The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-10-26
THE BULLETIN.
A NEW GOLD FIELD.
GREAT EXCITEMENT AT FORT
GARRY.
PEOPLE FLoCKING TO THE MINES BY THOU
sANDs-ALL THE GOVERNMENT EM-
rLoIEs STOP WORK TO LOOK FOR GOD.

PEoPLEFLoCKISG TO THE MINES BY THOU
sANDs-ALL THE GOVERNMENT EM-
PLoIEs STOP WORK TO LOOK FOR GOD.
lst Paul Press, Oct 10
Mr.. Lindsay ID. Simms Of Fort Garry
reached st. Paul last evening from Mani
toba, and he brings the interesting
Information that intense excitement pre-
vailed at Winnipeg over recent gold dis
coveries at Lake Shabondawn. Many
specimens of gold dust, nuggets and gold
bearing quartz had brought to Fort Gar
ry, and so confident were the people in
general, that a new Edorado Of unsur-
passed richness had been discovered, that
hundreds at once repaired to the scene Of
the discoveries, and the latest information
from that region has not only fully con-
drmed all preyiou. reports, but cxaggcra-
ted them TO the extent Of placing them
among the richest mineral deposit. in the
world, out-ranking even California and
Australia.
The government Oi the Dominion Of
Canada is engaged in reestabli.hing a road
through the country between Fort Will
liam, on Thunder bay, and the settlements
on the Red river valley, but all work on
this thoroughfare has been entirely .uspen-
ded, the workmcn, to the number of sever
al hundreds, having dropped their shovels,
picks and axes. and emigratcd in body
TO the gold fields, where they were each
washing out with their hand. four dollars
and upwards. News Of tn sir remarkable
success in finding gold in paying qusnti-
ties bad infected the sober citizens Of
Winnipeg, and the prospects seemed to be
that even the fears Of Fenan raid from
Pembina would be forgotten in the gcner-
al desire to revel among the golden sands
of Shaboadwan.
There would seem 10 be some foundation
for these reports, for the locality mem
toned is in the midst of one of the rich
est argentifcrous regions on the continent.
The carly explorers of route through
the British possessions discovered gold
and silver in this vicinity, and Later investi-
cations have shown that vast deposits Of
minerals are TO be found along both shore,
of the great lake. Lake Shabondawn lies
about forty miles due west from Fort Will
liam, and at least four hundred miles from
Fort Garry. This lake is only about ten
miles in length, and but two or three in
width, and forms one Of many small bod
les of water in that section. 1t j. bounded
on the south and west by a mountainous
and broken country, through which flow
several small and rapid streams.
Lane Shabondawn is but short dis
tance from Silver 1slet in Lake Superior,
said TO be the richest silver mine in the
W lrld, and not over one hundred and fifty
miles distant from the copper mine, Of
Ontonagon. There is, therefore, reasona-
bic grounds for believing that these dis
coveries may prove 70 be as valuable as
they are reported and that the extensive
prospecting of experienced gold hunters,
which is sure to follow, may yet develop
mineral resources, north Of Lake Superior,
AS vast as those which have attracted hum
dreds of thousands Of people TO the wes-
tern slope, Of America and the islands Of
the Pacific.