The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-04-30
BLOCKADE AT 500 LOCKS CAUSES
RUSH OF MENoMINEE ORE
EXPLORATORY WORK INCREASING
New. Drilling Firms are Coming to Thi,
Territory and Options Are Being
Taken Eagerly.


by the blockade at the 500 canal in the
way Of getting stocked ore started tc
the docks. Steam shovels have beer
started during tho week at some OF the
locai mines and also at the other min.
ing centers Of this range.
Owing to the construction OF the
new lock at the 500 the two American
locks will not be opened for traffic un-
til after the first of next month.
When these plans were made the extra
ordinarily early spring was not looked
for Generally traffic does not com
mence on the lakes until about May l..
This year the river was open for navi-
CATION early in April and boats were
started out before the middle OF April
Notwithstanding the warning sent out
by the superintendent OF the 500 locks
The result has been to pat heavier
burden OF traffic on tho single Canad-
ian lock than u could take care OF and
vessels have been detained a long time
In making the passage OF the st.
Mary's rapids
When boat owners began TO realize
what they were up against ia trying
TO rush ore down from Superior they
sought relief by transferring portion
OF the Superior feet TO Escanaba aud
inducements were mate Menomlnee
range mine owners TO rush ore TO the
docks and keep the boats going.
Friday, orders were received here to
start two Of the Corrigan- Mckinney
shovels, one at the Dunn mine and the
other at the Baker mine at STAN.
baugh. The Mansfield, also, got orders
10 start loading its stockpile and there
was hustle about the railroad yards
to get engines and cars to handle the
output.
The heavy storm made IL impossible
to do anything until Monday when the
shovels were put Ia place ana loading
is now being done at the properties
mentioned.
The Dunn pile is pig one and has
been accumulating for three years.
Last.year portion of it was shipped
but 1t is expected that all Of II will 90
this year.
Orders were also received to ship the
small pile OF ore that remain at the
Lamont mine. This will probably be
the last heard from the Lamont for
many years as the property is practi-
cally stripped. Considerable ore re-
mains in the mine yet but IL is at a
great depth and the ore measure is
small. Modern mining requires a
larger volume OF ore from each level
than the Lamont Is able to produce In
order TO make operations pay.
shipping was started from the Ar
menia mine ON Tuesday. The Armenia
has been stocking its ore since the re-
sumption Of operations. Two grades
OF ore are produced at the property |
and only the best or Armenia grade
Is Icing shipped at the present time.
The second grade ore IL put on stock |
pile.
THE MacDONALD-
This property was visited last Fri
day by q Walt Yonngs. Captain Bar
stow and Frank Youngs. members OF
the Macdonald Mining company
which owns the property. The show
ing at this new property Is excellent
and the men felt quite jubiIsnt over
what they saw out there. Mr.. Youngs.
Sr., stated TO Diamond Drill reporter
that IL is the intention OF the operators
to ship between seventy-five aud a
hundred thousand tons from the pro.
perty this year.
The equipping OF the mine with
more house capacity will 20 on
throughout the summer. Mr.. Youngs
says that IL is quite probable that at
least 10 new dwellings will be con-
structed In addition TO those Just being
finished up.
EXPLORATORY WORK.
rhes VISA steady drift OF explorers
towards this section and knowing ones
prophecy that, ere the summer Is over.
the onlk Of the exploratory work ON
the Menominee range will be in the
district OF which Crystal Falls forms
the hnn Attention has not been drawn
20 what Y going on here yet but some
excellent finds, the location and extent
or which We are not Al liberty 20 tell
OF lnst now, viii come 10 the surface
later on and viii serve to attract atten. !
tion.
The reach Of territory about crvstal