The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-04-29
WATER TROUBLES
AT DUNN Mine
OPENING OF NEW AREA TAXED THE
CAPACITY OF THE PUMPS
NEW SWITCH PLAN IN VOGUE
The Milwaukee and NV Railroad:
Now Divide the Territory Each
Handing the Others Cars

The Dunn mine has had all kinds Of
troubles the past few months because
OF the inflow OF water Several times
the mine has been drowned out and
work has practically been suspended
there during the spring
The reason for this trouble is the
tapping Of the territory to the east by
big drift which Is designed 10 open
up the piece OF ore found by the
lClcveland-Clins company by means Of
a diamond drill several years ago.
The territory is low and much surface
water existed thereon d small pond
having for years stood over the new
ore body. The drift seems 20 have
tapped this new water basin for the
pond has been drained and there is a
very large inrush OF water an Of the
time
The pumping capacity Of the Dunn
had been fashioned to the old mine
which made but very little water
In anticipation Of more water two
500 gallons electric pumps were
ordered long time ago but delivery
upon them has been delayed because
OF the factories being rushed with
orders. Two smaller pumps were
borrowed 10 help out but the now OF
water has exceeded their capacity
In order to stop the drowning out
OF the mine the drift was damned up
two weeks ago by concrete head
wall which means that the develop
ment OF this new ore body will be de-
layed to await the arrival Of two new
pumps I'm the mean time the property
Is deprived OF the ore which might be
secured from the new openings. the
shipments being confined TO the ore
which the Richards deposit produces.
New Switching Arrangement
The new switching arrangement
entered into last year between the
Milwaukee and the Northwestern
roads is now I'm effect in the Crystal
Falls district by virtue Of this ar
rangement the Milwaukee road
switches all Of the ears for the Tobn
Dunn and Carpenter mines and the
North Western all ears for the Balkan
and tile Judson mines What other
mines are covered by this agreement
Is not disclosed as the only other
property working in this district is
tile Bristol at which prop ~ each
road switches it's own cars
The Northwestern empueg Tor the
Tobin, Dunn and Carpenter ~ ss are
pulled 70 the Odgers junction whore
they are left and a Milwaukee enpine
picks them up and distributes them
20 the respective mine When they arc
loaded the Milwaukee engine hauls
them back TO the place where they
were secured and there they are left
for the North Western engine
In like manner tie Milwaukee
leaves the cars intended for the BAL
kan or Judson mine at the Dunn
mine where they are picked up by the
North Western and handled 10 aud
from Tie mines By this arrangement
the roads escape the duplication Of
switch tracks and tile danger Of hav-
ing crews Of different roads operating
over the same tracks The ore bust
ness Il very heavy III tile Carpenter
district and The indiscriminate run
ming back and forth Of different road
creYs would certainly result IN many
collisions.
The Milwaukee road Is maintaining
seven engines here to handle the bust
ness aud the North western has fully
as many The arrangement on the
Milwaukee IS somewhat different than
on the North Western. On the latter
road there is a yard master and switch
men but with the Milwaukee all the
employees are IN the train service. the
crews shooting right OUT for Chan
ming as soon as their trains are made
up
John Sullivan has charge OF all the
work done on the milwaukee, ON Crys-
tai Falls terminals and Just now he is
kept very busy Hans Hanson has
charge OF the yards OF the North
Western road and the trains are made
up in the Crystal Falls yards ON ali
OF the ore from the Carpenter. Tobin.
Bristol and Amasa. The Alpha ore r.
hauled 20 Mastodon by the switch en-