The diamond drill., 1920-09-18
IS NOTICEABLE AT THE CRYSTAL
FALLS IRON MINES
SHIPMENTS OF GOOD VOLUME
Diamond Drill Work at New Prop
critics is Steadily Increasing
With Shortage ofDriII Men

There Is pronounced improvement
In the underground labor conditions
about Iron county mines. There il
also an improvement In common labor
on surface. When one seeks carpen.
ters, masons and other tradesmen he
finds a difference. There Is a very
pronounced scarcity Of tradesmen Of
all kinds, particularly Of carpenters.
The reason for this II obvious. For
the past six years there has been no
employment OF carpenters except in
the very active commercial centers.
Carpenters who could get away have
left the small town for active cen
ters. may Of those who couldn't get
away have taken to other lines OF
work. Several carpenters that we
know OF are employed In woods work
and other lines. Independent OF their
regular trade.
The improvement In the under
ground labor conditions has been due
a great deal to stagnation in the
copper country whore mining Is in the
dumps proper. Many copper miners
have come 10 the iron country and in
tend moving here Just as soon as
houses can be secured Then there
is slight but gradual drifting back
of labor that left these parts for the
automobile centers. II will take
some time to get this labor back but
present indications are that most OF
II will drift back In time.
StockpiIc Shipments
The shipment OF stockpiles in the
Iron county district will be greater
than was thought possible in the ear
ly summer At no time has the load
ing been brisk but II has been per-
sistent and from present indications
there will be but little OF last years
stocked ore Ia pile whom the boats
stop running.
The Bristol has the biggest carry
over This property has been load
ing intermittently from its pile and II |
the shipments continue to the end or 1
the season al the rate they have been
carried on so far there will be but a
nominal amount left 70 carry over for
next year. One more cut will reduce
the amount 10 a comparatively small
tonnage. a
The 0dgers pile was cleaned up
some time ago. Shipments are being
continued from the pocket but in com
paratively small volume. The atten-
tion OF the operators is being center
ed upon the new equipment work
which is being pushed at lively rate
and only what ore Is taken out in de-
velopment and in finishing up old
workings is being shipped. II IL quite
probable that no great increase In
output will be made from this prop
erty luntil the new shaft Is In opera
tion.
The shovel was placed at the Tobin
pile on Wednesday and from now the
ore will go forward at fairly rapid
pace from this mine. The Tobin has
been shipping from pocket all season.
No great output was sought as the
crew Is small in numbers but the per
man tonnage Is very good and when
the seasons figures are put out the
Tobin will be well up in the list.
The work OF loading the Dunn pile
was completed last Wednesday. There
was not a great tonnage in stock. The
has been shipping from poe
ket all season and indications from
this property are such as TO spell .
much brighter future for the Dunn.
Shipments from pile were resumed
At the Balkan several weeks ago and 7
Il looks as II the greater part II not y
all OF the ore at this property will be 7
cleaned up before the shipping season :
stops Shipments from pockets have :
continued regularly all season.
The Carpenter mine Is stocking ore n
from pocket just now. Shipments I
from piles were pushed all year until
30 that there is little ore left
IN last years pile. Just what the <
Of the operators are With n
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