The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-02-19
BAlLERS WILL BF TAKEN OFF THE
CABLES ON MONDAY
DRIFTING AT ODCERS MINE
hiHtop is Free of Water and Shaft
Will Be Sent Down Another Lift
When Machinery Arrives


fsD not, the Tobin mine will be free OF
water to the 18th level. the bailers
will be stopped and an attempt made
to start the actual mining work.
The back of the level came into
view last Wednesday morning At
that point the biggest volume Of water
was met with OF any place in the mine
80 that the progress OF six or eight
feet which was attained on previous
days was cut down TO foot to one and
sne-half feet per day.
To add TO the delay, one OF the lost
sailers was encountered just about
that time and so IL was not possible TO
MI the baiier in that runner TO its
capacity
Plans were made Immediately to get
the bailer out and II was removed on
Thursday. Another baiier rested be-
low that one and graphing irons were
brought into action TO get that one
out at the same time
On Tuesday morning go men will be
given jobs and that number will serve
the purpose for a week or SO when
more men will be added as needed.
There is a lot OF cleaning up work to
be done that will take week or two
to accomplish and not many men can
be worked when this work is being
done.
The 0dgers Mine
At this mine the drift which we re-
ported two weeks ago, has been driven
in SO feet to the north. or towards the
ore body. II is expected that the drift
will have TO reach point about 70
feet from the shaft before the ore
body will be encountered.
Work In the shaft was resumed as
soon as the workmen got far enough
into the side not TO imperil the work
men in the shaft. The shaft Is now
down 30 feet below the sub level drift
and will be continued another so feet
when the main level will be run of.
The boiler house is up and the
bricks, cement and other material
necessary 10 foundations for boilers
and engines are on hand. The COM
pany carpenter crew is kept busy
these days at the odgers mine where
sufficient work Is laid out to keep them
all summer
Supt G. T. Roberts advises US that
the water Is all out al the Hilltop and
that work preparatory to sinking the
shaft is now in progress. IL will be
some time before any actual sinking
can be done as the machinery that
was ordered for the property has not
arrived yet
Mr. Roberts tells us that things will
be pretty much In the air as 10 future
work until the arrival OF the Thropp
people here. They are expected TO arr
rive as soon as Mr. Thropp, who has
been III at Atlantic City feels able TO
make the trip.
II is the intention TO mine some ore
from the Hilltop this year and TO do so
a plant OF machinery must be put ON
the ground in short order.
The Iron Market
Unparalleled in volume and demand,
is the way manufacturers describe
conditions in the iron and steel indus
'ry.
y It Is said to be more difficult 10
keep business away than TO book II,
manufacturers estimating that two
tons OF steel orders ure being refused
to one ton booked. Producers are
thought TO be holding prices down.
Notwithstanding that some consumers
are willing to pay premiums or from
$40 TO $25 a on for steel for delivery
over the next three months. Demand
for all products Is reported TO be
stronger for all products than at any
time In the past. Domestic business.
which Jagged behind for some time, is
now heavy enough 10 ensure full mill
operations for months ahead and an
enormous volume of foreign tonnage
ls In the market The congested stu
alton in the markets Is illustrated in
the statement that in some lines for
eign buyers are endeavorfng to obtain
rolling space for deliveries as far
ghead as 1917. The mills, however. are
not inclined TO contract so far into the
future on munitions business.
Demand from the railroads Is re-
tcontlnuci on pGse ~