The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-05-04
EXPLORATORY WORK
KEEPS UP WELL
SEVERAL IMPORTANT OPERATIONS
ARE NOW IN PROGRESS
DwoaktHe MINES ARE HUSTLING
indications Are For A Very Large Output
From the District the Coming
Season

Exploratory work in the Crystal
Falls district keeps mp better than was
expected when the drop in the price OF
ore was announced sometime ago.
More drills are at work today than
were in operation on the first OF the
year and, from indications. il seems
that the drills are showing up some
thing at different points.
Beginning at the north end of the
district-the Amasa section-the first
exploratory woIk met with is that
being done by the oliver Mining com.
psny between the Michigan mine and
the Warner property on the NWl of
sec. o A. 33. The work is evidently
being done to trace ont the formation
which is known TO exist between the
Michigan and the Warner property
which lies south, There are rumors
that this drill cut pocket OF ore close
TO the line but there is no veriication
OF the rumor. Al any rate the work
is being continued which looks hopeful.
The Michigan is being operated in
small way but no ore was shipped last
season. The ore is low in iron and
nigh in moisture. The property don I
seem 10 take up the run of ore from the
Hemlock property to the north and
has been quite Encouragement since
il was opened up. If an enrichment
should Le located further To the south |
on the property, as many think will
happen, IL will give new life and much
impetus to the operations at the Mich
gan
Next south of the Michigan Is the |
Warner property where shaft is being
sunk TO develop the ore cut by diamond |
drill last summer. The property is
also on section .. adjoining the Michi- |
gan Go the south The shaft work has
not progressed sufficiently to give any /
reliable indication as to how promising
|pte~-lVsrner is but the drill work was
quite satisfactory. The property is
leased by the Pickands. Mather people
and is in charge Of Roy G. Whitehead.
II is about the only piece of exploratory
work that the Pickands. Msther people
have on hand at the present time.
The Gibson mine adjoining the War
ner on the south NWIi OF NWli sec.
Is 4i-33 is idle at the present time.
IL Is owned by the Rogers Brown Ore
company which corporation keeps two
watchmen constantly on the property.
The next in order south of the Glib
son is the Amasa- Porter property of
the f. j. Longyear interests This
property is the one that created so
much comment year or 50 ago because
Of the extensive drill work that was
done on the property. good sized
body of ore was SHOWN up-Mr Fin
lay estimates il at 300, 600 tons but
others who have seen the blue prints
say that there IL closer TO a million
and much of IL was OF a Bessemer
grade The property is. We under.
stand, open for lease but the royalty
asked is quite high and j. the deterrent ,
factor IN getting IL into operation.
Next south of the Amasa Porter,
which Is located on the NWli of sec
%, is the work being done by some
Iron River men, headed by Geo 81
Claire Of Duluth They have optioned {
the Michigan Mineral Land Co.'S. lands )
a. section 2G. which includes ali OF I
the west half OF the section and the
NWli OF SEli and have been operating
since early last summer The drill Is !
located a short distance southwest of Z
the point where the Balsam road Joins I
the county road Drilling operations I
were suspended last winter owing TO r
the water supply giving out but were I
couple OF weeks ago with r
the firm Of Meuche q Meuche OF
operators IN the county
doing the work. Considerable on.
was given the operations
in one OF the latter holes put $
down The property is about n mile Il
south OK the Amasa. Porter and is 70
crossed by the same formation. I
Next soutlS Sest OF this exploration is q
nptian-S0 witch Is under option to the v
1orence Iron Go. of Michigan and h
where drill has been in operation 81
since the first OF the year close 10 the
center OF the section. A second drill a
was placed upon the property during I
he week I
The first hole developed surface a
,urden OF 300 feef bnt tha ,,...a,,.. a
we're successful in hitting the forma.