The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-12-28
MORE ORE WILL BE SENT OUT THAN
MANY PREVIOUS YEAR
LABOR SHORTAGE is ACUTE
II New Properties Were to Be opensG.
Men to Supply Them Couldn't Bs
Found in This Section Of State.

during the coming year is the best that
has appeared at this time of the year
SINCE 1907. Every man that can be
possibly got. is at work The working
mines are crowding the output TO the
limit and things are being got in read
iness for the cleaning up of all stocked
ore next season.
|rhe working properties in the city
of Crystal Falls are the Bristol ana
Ravenna. The Bristol will soon BE-
hoisting ore through it's new shaft and
it's new plant. For over year tina
operators of this property have been
installing complete new surface o
quipment including the sinking OF n
big shaft 1000 feet and the crownisg
Of 1t with modern steel shaft nousa
Some delay was ocoasioned In got
ting the ore moving through this shaft
but it will be coming MP that way
shortly after the first of the year Snpt
Bjork thinks that three weeks shonId
suffice to finish mp all Of the prepars-
tcry work.
The Bristol will undoubtedly mako
record output the coming season.
IL has the equipment and the ore tire
only thing that may hamper IL will be
a shortage OF labor supply
The Ravenna ~ lustY, new proper
ty that may not ship much ore next
year but whica is looming up as ons
Of the very fine properties of the conn
lty II has the ore body and the grade
1t only remains now 20 get il opened
up and a surface equipment ready 30
take care OF the ore that can be pro-
duced.
win the Great Western pile be ship
ped next yearS We can't answer that
question. We doubt If the owners can
do 40. accurately One thing is certain:
next year offers the best opportunity
for sending it forward that has existsa
since the ore was placed in stock.
The Tobin mine is working every
man that can be got and Is making its
usual big output for the stockpile. rho
robin has recently been making some
improvements in the shape of rev
hosting plant that will he covered In
subsequent article
The Dunn is doing letter than was
expected Of il and promises 70 mare n
very respectable output.
The Carpenter will not be opened in
time TO make any kind OF showing
next season The sinking OF the shaft
has but commenced There il full
years work ahead 10 get thia property
ready to ship ore.
The Armenia mine il working along
steadily. This property is not looking
the best but the operators are living
In hope.
A new shaft was recently started, 10
be sent down 20 the fifth level aud
take care Of the air make another
outlet and ultimately be used 10 take
ont the ore that il contained in tho
pillar surrounding the present shaft
The Youngs mine ~ expected ~
make start next year. II has never
done much but last summer quite
body Of good grade ore was cut and
some Of II viii undoubtedly be snippea.
The Mansfield is reported 20 be TOOK
ing better This property IL not being
pushed. The lease expires ia few
years and the Oliver mining company
is now In negotiations with the fee
owners for an extension OF the lease.
A great deal OF the future ot thia
property depends upon the negotiations
and the exploratory work that may Pa
done in case the lease is granted
There has been practically nothing
done Of an exploratory nature nc this
property Tor a number Of years so IT ia
not known whether tho ore measure ia
as nearly exhausted as IL is claimed
they are
AZ the Hemlock the usual activity ~
in evidence. A diamand drill hole re-
Gently drilled down In the bottom os
the mine is said 10 have cut about 70
feet of ore and this fact must be en-
couraging 20 the operators n true.
The Warner bids fare 70 ontor the
last Of shippers in q small way naxt
year. Aslding was recently pnt in 70
serve the property
The labor situation. while not alarm
ing. may become 80 " tue operators
should decide 10 open up any Of the
closed properties There are barely