The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-06-29
ORE SHIPMENTS ARE
KEEPING UP WELL
The MINES ARE FORWARDING THEIR
pRupUCrS FAST AS POSSIBLE
HEMLOCK is AGAIN IN THE ORE
Vas Cut Away Back in the Foot Wall After
Much Exploration Other Mining
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ore is still going forward at merry
clip from the Crystal Falls district.
With the exception Of the Mansfield
mine every working mine of the dis
trict Is hustling forward their product
both from the pocket and stookpile.
The Corrigan Mckinney mines are
shipping All the ore that they can hoist
and their two shovels are working on
the stockpiles at the Dunn. Tobin and
Armenia The Armenia shovel occas.
ionally takes rest but it invariably
resumes after few days off SO that
there Is every indication that the en-
tire stocked ore at the property VIII be
shipped this year.
AT the Dunn and Tobin the single
shovel serves the two properties, alter
mating between one and the other as
occasion requires The Bristol shovel
is kept working also without any delay
and it looks as If the ore on the docks
there will he cleaned MP before snow
flies.
Cleveland dispatches state that an
other Of the Corrigan- Mckinney iur-
naces will blow IN OH July 10th and il
is hoped that that action will result in
much more OF the product from the
local mines Of the company going
forward
The ore in the Great Western stock
pile stands Just as it did last fall, Ii
was thought that some of this ore
would go forward and there are still
hopes that before the shipping season
ends the steam shovels will be set at
work there.
The Hemlook mine at Amasa is ship
ping ore rapidly TO the docks. large
daily output being maintained
.,vElais-PFoperty has had many ups and
downs during its long producing career
and just AT the present Is on the up
as the ore was met with on the bottom
level few weeks ago after search OF
neaiIy.a year. The level before the one
now being opened was one of the very
best the mine eyer showed up both in
volume and quality. A lift was sunk
las. summer aud where the ore was ex,
pected TO be met with none was found. |
Some cropping around was done and |
then diamond drill work was done
under the direction of Prot. Leith.
Supt. Lawrence was at the time in
England. Upon his return the drill
work was discontinued-one OF the
holes showed formation and that was
Of "A non -merchantabe quality and
attention given 10 following up and
developing piece of ore in the upper
workings Search was kept mp in the
bottom for the lost ore and few weeks
ago il was met with 20 feet in the foot
wall. AT the time OF our visit there
was not sufficient work done on the
formation met with to demonstrate its
worth. but the local officials OF the com
pany were feeling much encouraged
over the find.
The foot wall of the Hemlook il the
green stone and along it's course il has
'NNh A'atit w ARAA 0ihlHll anu uttDiH
50 that several times the ore has been
lost but the last occasion brought TO !
lSfght the deepest told yet met with
NIhe Michigan mine is not forward.
ing any Of its ore. This Is an Oliver !
and has recently been given Z
new lease Of life by drill work 10 the {
south along the formation Some good I
was met with and il Is under.
stood that shaft will be sunk right }
away to develop the ore cut. 9
The ore In the old mine will be 5
mined out as rapidly as possible and }
he workings closed.
The Armenia mine Is not looking az 7
veil as it might at the present time. 9
Il Is claimed that the ore measures are q
'Iosing Raon the bottom and cia- =
nond drill is at present being operated
underground in the mine To locate the
're. The Armenia has always been a
Encouraging property I