The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-12-30
new YEAR WITH
FRIGHTENED OUTLOOK
IRON MARKET IS GOOD AND FEELING
AMONG ORE MEN IS BETTER
ADDITIONAL EXPLORATORY WORK
Drills Are Working All Around the CITY
With Prospects For More Work During
the Coming Year

The year 1912 starts ont with YER,
clear horizon for Crystal Falls anc
vicinity. The iron market continue,
10 improve with each succeeding week
and the prospects are that the ore
docks at lower lake ports will be pretty
well cleaned OF their big burdens by
the time navigation opens next year.
It is this condition in the iron mar.
Ret that has raised the hopes Of the 10.
cal people tor our ore men are already
looking at the coming year with opti
niistic eyes
The Corrigan Mckinney people being 9
the largest producers of the district n
great deal of the future prosperity de
pends upon what that concern will do
the coming year.
Supt. Richards was at Cleveland last
week and felt quite cheerful on his
return. He evidently imbued the
spirit that was prevalent at that iron
center as 1t is understood that the iron
men there are feeling good over the
outlook.
lt is not probable that the Corrigan-
Mckinney people will open up any of
their closed properties the coming year
but II they will work the properties
that they have in operation TO their
full capacity IL would add nearly
double to the number OF men now EN-.
ployed. The company is carrying some
large stockpiles about here and with
them removed the future would look
much brighter than il does. The
Dunn, Tobin and Armenia mines OF
this corporation, when worked TO their
utmost would employ nearly 600 men
and IL that condition can be brought
about we will no. care much whether
any new properties open up next year
or not.
The dark spot on the horizon i'm con
nection with this company is the Dunn
mine where the end is in sight. The
ore deposit, that is what exists Of il on
the Dunn mine property, is buttomed on |
states and with that condition existing
there is little TO hope for The Dunn
has reached depth Of about 800 feet
and during the last years ot it's exis-
tance IL has been quite an expensive
owing to the deposit being So
small.
The Bristol people are next n.impor-
'ance here. They are bending their
Efforts just now TO complete the big.
new shaft so that some ore may be
loisted through il the coming year.
rhe new plant OF machinery is in place
md will be ready to operate when the
lew shaft Is ready for it.
This company carried over large
art Of its stocked ore. II was the in.
ention to ship il late in the fall Int
ne snow and cold weather came on 80 {
uddenly that shipping was stopped
With much OF the ore on the docks
The Oliver Mining company will
perate the Mansfield at the same rate J
hat II was operated last year irrespec
i've OF conditions. This property will !
ave new level added TO il and the $
anne number Of men will be employed
: last year I
Nrhe Amasa mines will work about
sthey are now While 10 is true that !
fe Hemlock mine is showing up very !
oorly in the bottom. yet there are
ome hopes that formation. cut in one :
4 the diamond drill holes bored last
nmmer, win develop into something Z
nd the Hemlock has been played 80
lany times that no one hazards a
uess as TO what will happen this time. n
The Michigan mine is another of the
liver properties that works nc about n
le same pace one year after another
one OF the product from this property u
as shipped last season 20 that there is
uite q pile to get rid OF. u
The Warner exploration OF the Hem
ck Mining company has started up n
sain. This exploration Is on sec 9,
Y e23 and lies between the Michigan b
n Gibson. II adioins the Gibson on N
le north. The suspension OF work nc
lis property was oaused by u ism ~
'rstanding Of the option caused by the
'ath Of Mr. Haselton who had such 1t
alters In hand II took some time
get Mr.. Haseitons place filled and m
e loose ends canght up again The W
arnor exploration was looking very
'od when work was suspended and d'
~ that they are going again the pro- m
N will he givena thorough test