The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-11-20
DRILL WORK TO
CHANGE PLANS
FORTUNE LAKE MINING CO. LEARN
ING MUCH ABOUT ITS PROPERTY
CARPENTER IS CLEANING UP
Work of Sinking Shaft on 0dgers
win be Started Soon and Ore
Shipped Next Season

The diamond drills at work on the
Fortune Lake property are telling the
owners OF the lease many things that
they didn't find out with the churn
drills that they used. When all Of the
work is completed II is very probable
that the plans will be SO greatly
changed that they will not be recog-
nized as having been at one time In
tended for the property.
Work was suspended at all points
on the property last Monday morning
excepting that in connection with
drilling to get more information as TO
the run Of the ore body and the char
acter Of the ore.
This doesn't mean that there will be
no mine developed out there. To the
contrary there is every reason to be-
lisve that the property is Just as big
as IL was originally thought TO be but
the ore may not lie exactly in the same
spot II was thought 10 occupy and the
surface plan Of the property may be
entirely different from what IL was
thought that II would be.
Hicks & Barber who had the con-
tract to change the channel paid of
their men Monday and Mr.. Proksch let
his carpenter crew go. The furnishing
of supplies TO the property was sus-
pended.
A third drill was added to the list OF
those working at the mine and the
work is being done 10 the southwest
from where II was originally planned.
The Longyear forty is the one that Is
getting the bulk of the attention. The
original work was planned for the
Phster forty. the Sc 4 OF NV u
sec. 20.
The chances are very good right
now for the resumption OF work at the
Fortune Lake property next spring
with renewed energy and certainly
with more certainty OF purpose
The Carpenter
AT this property the steam shovel
has been busy during the week clean
ing up ore that remained in stock. The
pocket output is still going forward
at a lively rate but this week will
probably see the ending OF any great
volume.
On the Monongahela property the
keystone driller is busy getting down
vent hole to the big drift that is be-
ing driven 10 open up the Monongahe-
la property.
The new houses are approaching
completion, some OF them are already
completed. The intention Of the COM
pany is TO add many more houses to
the group very soon.
The Odgers
At this property the work OF sink
Inc shaft will be commenced some
time next week The shaft will be
sunk about where the last drill hole
was put down. During the week a
gang has been at work clearing OF
the timber from the section that Is
known TO contain the ore. The wood
win not be cleared all the way 10 the
line now but will be cut out as is
needed for use at the property.
The county road will have to be
moved and a survey has already been
made which changes the road TO tho
northwest. making long six per
cent grade instead OF the sharp grade
and the turn that Is there now
We understand that VIII Richards
will have charge OF this property. Will
has been In charge OF operations
under Captain Holman at the Julson
for two years and last winter he had
charge OF the Amsss Porter when
Captain ousyl was sick His practi-
cal experience In addition to his school
training makes him ideally fitted for
the opening up and development OF
this mine.
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