The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-07-26
RAILROAD MEN ARE REVISING
THEIR ESTIMATE OF OUTPUT
SHIPMENTS BEING HAsTENED
Gogebic Prospects Are For More
Ore Than Last Year and LEGAL
Outlook is Good


A gentleman visiting Crystal Falls
during the week told us that opinions
as to output of iron ore on the Co
gebic range are being revised; that
all look for greater shipments than
was thought would be the case when
the season opened. many look for as
large shipments this year as last year,
and some venture the prediction that
shipments will exceed last years fig
ures.
However accurate this may be u Is
a hopeful sign. Two months ago il
was openly prophesied that the ship
ments would fall ten million tons
short of last years output. Many
mines were closing and labor was
unemployed.
Labor Shortage Possible.
Nov II looks as IL there is going to
be a shortage OF labor before the end
OF the season At many mines there
is scarcity OF labor right now.
The local situation Is getting tenser
right along as more men are called
for, and, should the mines open up
again 1t is certain to become acute
Unlike the contentious Of the cities,
there is no unrest among the labor
Of the iron districts. All men have
been well paid and, so far. they have
been able to live and lay by few
dollars. The only thing that wiTl
disturb that condition viii be the ad-
vance OF living conditions TO a plane
where men will be unable TO support
their families in comfort. That plane
has not been reached yet, but the ten
dency OF food and clothing dispensers
to increase the prices is creating a
condition which is gradually ap-
preaching that level.
StockpiIes Going Fast.
The shipping OF the stockpiles ia
increasing in speed as the weeks go
by. Last week the Mckinney Steel
Co. doubled its shovel capacity by
putting shovel at work at the Tobir
mine. The piles at the Dunn and To-
bin are being attacked with vigor and
at the present rate of shipments will
all go forward before the shippiDs
season closes.
There is considerable second grade
ore at both properties and no an.
nouncement has been made yet as "a
the disposition OF that grade Of ore
but 1t is thought that all OF II will b,
shipped
Means Resumption Of Mines.
1t is confidently felt that the ship
ping OF the stockpiles means the re.
sumption OF work at the mines. The
shaft at the Tobin mine is now being
repaired so that II will be ready ai
soon as call is made for ore. Al
the Odgers mine the concreting OF the
portion OF the shaft between the ledge
and surface was completed last Sat.
urday and the decks are now cleared
for the resumption of sinking opera
tions.
The piece OF rock lying between IN,
raise from below and the bottom ol
the sink above is comparatively thir
and Will take but little time TO re
move IT,
The sinking of the winze for tn
new level has been completed and
drifting Is now in progress for th,
shaft. When the location Is reached
the raising will commence and ough
to be completed as soon as the worl
OF sinking the upper part OF the shat
Is completed.
All OF the ore has been shipped
from the odgers stockpile. and II Il
certain that work will be resumes
underground for the 0dgers ore /,
high grade and In demand.
The Bristol Mine.
There has been couple Of ship
menta made from the stoclkpiIe at thii
property, but nothing Of amount Thl
big pile stands practically intact
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supt Bjork has hopes that some bil
ahipments will be made from IL late
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