The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-10-18
STRIPPING PLAN
AGAIN CONSIDERED
CONTRACTORS TO SUBMIT BIOS ON
REMOVING BALKAN SURFACE
GOOD REAOWAY AT THE JuDSON
UndsrIay Shaft is Going Down Rapidly
and Operators Expect to Get Property
on Shipping List Next Season

Many people wonder why no more
has been heard Of the stripping propo-
sition tnat was so seriously considered
bv the p ickands- Mather people last
spring. when contractors throughout
the country were asked TO submit fig-
ures on the work of stripping the sur
face from the new Balkan mine. The
matter had "gone so quiet" that most
people Thought the stripping PROPOSE
tion had been abandoned.
We are assured. however. from re-
liabe authority taht instead of aban.
doning he stripping idea the operators
OF the Balkan are more Keen than ever
about il and that invitations are now
being sent out to various contractors
to re-submnt bids on the work.
We also learn that the real reason
for the delay in starting this work has
been due to changed conditions of the
ore body, which were disclosed By the
drilling operations done after the pro-
erty had been taken over from the
Nevada Land Co.
The results of this drilling reveal
the unreliability of diamond drill work
when IL comes to figuring TO GER
tainty what lies between the holes
sunk. The Nevada people drilled the
Balkan property systematically and
thoroughly and they and everyone eles
connected with the property felt sure
that they knew 10 certainty the con-
tents of the ore area. The holes were
sunk at regular intervals over the sur
face OF the ore area and so close to-
gether that it was thought there was
no possibility of their going astray
on any of the area that they figured as
ore.
The Balkan drilling was done inter
mediately between the holes OF the
Nevada people and in one part OF the
property considerable horse OF rock
was met with. II was then thought
best 20 delay the stripping until the
extent of this area was determined and
that is the main reason that the matter
has been held in obeyance. The
amount OF dirt 10 be removed was at
first figured at /, 500, 600 and this has
been reduced by the change in plans
to /. 300, 900 yards
Some idea Of the amount OF rock
shown up is revealed in the change
made in the assessment Of this pro.
perty by the tax comommission. The
original assessment on this property
WAS made on the basis OF the figures
shown in the first drillings. At the
September hearing the Balkan people
asked leave 10 file their new drill
records ana as result of those records
about $4OO. 900 were taken off the asses
sment OF this property by the commis-
sion.
The JudsoD people are making very
good headway with their shaft sink.
ing Their big shaft is being carried
down at an angle Of 45 degrees The
decision 90 sink at 80 fiat an incline
was induced by the fact that where
the shaft was started. the ledge could
be reachd with no trouble at all where
as, il shaft with less incline or one
OF "a downright model was sunk, Il
would have to penetrate the qnicksand
cappinR and an immense n mount of
water would have TO be encountered.
The Judson shaft Will undoubtedly
reach the ore body and allow IL TO be
opened up much quicker than any
other type OF shaft could have done.
What the plans of the company are
after they reach tho ore and open M
and mine out that above the point at
which the deposit is encountered is
not given ont. is quite probable
that another shaft Will have 30 be
sunk. anyway, and they probably fy-
ure that such opening can he made to
care for the deeper Ore
On every hand is evidence that the
Judson people are not going into TIE
mining game on cheap basis The
machinery that is on the bank is OF the
very best and all construction work
about the property has an air of thor
oughness and completeness about IL.
It is quite probable that the Judson
property will be in position TO ship
some ore before the end of next season.
Ths work ia being pushed a. rapidly
az possible and more men are being
added as fast as tnsv can be cared for.
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