The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-11-28
STRIPPING WORK
HAS STOPPED
WINSTON COMPANY CLOSED UP
SHOP LAST SATURDAY
JUDSON TO SHIP A CARGO
Sample of New Ore Will Go Forward
to Furnaces For Sample Work
Carpenter Reduced Crew

The Win ,ton company which con
cern has the contract TO strip the sur
face from the biz pit at the Balkan
has shut up shop for the winter. The
crew was laid off last Saturday
although little work was done the
following night on some cleaning up
work
The cold weather Of last week made
the the work very Improbable because
of the wet nature OF the material.
The dump was where most Of the
trouble occurred and the 'alting and
sawdusting of cars had to be resorted
to in order TO get them to clean
quickly. This, of course, adds to the
expense.
While it is probable that work
could have been carried on on the
dump all winter by careful dusting
of the cars yet the freezing OF the
material at the digging end would un.
doubtedly have caused considerable
trouble and delay. WORK will be
resumed early in the spring when the
balance OF the surface can easily he re-
moved during the summer.
JUDSON FULL TIME
A sale of sample cargo of ore from
the Juds SON mine was made during the
past two weeks and preparations were
Immediately made To get the ore a
way. Instructions We're received 10
put the crew on full time and steam
shovel was secured TO load from the
stockpile. There was some delay IN
getting the boat chartered to take out
ore so late in the year but those
details were all closed mp and loading
commenced or Wednesday morning.
This is the first ore from the Alpha
section and is being sent down for
sample purposes so that the furnace
men interested may get some infor
nation on how the ore works in the
furnaces.
The JIdson has been working bI'
four days each week and the order
10 put the men ON foil time was very
pleasant news. Whether the crew
will continue 70 work full time after
the shipment OF this cargo is ovel
with is not given out.
CARPENTER REDUCED FORCES
About As men were laid OFT at tb,
Carpenter mine last week. Those le
ont were, ~ far as possible. single
men or those with as tew dependan
upon them as could be selected out
The reduction came in the natnra
order Of things with the closing dow
of shipping operations and the enterin
upon a winter basis IL is probabl
that In rush times not so many Of th
men would have been laid off bu' a
most mines there IL trimming Of th
force when shipping season ends
The Carpenter has left on the ro
: about 100 men and this force will b
: carried through the winter, 80 far a
: anyone knows At the present time
The operations at the property will \
confined mainly 10 developing tn
level at which work was commence
! during the summer There will be n
additional lift added so far as is know
. at the present time.
Q RAvENNA MAINTAINS FORCE
, There was some talk Of reductio
Z being made al the Ravenna also By
this we are Informed. is not authentic
o So far as the local managemer
: knows the force now employed at tn
y property will be continued through q
winter
q The diamond drill that has bee
q working underground at this mine
: still operating The Raysnna beir
q new property and the formatic
, being badly twisted IL will take sou
= time before the exact conditions rulir
II at the property will be known TO
't certainty and the diamond drill wol
y is being prosecuted with The idea
getting fuller data on the property.