn is adding rapidly to its
big stockpile, Much ore was carried
over at this mine and II all the stock
pile Is shipped next year the Dunn
ought TO make all ne mines In the
county sit up and ie|e notice.
At the Gibson fe sinking IL Being