The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-08-26

The 10th annual meeting of the Lake
Superior Mining Institute was held OF
the Menominee Range during the
week. beginning on Tuesday at Crys
tai Falls, continued Wednesday at Iror
River and Stambaugh and winding ur
In Dickinson county on Thursday.
The attendance at the 1911 session
was as large. IL not the largest of any
session yet held. The social features OF
the meeting were something ont OF
the ordinary as the people of Iron
county recognized the fact that we
have but small communities here and
our mining properties are not such
as 10 hold the interest OF 30 large a
body OF men for so long time. Con-
sequently special attention was paid
the social features of the meeting both
here and on the west side Of the coun.
ty and II the members were not kept
from ennni during their stay with us
IL was not because we didn't make en-.
deavors to chase II away.
The visitors began OF arrive on Mon
day night. the first installment com
ing from the Gogebic range at Gas
over the G. x N. w. Following this
delegation came special over the
same road, pulling six private cars,
mostly from the Minnesota ranges. AT
l9-00 p. m. the ST Paul arrived with
THE Mupising business car. st. Paul
business car and number Of Institute
members from the copper country and
the Marquette ranges including Mr..
Yungbluth, secretary Of the Institute.
Headquarters had been established in
the Commercial Club rooms. with
George Rollin in charge, and he had
every convenience at hand TO care for
the guests. The room was prettily
decorated which gave it a cheerful ap.
pearance.
The reception committee was on
hand to meet every train and conduct
the visitors 10 the headquarters and
assist them in getting assignments. |
Mr.. Yungbluth's 8 assistants started to
pass ont the Institute badges and by
noon on Tuesday all the visitors were
on hand and taken care of
Promptly AZ i;3O train started
from the North Western depot tor the
Hollister mine where the new dryer
was inspected. From the Hollister the
train went to the Tobin mine which
was inspected and an exhibi.
tion of the safety clamp for the cages
made. The cage was h0isted by
hemp rope, the rope cut and the cage
set free IL fell but few inches dowr
the shaft before the clamps caught
the runners and held ID fast.
From the Tobin mine the train was
Drawn TO the Dunn mine crossing.
where the party was taken IN autos TO
'ldlewild park, Fortune lake.
~ barbecue was arranged under aus
jfces of the Crystal falls Commercial
Jlub. Matt Foucault of Iron Nom.
ain. with a score or two of assistants. !.
had "A 650-pound OK roasted ready 10
erve, IN addition to / 0Op ears OF !.
,reen corn. several bushels OF beans.
baked ia bean hole and other eat
'bles OF the kind. Six hundred people
we're led at this barbecue. the affair
aving goue beyond all expected pro
ortions
A quartette from the Diamond Com.
dy Company OF Chicago had been so :
ure''ske furnish music and platform '
uilt out on the lake on which they
TODD so that the people. ranged along : :
Re steep banks Of the lake, could hear :
Eadify all that was said. "
The guests began 10 leave the lake nj
90 O'Clock for the train. which was
J waiting at the crossing. When all
ere in. the train pulled away TO the
ty letting the occupants off NJ Sn- IN
srior avenue crossing. pl
A business session was held at the sh
'urt house, the principal features of nj
hich was a series OF lantern pictures nj
lowing safety devices employed bv IA