The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-02-08
SEVERAL new MINES
SURE TO Be ADDED
OPERATIONS lNMAsroDoN SECTION
INDICATE AS MUCH
HtMLOck AFTER THE MICHIGAN
a Union Of the Two Properties Would bs
Of Great Benefit TO Bosh-Nsw Find
Not Sure ndersd.

IL is quite certain that several new
properties will he added-t TO the list OF
properties now included IN the Crystai
Falls district by the exploratory opera
tions being conducted In the Mastodor
section OF this district The Oliver
Iron Mining company already has n
line property and the Cleveland Cliffs
company explorations are coming along.
nicely. IL is quite certain that the
latter company will get something o.
value in ths operations
The question now Is what disposi
tion the Oliver Mining company will
make of its find. This find is located
on the Michigan Iron a. Land &c.
lands. A couple of years ago this trac.
was taken under option by the Oliver
Mining company, both the surface and.
mineral interest being included in tho
option. About a year afterwards the
option to purchase the surface was re-
linquished bat the mineral option held.
Exploratory work has been proseou
ted upon the tract continuously for
two years commencing at the Marquet.
te range end of the tract. Drills were
worked firss south and east OF Republic
and have now got as tar south az the
forks OF the Fence river. This section
| is known TO contain narrow forms.
tion thar was explored to some exten.
by the Clergue interests about ten years
ago. The results Of the Oliver explor-
ations have not leaked ont but ii il In
timated that nothing Of yalue mas been
met with 80 far.
In the meantime. the success OF the
nj A. Hanna company at the Carper-
ter impeIled the Oliver people to atari
WORK on the few forties included Ia
this option lying adjacent TO that prop
Ierty. A drill was worked there all
summer but no ore found and IL war
then moved 10 the scattered holding
between the Dunn and the Mastodon
where the ore was encountered. This
deposit along with the limonite ores
that have been known 10 exist on the
lands in the vicinity Of Michigamme
must determinr whether the price ask
ell for the mineral is worth paying ub.
lass, OF course, something or yalfe
should be found in the Republic area
II the Oliver people do bny the prog
erty will il be worked That "a a very
important question and one that time
alone win answer. The oliver people
have not been very keen for Iron county
properties and many think that the de-
posit viii not he developed for many
years IL ii is purchased.
The removal of Supt Bush from
Ironwood 10 this county BY the Cleye-
land Cliffs people presages the begin
ming OF activity in the Developments
field by this concern The Cleveland
Cliffs people have spent many dollars
on the west ..sids and abont all thai
they have TO show for their work Is Tho
III lickson, a property that has yet 10
prove its worth 10 IL generally up-
derstood that Mr.. Bush will commence
soon TO open up the. Erickson as a lot of
ledge testing has been done 10 deter
mine where to sink the shaft The
Erickson has heavy sand oyerburden
which will make IL Am expensive prop
erty to open while the Crystal Fails
explorations OF the concern carry bat !.
comparatively shallow surfece and NJ
much better material to work IN.
II would not be surprising II tnia
concern would start opening up pro.
perty In this district before the year ~
over.
From Amasa comes rumor that
there is promise Of tbe Hemiock Min
INK Go. getting possession Of the Mich
igan property. For the good Of Amasa
and also nf the property, it il 10 b.
hoped that this report - correct The
Michigan WAS operated ON leaso 10y fhE
Oliver for long time but recently "a
was surrendered The Hcfnlock " do
veloped right up 10 the line and is ir
much better position q take ont tho
remaining ore than IL the Michigan
itself as the shaft at the latter property
Is not OF the best.
The Oliver retains its lease on tbo
forty containing the new lind This
lies soutb OF the old mine and adloins
the Warner exploration of the Henllocr
company. II is probable that develop
mente NJ the Warner will BE- tho NOV
ing influence in the disposition Of tho
new Dnd.