Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-05-22
THE NORTH SHORE.
Prospects of the Various Silver Mimi

Prospects of the Various silver Mining
Companies.
The following intelligence extracted
from private letters received at Toron-
to, have been published in the Mail, of
that city. They go to show that the
development of the mines continue
with even better prospects than at first ::
THUNDER BAY, LAKE SUPERIOR,
REGISTERS OFFICE, PRINCE ARTHUR's
LANDING, April II, 1872.
AS to the mines, [ don't now remem-
Der distinctly what I could have writ
ten you that could have caused you
and others so much exultation, but say
at once that the prospects of mining
are certainly promising for the future
of this country.
The g Beck mine is a good thing, if
the manager, Mr.. Griffith, is to be be-
ieved, and the development of 3 A,
just north of 1t, something marvellous.
The ssAlgona is still sinking, and
the manager told me only a day or two
since that he could not wish a better
thing.
The ssOntario " is stopped for want
of powder. Silver Isle" has this
month past fairly outdone its previous
efforts So much for the silver pros
poets. You may expect large demon
strated results from the working of the
different mines this winter, in the
spring, all things considered. [ had
forgotten the ''Shunlah." Mr.. Lowe,
the manager,is bending all his energies
to the opening of the mine, and by the
month of June next the world viii be
better able to Judge Of the value of
that property, when the manager begins
to tumble down in the levels and gal
leries of the mine the pay ore, that
he says forms the walls of the enor-
nous vein down through which the
workings are being pushed.
Now, as to the gold-felds of Sheban-
dowan and Jaek-fish Lake. The little
world that made up the village of
Prince Arthur's Landing, and ita sur
roundings, have fairly gone mad but
in the midst of this wild hurry and tu-
multi comes the significant order and
notice, from his highness "Prince
Blackstone, to quit the territory forth
with, as he will not permit any more
prospecting or surveying to be done up
there until the Dominion government
settles up or purchases the much-covet-
ed territory. He, too, has caught the
infection but his madness takes anoth-
er form-believing that the Dominion
strongbcx, protected by Sir T. Hincks,
is the most available ground to explore
and dig, dexterously using the Indian
reserve lands as the weapon wherewith
to pierce the hard hearts of the Minis
tiers of the Grown, who are supposed in
some way to control it and the treasures
untold that lay hidden in it's strong
holds. For 81, 900 he would allow them
the Notwithstanding the Nc
IntYres and the Frews, to go on, and
all and sundry to prospect and explore
not one cent less. IS
Still, enough has been done to es-
tabllsh the fact that no second chad
oc" is lying IN wait to seize a second
edition ofvictims ! that a genuine gold
bearing country exists, rich in gold,
silver, AID copper, which Will pay
largely, upon judieious investment,
worked with skill and energy; easy of
access, and vast in extent-sufficient
SO to absorb all tie spare capital and
labor Of Canada, and a large share of
the United States.
[ have seen yesterday, at Mr. McIn-
tyres, as rich gold-bearing quartz as [
believe can be found on this continent.
Yesterday morning large party start
ed from here to take up large quanti-
ty of land this side of the ''heighth of
land % the samples shown being large
nuggets of pure gold, brought down
during the night. Mr.. Miles, the sur
veyor, went up, getting one-quarter in
terest for his palms.
John Mcclellan, writing from Fort
William under date of April IL, says ::
You will be happy to hear that they
struck rich show in the bottom of the
second level at the Shuniah mine the
day before yesterday. [ have not seen
it yet, but heard note from Captain
Law read, which stated that he had
before him specimens that would assay
over so, 600 per ton, and that the vein
stone was actually hanging together
with the precious metal.