The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1923-12-07

1897 had worked up to production
Of 207,103 tons. Since then it ha
always made a heavy shipment, it!
best record being 10000 tons il
1907. It's total output, including
| 13,400,000 tons.
The Pioneer mine has two deer
shafts, "a" shaft, vertical one, or
the north foot wall, and "B" incline
shaft on the south foot wall. The
mine 10 opened up to depth OF
1860 feet and the State Tax Com.
mission gives it a large reserve
The ore Il 4 high grade Bessemer
Double drum hoists and scraper have
been used with great success in this
property during the past year.
improvements at the Pioneer the
past season include a new can't.
lever steel top tram trestle, which is
high enough for steam shovel to
operate under, and will make it un-
necessary to erect and dismantle a
trestle each year. The big Pioneer
stockpile was completely cleaned UP
early this month, and a large under
ground crew is being employed.
|
The Sibley mine at Ely is expect
ed to ship in the neighborhood of
10000 tons, as compared with ST.
$50 tons in 1922. 1t has not been
worked heavily in recent years, due
to shortage of men in the district.
1t has a good reserve of ore, of the
very highest grade in the Lake
Superior district It's shaft is the
newest and most modern in the dis
trict, of steel and concrete. A
modern location, and its proximity
to Shagawa Lake, make the site of
the Sibley plant an ideal one. This
property first began shipping in
1899, the last of the Ely group to be
opened. In 1912 it attained the
shipment of 309,O76 tons. Total to
date, including this, years output
approximates 3,38G,000 tons. There
| is no tonnage remaining in stock
at the Sibley and normal force
| is at present employed double shift.
Soudan Steadfast Producer.
| The Soudan mine at Tower is the
third Oliver property on the Yer
million. It's shipments will closely
approximate last years when 49,
479 tons went forward. First
opened in 1884, it is the oldest mine
in the state, and has forwarded a
good tonnage each year since. In
1897 it shipped 592,196 tons, it's
best year. At this time several
shafts were in operation. 1t has
now reached great depth and is OPP
Grated by one shift. The back
Stopping and filling method of mining
| is employed. The ore is the very
hardest known, but it's structure
makes it a very desirable furnace
ore.
Total shipments from the Soudan,
including this season, will be only a
little under 100000 tons. No
ore is remaining in stockpile here
and normal crew underground will
produce ore for stockpiling. In the
spring it is expected that the work
of concreting the shaft and electri-
flying the plant will begin. This is
a very large project and involves a
heavy expenditure. The shaft will
be concreted from top to bottom,
hosting operations ceasing in the
meantime. A new electric hoist will
be installed and the plant complete
| ly electrified. Electric haulage will
replace the present mule haulage.
Power will be obtained from the
new plant at Fall Lake, recently
built by the Phoenix Utility Com
pany. When completed the Sou
dan plant will be modern in every
particular. 1t is unique for such
an expenditure to be made on a
property after it has operated for
40. years, and it speaks well for the
continuance of the Vermilion ore
bodies.
Zenith Makes Heavy Shipment.
The Zenith mine at Ely, operated
by Pickands, Mather & Company,
has worked a large crew all year
| and has just completed it's seasons
shipments, which will run well over
10000 tons, the largest since 1916.
A large stockpile, part of it sew
eral years old, was completely
cleaned up. A normal force is be-
ing employed and it is expected that
stocking will be in progress double
shift all winter.
! The Zenith mine was first opened
in 1892 and has shipped consistently
since, its total, including the 1928
output, being approximately $780,
900 tons. It ships very high
grade Bessemer ore and has good
reserve. It is served by vertical
shaft on the south footwall. Hoist
ing is in progress from the 1000
foot and 1,100 foot levels. The
latter level has been in the process
of development for the past two
years. In the slicing operations
double drum hoists and scrapers are
employed with excellent results and
more are being added as new sub
levels are opened up from the new
level.
Zenith's Construction Program.
The Zenith mine has had busy
season on construction work. The
work of moving twelve dwellings
from the immediate vicinity of the
mine plant to new site was COM
pleted early in the summer, the
firm Of A. j. Lindsey of Hibbing
having the contract. Six new
dwellings for employees are being
erected by H. E. Farnam & Com
pany of Duluth, and will be ready
for occupancy next month. These
houses are modern in every way and
the mine location will be one of the
best on the range. Sewer and water
line extensions have been made to
serve the new houses.
An extension is being made to the
Zenith dry house and changes will
be made with plumbing. heating and
locker arrangement of the old build
ing, which will make it modern in
every particular. It is expected