The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-01-18
W }. RICHARDS TELLS IRON TRADE
REVIEW MAN or OUR PROSPECTS
SEVERAL NEW PROPERTIES
Contain More Ore Than has Been Shipped
From The District Since Shipping
Began Thirty Years Ago.

Anhcu ar W tur Autuic ~ sno W neo
Falls country. Captain Wm. j. Rich
ards. general superintendent of the
Menominee range properties of Corri-
gan. Mckinney g. Co, replied that
three deposits discovered the last two
years and still undeyeloped alone con-
tanned a greater tonnage of ore than
bad been shipped from all the mines of
the district since the first product was
sent out 80 years ago There is assur.
ance OF activity at Crystal Fails for
decades to come. for in addition to the
ore bouies in properties already pro-
ducing the existence of deposits in var
i0us tracts has been determined by
diamond drilling and there are exten-
sive areas still TO be explored The
district ia 1912 sent out approximately
1, 400, 100 tons of ore. This was less
than has been forwarded in seasons
past. Not all Of the Corrigan- McKin-
ney mines were in commission while
neither the Mansfield nor the Michi-
gan both OF the Steel Corporation.
made shipments With a few excep-
tions. notably in the case of the idle
Great, Western, stockpiles were well
cleaned up. however, and most Of the
active mines are preparing to get out
an Increased tonnage this year The
new Ravenna and probably the Carpen-
ter, both OF NJ. A. Hanna a. Co. will
be- on the shipping list in 1913 and it
is expected. 50 will the Huron Mining
Co.'S Macdonald and the Roberts Ore
Co.'S. Hilltop The Hilltop was aban-
,loned during 1912 by the Steel Corpor-
alton. Hanna a. 90. suspended opera.
irons at the Hollister and removed the
machinery to the RVenna The future
Of the Holllste- is unknown. but at
present the workings are filled with
ysier
An event OF interest at Crystal Falls
during the year was the completion OF
the new shaft at Oglebay. Norton &
Cos Bristol mine The shaft s. ~
opened both By sinking and raising
II is I, 900 feet deep entirely through
rock, and is 300 feet from the ore body.
II Is lined with steel and the dividers
~ the four compartments are of steel
also. Snrmounting the shaft is steel
shafthouse. The shaft has It's own
buildings and machinery and is a mine
in itself. the best equipped in the dis
trict. Since the first exploration Of
the MenomInee range. four particular
ly large bodies of merchantsble ore
have been found-the Chaplin mine.
30 900, 600 tons. a Steel corporation
property the Caspian in excess Of
10 600 900 tons Of Pickands Mather a.
Co, The Aragon, 10000, COO tons or
more, of the Steel Corporation. and the
Mastodon find. OF the Longyear inter.
ests in Section r. AZ 33. While little
information concerning THE latter de
posit has been made public. there IL an
idea 10 mining circles that the tonnage |
approxmates 10, 000 900. And appar-
emily wing with IL Il the ore body re-
Gently found by the Steel Corporation I
in the Michigan Iron g. Land Co s
property in the adjoining Section ~ |
Exploration M botn ot these tracts con
tinues
Still other big deposits of recent dis |
eovery in the Crystal Falls district are
aose of the NJ. A. Hanna & Go in /
ection 20. 1892. tine Ravenna, aud in
s2ction ST, 4a-32, the Carpenter q Y
mia Mud half southwest The ore in
both i,khnces, while non Bossemer,
il ~ eHellent quantity and readily |
n.arketal&e. The mines viii. it is OK.
naoted ba among she largest and most
valuable ii the range Both are being
developed ANOTHER new shipper, and
probably this year. will be Pickands
Mather & u . Warner property. in
Section o. ii.N. adjoining the Michi-
gan fnino Bieparatory work il in
progress. - e'joiniug Gibson pro-
, perty Of the RoeAI Brown interests is
)ldls. sou.h OF tAs9ibson. the Long
yenr interests hav4 Voved up a body
II ore, probably ron tons, in the
Amasa- Porter tra1\SSN development
work has been dcne) y Rthwest. the
FLORENCE iron Co. promising
tract in Section 30. 4fssGn which two
diamond drills have ,een AT work.
The Florence people ah are exploring
IN Section IL, 42-ss clso to .he biz
: Mastolon lind Of tho Lpgyear intes.
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