The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-06-11
AS OTHERS SEE US
Detroit News Correspondent Writes About
Conditions In Iron County.

OetFOit NoWs correspondent WRITES ABOUT
Conditions In Iron County.
Last week we made mention OF the
visit Of Mr.. Kelsey q the Detroit
News to these parts. Mr. Kelsey was
in Crystal Falls and wrote his paper
the following letter regarding condi-
tions here.
Iron county takes in the western
emu OF the so-called Menominee range.
II is the field operation.of dozen iron
mining companies and contains score
of.mines. II contains good farm lands.
but there is little farming. It's assess.
ed valuation for state purposes is &c. i
900. 600 The supervisors put its valu-
alton last fall at IS, 1877. 533.
Unlike Bessemer. the people OF
Crystal Falls do not think that the
mines are avoiding their fair share OF
taxation.
Once in a while there is kick
said county official but IL never
amounts to anything. I've never
thought much about u myself.
'As in all the other mining counties
of the upper peninsula, the mining
companies. have taken care to be repre-.
scented 10y able men on the board of
supervisors W. J. Richards, Of Crys-
tai Falls. chairman for many years. is
superintendent of the Crystal Falls Iron
Mining Co., owned by Corrigan, Nc
Kinney q Co.. of Cleveland. J. s.
jackson Crystal Falls, is a Corrigan,
Mckinney mad James =. Edwards
OF Mansfield is captain OF the Mansfield
mine. owned by the Oliver Mining Go.
which is controlled by the United
States Steel corporation W. II, lobe,
OF Stambaugh township, is superinten-
dent for the Verona Mining Co. own
ed by Pickands. Mather az Go Of
Cleveland This gives the mining
companies at least four of the ten men
on the board, and the election Of W. j.
Richards year after year shows that
private interests do not object 10 the
control OF the mines The committee
on equalization consists OF Messrs.
lobe, Scott and Jacka two mining
men out OF three.
Four big mines are located in the
city and township Of Crystal Falls
the Great Western, Tobin and Dunn,
owned by Corrigan, Mckinney a. Co,
and the Bristol owned by ogleby, Nor
ton q Co.. both OF Cleveland. The
output of these mines for the last year
of record was /, 1885, 900 tons There
are other mines in Crystal Falls town
ship that are idle because OF the de-
preston in trade. The city and town
ship together are assessed AT 81. 453. 600
This Is about two seventies OF the asses.
sed valuation Of the county. Their
mines turned out three sevenths Of the
county's production last year. ana
Crystal Falls city. with over 1000
people. contains many good stores and
houses.
Next comes Stambaugh townhsip.
with about eight mines OF fair size
producing Sgs. 900 tons annually. The
Baltic. Caspian and Fogarty mines OF |
the Verona Iron Go are here. and w. |
II. lobe Is their superintendent. super
visor for Stambaugh township and |
chairman OF the equalization commit
tee Slambaugh township came out OF
the last annual meeting OF the super
visors with a valuation of $3.50. go II
had been reduced Si65. 600 by the
equalization committee. Stambaugh |
contains iis. sO2 acres OF some OF the
best land in the county
Iron River township. James y. Ed.
wards. of the oliver. Mining Co. su-
pervisor, (Mr Kelsey erred in this
statement Mr. Edwards is supervisor
OF Mansfield township The Iron Riv-
or supervisor Is Zebins McColeman
who Is not mining man-Ed con.
talns the Yonngs and james mines.
producing 2a2 900 tous Of ore This
township coversove goo square niles
OF land
Crystal Falls Is the nome Of State
Senator Michael n. Moriarty. called