The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-03-29
REVIEW OF CONDITIONS
IN lTHIS.DISTRICT
MINIS ARE SHORT or LABOR But
MAINTAIN GOOD OUTPUTS
MANSFIELD MINE sUSptMUS
Tools Have Been Taken up But Water
VIII be Pumped Pending Further
Orders From Headquarters.

Mining. conditionsK K in.Ithe Crystal
Falls district are about the same a.
they have been right along. The mines
that are producing ara being worked to
their capacity !. e. their capacity OF
the labor supply obtained Labor is 70
be the main item in the question Of
output this year
The labor situation In ihe Crystal
Falls district IL not as bad rs in the
newer districts on the west aide for tbs
reason that the policy of the operating
companies here has been for several
years 10 employ as much married labor
as possible and TO keep their men oc-
cupied all OF the time Thus the nu
cleus OF a good force exists at each OF
the properties but the iloaters necessary
to form the tllIng in times when
little more ore can be sold than the
usual, is hard to get
:. The question of the extent Of opera
tions At the NJ. A. Hanna .properties
and the date at which the opening up
OF tho big Longyear property at Masto-
don will commence, rs another big fac
tor in the labor market of this vicinity
for these new operations will certainly
draw from the mines that are being
operated az the present time and more
men must be attracted 20 the district
TO keep up our end
Nothing additional has been given
out on the Longyear property either OF
the Pickands- Mather deal or Of the
opening OF the south half 10y the
owners themselves. From what we
have learned. however il is quite Ger
tain thai the r. NJ. deal has gone
through and II is certain that the
Longyear people will start on their
own portion soon
The way things are progressing at
the NJ A. Hanna properties is very en-
couraging to Supt Roe. The big shaft
at the Carpenter is sealed to the ledge
and sinking in the rock has been IN
progress for couple OF weeks The
only deviation from the original pro
gram out there has been the straighten
ing up Of the shaft which II is drop
shaft mad become twisted somewhat
in the dropping operations. TO get
away from this the entire shalt was
gone over from top to the ledge the
/ timber taken ont, in fact another shaft
sunk around the original one the entire
distance. The result IL a perfect shaft
and the work was done in so remark
able short time that the operators are
well satisfied with il.
The installation ot the machinery
plant has been delayed by lackiDg parts
out is progressing Az rapidly as can be
expected IN such cases. The plant IS
large one and its installation is being
carefully watched so as to yet the
greatest amount Of efficiency out of &c
when completed.
! The electric line 10 conduct electric
power from the Carpenter mine 10 the
Ravenna has been completed and TIE
installation of electric machinery a.
the latter property viii be carried on
rignt along SO that when the plant a.
the Carpenter il ready 10 prodnce
power the Ravenna will be in shape %
take IT,
The Mansfield mine has about sus
pended operations Men were kept az
work this week taking mp the tools
I from the bottom OF the mine and nov
nothing is being done bat the pumping
Of water This will be continued IN
til further orders from headquarters.
| From the foregoing ~ would look as
If there are negotiations in progress
but the outlook for continuous opera
tions is not very encouraging