The diamond drill., 1920-10-02
THREE NEW ENGINE HOUSES TO Be
ERECTED AT MINES
STEEL HEAD FRAMES ALSO
0dgers, Tobin and Dunn Mines
Will Have And Complete New
Electrical Equipment

The Mckinney Steel company has
decided to re-equip the Tobin and
Dunn mines as well as move all the
equipment at the Odgers. The pres
ent steam plants at the TobIn and
Dunn mines will be scrapped and new
electric hoisting engines and com
pressors put in their places. The
present electrical hoist at the Odgers
mine will be moved so as TO serve tho
new shaft The hoisting engines at
all OF the properties will be housed
In new buildings OF brick construc-
ton.
superintendent Harrison, In auth
entieating this report says that the
high cost of coal has been the deter
mining factor in causing the company
to make the decision to discard so
much costly machinery and go to the
expense OF putting in its place cleo
trleal machinery under the present
high cost Of new equipment.
The work OF equipping these prop
critics will be continued until each
property mentioned Is thoroughly a.
quipped. The work OF moving the Cd
gers equipment started about a month
ago and Will be pushed to completion
as rapidly as possible. AS soon as
the work at that property IL complet-
ed the crew will be transferred to one
of the other properties and that prop
erty put in its new dress and so on
until all Of the properties of the COM
pany in this district are put in up-to-
date apparel. The Tully mine at
Stambaugh will lso be re-equipped.
Dunn Decision u Surprise
The decision to re-equip the odgers
and Tobin causes no unusual com
ment but the work at the Dunn will
cause considerable comment by those
with conditions at that
The bulk of the work now
being done underground at the Dunn
Is OH the Richards. the original ore
deposit pitching on the old Dunn pro-
perty across the line onto a forty acre
tract now owned by Henry Ford This
was taken upon lease by the
Steel number OF years a
go 1t was but a small continuation
Of the old Dunn deposit with a steep
pitch that brought the operators to
depthof 400 feet in following It. The
deposit was so small that each year
was thought. to be the last OF the
Dunn Rioh9pon
Howe<dDdjrcosnt exploration has
unespo1opo g that brought the op-
|>o(1r 1G6trw off-shoots from the de-
1|1G NJ <hey were following and
>ItH promises to produce fairly
~ amount OF ore before they are
5orked out. The decision TO go to
he expense OF putting up a steel head
frame and installing new hosting g
luipment at this property is its own
Indication OF what the operators think
,f the mine
In addition TO the new head frame
ind engine house new steel chang
ng house will bs constructed at this
The old building has be
,ome obsolete as mine equipment
ind would be a sorry contrast to the
'pick and span hosting house anf
'haft house.
Tobin Partly Equipped
The decision TO re-equip the Tobin |
nine doesn't surprise one as the prop
'rty Is In a healthy physical condition.
Us ore reserve is as large as II ever
vas and the grade of the ore about
he same. In addition, the Tobin adj
oins the Columbia property in which
he Mckinney Steel Co. owns half
interest. II Is commonly propheised
hat tho Columbia property will some
lay develop into a very large pro-
Iucer and recent Developments at the
arpenter-which adjolns the Colrm
,ia on the southland the Monongahe-
(which adjoins the property on the
gest--go 70 emphasize that prophecy.
rhe Tobin deposit lies but few fee'
rom the Columbia north line. the To
lin shaft being sunk across the line
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