The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1913-02-07

Z 7, 1913.
for a distance of twenty feet when
the entire drift was in clean ore of
high grade, and solid formation.
This formation also followed both
north and south, and extended, as
nearly as could be determined, to a
width of thirty feet on the side of
the drift, and seemed to be solid
ledge. In pumping the water from
shaft A we also drained shaft B,
which is 50 feet in depth, and in
the bottom of this shaft we found
a drift to the north in ore formation
for 157 feet, terminating in surface
formation.
At this point in the operations a
practical mining man from the
Michigan Range was sought to lay
out the work and consult with Mr..
Walbank. We were fortunate in
getting the service of Capt. Buzzo
who has wide reputation as a
practical mining man and engineer,
and after two or three days of con-
sultation the conclusion was reach
ed that the ore which was found on
the drift in the Lucky Boy property
at the 15O-foot level, and which
dipped to the northwest. had turn.
ed and was dipping to the east
where it would naturally be con-
centrated. A drift was then driven
to the east, which confirmed these
conclusions. Having concluded
that the ore concentrated in the
widest part of the basin about mid
way between the Lucky Boy shaft
A, we determined to follow the
ledge of ore which had been found,
and for that purpose were COM
PEELED to put in more machinery,
but before ordering the machinery
we gained information relative to
the work previously done in that
section, and found that drilling had
been done which penetrated the
same ledge of ore at a depth of from
$50 to 800 feet. We had, prior to
this time, secured a geologist and
mining engineer from Madison,
Wis, to examine the property and
make report, and his report was
to the effect that the ore con-
centrated in the widest part of the
basin, and the conclusion reached
by Capt. Buzzo being the same,
encouraged us to put in heavier
machinery from an economical
standpoint instead of moving the
temporary machinery from the
westerly side of the tract. A large
boiler was ordered in the month of
November. 1912, together with
other machinery sufficient to raise
ore from a depth of 500 feet to the
amount of 500 tons per5day. This
machinery was all in place and
nearly ready to be set it motion at
the close of the year, January first.
A sufficient body of ore has been
found by drifting and prosecuting
from shaft A to warrant us in
bringing it to the surface for ship
ment. The ore Is of high grade,
assays running from sixty-one to
sixty-seven percent of hematite, of
Bessemer quality, but in view of
the fact that there could be small
operations In taking the ore out
from shaft A on account of the
narrowness of the ledge it was de-
termined to sink shaft B to a
greater depth and penetrate the
main body of ore, which un-
doubtedly is in the basin, and the
work the past two months has been
with that end in view. It was
considered much better method
to sink the shaft so as to penetrate
the main body of ore so that when
the body of ore was reached we
would be able to continue the work,
and while developing, take ore out
in quantities sufficient to ship to
the market; it may take three
months longer to reach the main
body, yet when once reached the
work of taking the ore out will be.
continuous. There remains no
doubt in the minds of your officers,
and also of those who have visited
and examined the property, but
that we have found good body of
high grade ore, and the existence
of mine on the property is practi-
cally assured.
During the year there has been
expended on the property the sum
of $50, 255.38, of which there has
been paid out for labor the sum of
$26, 85O.24, the balance having been
paid for fuel, tools, machinery,
team of horses, buildings, equip
ments, etc.
The Duluth & Iron Range Rail
Road Company have made per-
manent survey and obtained the
deeds to right of way from the
scales where the ore is weighed for
the Chandler. Pioneer, and other
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