The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-05-16
ALPHA WILL SOON
Be INCORPORATED
A VILLAGE GOVERNMENT WILL BE
PROVIDED FOR SOON
A NEW BANK WAS ORGANIz Ed
The New Hotel is the Distinct Surprise OF
the Place TO All Vlsitou-Mapy
New Buildings
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spe1t last Saturday afternoon at Al
pha and- while there, made the rounds
OF the business places and of the min
ing offices. On every side there were
signs OF hustle and progress, the big
gest hustle just now being at the Bal
kan stripping where the Winston peo-
pie are getting their equipment around
TO start work on the big job. Work
men are busy laying the tracks and
erecting the big derrick with which
the sand IS TO be moved.
AN ENTIRELY NEW PLAN
The Winston people will attempt
something entirely new in the stripp-
ing line and their venture will be
watched by every contractor in the
north west.
They propose TO use Bucyrus drag
line dredge to move the sand with.
the boom of the dIedge is s5-feet in
length and the dipper has capacity
of 4. yards The big machine will
stand in the center Of the pit and haul
the material from the sides TO the CEN
ter where il will be loaded on 4-yard
cars and hauled out to narrow Gasue
road.
The original iatention was TO waste
the dirt to the north Of the old Masto.
don mine but the plans have been
radically changed IN this direction.
Instead of hauling the waste to the
south east il will be hauled to the
west and dumped into the big swamp
that lies south of the old Alpha mine
shaft.
The ticklish part OF TIE work. and
the one that is being speculated upon
the most 10y the engineers Of the
Winston people as well as by visitors,
is what will happen when the dirt all
around the big machine is excavated
sufficiently 10 allow the center block
upon which it is erected to settle. The
surface is shifting sand that will
certainly settle when the lateral sup
ports are removed. We were told that.
TO overcome the possibility OF the
machine tipping over or making any
other move than directly downward,
big cables will radiate out to all sides
of the PIT These cables will be held
taught and the machine must, so the
engineers figure, gradually settle down
ward as the sand is excavated away
1t will be several weeks yet before
the contractors begin to move dirt
from the pit.
NEW BANK ORGANIZED
While at Alpha we happened n at
the birth of the new banking Institu-
ton, the First National Bank of AL
pha, which waE formally organized
last Saturday afternoon.
The representatives of the capital
involved present last Saturday we've
Supervisor Gerrigan of Carney, Me-
nominee county, G.. A, Blesh cashier
of the First National Bank Of Menom-
nee and NJ e. Richards, general
manager of the Judson Mining com
pany.
It is currently understood that the
bulk OF the capital which is TO enter
into this institution is furnished by
the Carpenter-Co interests Of Me-
nominee, with Mr. Blesh rs the prac-
tical banker and Mr. Gerrigan, who has
had great deal Of experience in the
insurance business in local charge of
the institution.
The migpr portion of the capital of
$50, ~ is divided between the Balkan
and the Judson interests and will be
open for subscription by the employees
of the companies who wish TO invest
in the institution.
NEW HOTEL OPENED
A visit 20 the new hotel building,
c1rected during the winter by Mr..
Landrigan, formerly Of Virginia.
MINI, certainly astonished us for the
property is strictly up-to-date in every
particular
Mr.. Landrigan has leased the hotel
part of the property to Mr. Turnbal.
who has the cafe part Of the property
furnished in modern style with a
lunch counter along one side OF the
room and small tables In the balance
of the room.
Mr. Turnball il prepared to furnish
any kird Of meal desired from the
regular weekly border meal TO the
short order lunch of the busy man
Mr.. TuAball is an experienced chef