The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-11-30
ORE SHIPPING OVEA
FOR PRESENT SEASON
STOCKING IN PROGRESS AT ALL
CRYSTAL FALLS MINES
1913 ORE PRICES ARE ADVANCED
VIII Rule About Fifty Cent, Per Ton
Higher For Next Season With Bic
Business 10 Sight.

The ore shipping season OF 1919 for
the Crystal Fails district was brought
TO close with last week and all the
working mines in this district are now
stocking for next season which, from
present indications, promises TO be the
biggest in the history OF the trade, bur
not the biggest for this district owing
TO the number OF properties that are
closed
The season of 1912 has ueen a fairly
good one for Crystal Falls mines, prlD-
cipally in that the stockpiIes that had
been accumulating for years previous
are cleaned up with the exception OF
the big Great Western pile. That
mountain Of ore remains just as il WAS
a year ago, the only shipment from it
this year being small sample cargo.
AT the Dunn the docks were swept
clean. The Tobin also cleaned mp as
usual The Bristol nearly cleaned it's
docks There Is "A small pile Of the
lower grade ore still on the docks at
that property. The Armenia cleaned
up its No. grade and came within a
few thousand tons OF sending out all OF
its No. ore. The Mansfield didn't
ship pound OF ore this year. The
Ravenna sent forward few tons as
did the Macdonald also but nothing Of
any consequence. The Hemlock made
very good shipment but carries over
some OF ITS stocked ore. The Michigan
shipped no ore during 1912
All of the working properties are
hustling TO get ont q big tonnage IN
1918 and every man that comes around
is put at work. There will be two
new mines on the list next year. the
Rayenna and Carpenter. The latter
property may not get any very large
amount forward as the work Of sinking
shaft has but now commenced, Is
ought TO got sample cargo at least
At the Armenia the work of sinking
"a new shaft has commenced. This
shaft is located about l50 feet east Of
the present working shaft and will be-
a small one pr sumably 20 give venti
ation and later on TO take out the ore
that must be left 10 support the present
working shalt The new shaft will be-
carried 10 the 9th level the present
shaft being down 70 the 9th level.
The drill which was at work in the
bottom of the Armenia all summer was
taken out about two weeks ago and ia
is said that the conditions are not any
too rosey at this property.
At the Macdonald work on the body
of ore that was cut last summer is be-
ing pushed and this property ought 70
send ont considerable tonnage next
year
The Roberts ore 60. is sinking a
shaft at the Hilltop and that property
ought also 10 be IN the working liet
next year.
The reports from the ore centers are
that the price OF ore has been boosted
about 80 cents per ton. There was
some talk OF lowering the base. also, but
latest reports are that the base on Cryr
tai Falls non Bessemer will remain the
same. 5i 90, but IL is probable that the
penalties will be 40 arranged az to
practically make the base about 80 Hat
Present indications are that 1919 will
see the biggest shipments in the hiA.
tory OF the ore trade and the mining
companies all over toe Lake superior
district are making Preparations for
big outputs.
a serious handicap found is the s1a,
city OF labor. Every available man n
being put 20 work and most Of the
mines are working short banded at the
present time.