The diamond drill., 1914-01-03
MINING MATTERS Of
CRYSTAL FALLS DIST.
JuOS0N DRIFTING RAPIDLY 1c-
WARDS THE ORE LtNse
BALKAN STRIPPING MATTER UP
Arrangements Are Being Made To Secure
Dumping Ground For The Big Waste
Pile 10 be Accumulated

While mining in the Crystal Fails
district 10 not booming just at the
present time. yet there is sufficient
going on to keep the men of the dis
trict fully employed. With the exccp.
tion Of few trammers and surface
labor, there has been practically no
laying off OF men at the mines about
here.
The Corrigan- Mckinney mines tbss
are active are not being pushed. the
supreme attention of this company be-
ing centered just now on the Tully
property at Stambaugb. The Armenia
and Dunn, the two mines owned ~
this concern and on the active list. are
not the most promising just now. the
Armenia being on it's last legs and the
Dunn depending on the results "a
some exploratory work to determine
how long lease il has ON life.
IL is confidently expected that the
Armenia will be worked ont clean By
the middle OF the summer SO near
in sight is the end that there is rumcr
that the houses at the property will
he moved to the Great Western locs-
tion during the winter time and placed
where they may become serviceable
when that property is again put on
the active list. The Armenia location
contains about 50 houses and II all "a
them are moved 10 viii make very
large residence district out OF the
first ward.
Az the Dunn the work OF cutting
station, which was interrupted by ths
accident, is being prosecuted. TIE
holidays are times when mine worn
lags very much and but little headweY
has been made since the debris frons
the accident was cleaned up After
the station is cut the work of drifting
into the ore body that 10 supposed 30
exist on the Michigan Iron a Land
Co.'S lands will be continued and the
results in that direction will determine
il the Dunn is 10 remain producing
property.
AT the Judson the drift is beiag
driven rapidly towards the ore body
and is resting to night about i75 feet
from the station. II was tine aim o.
the operations to get the ore before the
New Year and every effort was bent
in that direction. Had they accom-
! plished that feat il would have male
record in opening up an under
ground property.
The Balkan people are still figuring
out their stripping proposition. As
stated in these columns some time ago.
they say positively that the properly
is to be stripped but so far the con
tract has not been let although the
second invitation went out to bidders
and he figures are supposed 10 be In.
The matter of dumping ground for
the waste material is problem that
~ bothering some and il IN under.
stood that the Balkan people have ID
view same additional territory whioh
they propose to secure for that pur
lose.
The Twin Falls power company is
figuring on the extension of their lines
TO Alpha. Mr.. Sterling was in Crya.
tai Falls last Monday looking matters
mp preparatory to starting work. IL
is understood that long term con.
tract has been entered into with the
Judson people 10 furnish power to ths
mine for all operating purposes.
One Of the rost expensive items IN
the extension Of this current circuit 70
Alpha Is the necessity OF erecting =
stepping down station at Alpha which
will cost in the neigbborhood az $40
600.
Building operations are continued
with vigor at Alpha The new school
is we'll along as IA the new
hotel also. This hotel IL 70 cost IN the
aeighborhood of $40, 600 and will con.
tain the only bar room that will liz
allowed in the township % that il il
figured to be paying proposition.
II Is not probable that an extensive
program Will be started npt,f
we'll along In the spring when the
mines Will require more men ana
make more houses necessary.