The diamond drill., 1921-09-03
SHOvElS ARE WORKING AT MORE
PROPERTIES THAN BEFORE
LOOK FOR RESUMPTION SOON
At a Few Properties on the Men
ominee Range But Operations
viii be on Restricted Scale

One would Judge from the items
trickling through that the corner
has been turned in the iron business
and that from now on any change that
comes will be for the better That does
nj mean that there will be changes
for the better soon, by any means, for
barking back TO the panic OF 1898 II
will be remembered that the changes
for the better came slowly. in fact
they were spread over several years
and IL was not for five years that
things got back into their fomer stride
In the iron mining fields there can't
be much further curtailment Tor a.
bout all OF the operating properties
are down. In Iron county the opernt-
ing properties are in proghess there
they are al greatly reduced rates.
shovel Active at Carpenter
The liyliest place for ore shipment
In Crystal Falls is at the Carpenter
where the shovel is being operated TO
its capacity every day. During the
week II was sent over TO the Monon-
gahela mine where cargo OF 10000
tons were loaded after which Il was
switched back 10 the Carpenter and
work resumed there
Those working there say that u
will take at least four weeks more TO
load up the Carpenter pile and when
that end is accomplished there will
be no ore left in stock at that mine.
The Monongahela is going also,
according to present program layout
and that means about three more
weeks work.
Underground few men were put
at work getting some necessary work
done so that when orders do come 10
open up the mines there Will be no
delay in getting a good sized working
force in to the openings.
Much Preparatory Work
Both the Carpenter and Mononga-
hela were opening up new levels so
that there will be much development
work TO be done before amy start can
be made toward mining. Some work
men say that 1t will be near to Christ
mas time before the two mines can
hit their stride If both start up al the
end OF this month.
The Monongahela shaft is still being
trimmed down and II Is expected
that il will be about ready for use by
the middle OF this month
Shipping nj The Port 4
AT the Amasa Porter. the only Pick
ands-Mather property operating II
Iron county, the shovel was started
up again on Tuesday and cargo OF
some 1000 tons loaded. This property
will undoubtedly ship all OF its stock
ed ore in addition TO its pocket output
. as the ore Is being used as a mix with
other ore OF the concern and present
requirements are for all the Porter
ore remaining.
The shovel crew was to go from th'
Porter TO the Balkan mine where ship
ments were to start from that pile al
SO. The crew will undoubtedly alter
nate between the two properties.
The Judson shovel is kept busy OF
the pile that NJ. A. Hanna a. Co. mine'
IL is understood that as soon as tn
No. pile Is gone the shovel will b.
transferred to No. or the ore whici
has been mined by the jresent operat
ors.
win Ship Some Tully Ore
The big shovel was got ready dur
ing the week to attack the Tully pill
M stambaugh. The Tully pile has lail
on the docks for several years an'
ID r. 10 be expected that Il viii be a
mong the first OF the Nc Kinney Stee
ore 20 move.
There IA but little Nc Kinney stee
ore instock ca this side OF the county
the biggest pile being at the Tobil
and that isn't large.
The Odgers has but small amour
in stock
AZ the several Nc Kinney Stee
mines ther are several months sur
face improvement work 10 be done be
fore any mining operations can
carried on as all OF the propertie
are To be re-equippcd.
should the Alpha mines, the Amasn
Porter and the Hanna Steel mine
clean up their piles as. now looks 70 b
certaan there will be work provide
for several hundred men on this SID
of the county dur1ng the winter mon
J this and that II the best that can :
Expected now.
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