The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-02-06
LONGYEAR PEOPLE
BORING in BATES
PRESENT HOLES WILL DECIDE FU
TURE WORK IN THAT SECTION
NEW INTERESTS COMING IN
Crystal Falls Was Visited by Detroit
Capitalists Seeking a Mine
Last Saturday

The Il. j. Longyear people have
continued their explorations In Bates
township in the vicinity of the lake
on section 2S 49, -94 through the win
ter. They had at one time an extern
siye acreage. taking up almost all OF
the lands between the Erickson pro.
perty on section p and the Chicogan
mine, the lands being distributed
through sections % and %.
The work has simmercd down 10
two holes, so we are told, and upon
the result of the work in those two
holes depends the future efforts OF
this concern in that vicinity.
The locality is known to have an
ore formation under a heavy over
burden which makes the boring out
there quite expensive
North Of the Paint
This same concern has its drill
operating north of the old Paint mine
in section 20 43-32. The machine
was moved another step towards the
west during the week, bringing 1t to
within a comparatively short dis
tance of the west line OF the forty.
The work on this property so far is
understood TO be simply the testing
out of the ledge and mapping out the
run and extent of the formation After
that work is completed they will de-
termine the advisability of doing
further work such as underwriting the
formation at depth
The Longyear work on this range
is under the direction of Mr. Gholz,
an experienced explorer from the
Minnesota districts. The company Is
not operating as many machines as
formerly but they appear willing at
all times to take up anything that
has the appearance OF giving them a
show for the money they must cx
pend
Detroit Men Here
Crystal Falls was visited last Sat
urday by a delegation of Detroit cap
talists who came here with tile in
tention of picking up a mining pro-
perty or mineral property that pro-
misses to give them some ore within
comparatively short time
They want to purchase a develop
ed mine but they find mines OF that
class pretty scarce articles for the
reason that the fellow owning one
don't want to sell They find plenty
of opportunity to spend money but
don't care to go into the EXPLORING
game They are willing, II they can
get no developed mine, to take some
old property, known to hold an ore
reserve and with a probability OF
more being found. and open II up.
They have a couple Of propositions
in view about here and have taken
time TO consider which one they will
take up or If they will take any OF
them.
The Bristol Exploration
The work at the Bristol properties
between this city and Fortune lake
presents nothing new this week
Work is still being prosecuted with
churn drills and at one point drill
was down 14O feet In overburden.
Mr. Bjork says that that was the deep
est piece Of ovcrburden they had met
with so far i'm their work.
The work In this section is classI-
fed under the Fortune Lake Explora-
tions II is not probable that any
change OF exploratory methods will
be considered until the spring comes
and moving about IS easier than
during the winter time
I'm The Bessemer Section
There is nothing new TO report from
the Amasa-P Porter section whore The
new shaft cut an ore deposit four
weeks ago. The shaft Is stnl in tic
ore and has an Of the appearance OF
continuing iu IL for some time.
The cutting OF THIS Bessemer orr
has caused many % SIC mp and take
notice of this section of the Crystal
Fails district and there are some
Inquiries for land there
Nlr prickctt of sduaw who has
the MANAGEMENT of the Michigan
IMMORAL Land Co.'S luuds ia bu
Eo't'aR iha land al Chat concern n
the section to tho south in shape for
option aa1 ha Wm ready f6r o
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