The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1912-02-02
FINE SHOWING
Lucky Boy, Camp and
Anderson Properties

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Work by the .Vermilion- Mesaba
Iron Company on the properties
known as the Lucky Boy, Camp
and Anderson is progressing
favorably and the work so far &C
complished bids fair to place this
group in the shipping class before
many weeks.
The main shaft, sunk on the
line between the Anderson and the
Lucky Boy has attained a depth of
100 feet. This depth was attained
in September last year. At the $50
foot level a drift was run south and
the drift has now reached distance
of over $50 feet from the shaft.
This drift is expected to open up
an ore body 38 feet in depth and
shown by the drill holes to cover a
width of LOO feet showing on a
rough estimate to contain ap-
proximately 100000 tons of fine
merchantable hematite ORE.
All underground work is being
timbered and put in the best cf
condition for permanent use The
shaft is 6x1O feet in the clear and
| timbered with substantial square
sawed timber. The drifts are 7x8
feet in the clear and all heavily
timbered. At a distance of $50
feet from the main shaft north on
the Camp property shaft has been
put down to depth of 70 feet.
The sinking of this shaft was ac-
companied with heavy flow of
water and TO obviate theenormous
cost of pumping, work was dis
continued at this depth and all at
tention given to the main shaft from
which drift will later be run to
the Camp shaft and thus take care
| of the water when work in the
i Camp will be done in a COM
paratively dry manner. A portion
!, of this drift has already been driven
north for this purpose.
Drill holes to the number of six
. had been drilled on the Lucky Boy
and Anderson $50 to 200 feet apart
: and ore found in all of them in
dicating that the deposit was con-
ltinuous. The ore was struck at a
depth of 126 feet from the surface.
t The drift at present being worked
, was intended to undermine the
deposit after which raises would
male mining easy. The drift is al
pre|ent about under the deposit
and from indications, judging by
. the material being brought up, is
very near the ore.
All the drill holes showed the
rocks, jasper and other geological
necessities in place according to
Vermilion range presidents and
the ore is foregone conclusion.
The question of reaching the de-
post is practically solved and the
existence of the ore has been proven
by the drills. 1t is confidently ex-
pected that within the next month
merchantable ore will be taken
| from the drift. Considerable ore
was encountered so far in the drift
but not in sufficient quantities to
say that the body has been reached
| All the reports made by COM
petent engineers have so far been
verified by the work done. If the
reports can be relied upon and
There is no cause to doubt. there is
| an immense body of ore on these
| properties near enough to the sur
face to make mining easy. 1t is
the intention to sink the main shaft
considerably deeper as the drills
have shown ore at a greater depth.
| The Camp shaft will also be sunk
much deeper and drifts run con-
meeting both shafts.
| Plans are forming for the erection
of a large power plant about mid
wav between the main shaft and
the Camp shaft sufficiently large to
raise ore in large quantities and it
is expected to expend about $45 900
on its construction. President
| kennedy is at present negotiating
with eastern parties for the money
to put in the plant.
Since the beginning of active
work at these properties, H. E.
Walbank has had charge of the
work as superintendent. Mr..
Walbank is also secretary of the
company. During the eleven
months he has been at work 785 feet
of shaft sinking and drifting has
been accomplished besides some IS
| feet of testpitting has been done.
As all this work has been done in
a permanent manner and timbered
for future use, it can be seen that
excellent progress has been made.
This is at the rate of 81 feet per
month. Since the work was begun
there has been employed an average
crew of 31H men, the lowest
number being % in one month and
the highest 81. There have been
erected at the mine ten buildings
| for the men, tools. machinery and
powder. All the buildings for the
men are substantial and well built.
The men are lodged and boarded
by the company, each paying his
hoo~d from HE uoUac en- that fhe