Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-05-16

Prospects OF the Various silver Mfnin
COlnpnlaies.

Com pa,lics.
The following intelligence, extracted
from private letters received at Toron.
to, have been published in the Mail, ol
that city. They go to show that the
development of the mines continue
with even better prospects than at first
THUNDER BAY, LAKE SUPERIOR.
REGlsrER's OFFICE, PnINCE ARTHUR's
LANDING, April Il, 1879.
As to the mines, 1 don't now remem-
Der distinctly what I could have writ
ten you that could have caused you
and others 50 much exultation, but say
at once that the prospects of mining
are certainly promising for the future
of this country. ss;
The "Beck" ;" mine is good thing. if
the manager, Mr.. Griffith, is to be be-
lieved, and the development of 8 A.
just north of 1t, something marvellous,
The "Algona is still sinking, and
the manager told me only day or two
since that he could not wish a better
thing. -
The "Ontario " is stopped for want
of powder. s.Silver Isle" has this
month past fairly outdone it's 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." MI. Lowe,
the manager,is bending all his energies
to the opening of the mine, and by the
month of June next the world will 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 tile walls Of the enor-
nous vein down through which the
workings are icing pushed.
Now, as to the gold fields of Sheban-
dowan and Jack fish Lake. The little
world that made up the village of
Prince Arthur's Landing. and it3 sur.
roundings. have fairly: gone mad but
in the midst Of this Wild hurry and tu-
rnu!t comes the significant order and
notice, from his highness 'Prince
Blackstone" to quit the territory forth
with, rs 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
strong-box, protected by Sir F. 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
ters of the Crown, who are supposed in
some way to control IL and the treasures
untold that lay hidden in it's strong
holds. For 81, 900 he would allow them
the McKellars-representing the Nc
Intyres and the Frews, to go on, and
all and sundry to prospect and explore
mot one cent less. =.
Still, enough has been done to es-
tablish the fact TINT no second "Mad.
oc' is lying in, wait to seize a second
edition ofvictims that genuine gold
bearing country exists, rich in gold,
silver, and copper, which will pay
largely, upon iudicious investment.
worked with skill and energy; easy Of
access, and vast in Enthusiastically
SO to absorb all the spare capital and
labor Of Canada, and a large share of
the United States. =;
nave seen yestefday, Mt. MI. Mcln-
tyres, as rich gold-bearing quartz as I
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
John McKellar, writing from Fort
William under date of April IL, says
You will be happy to hear that they
struck a rich show in the bottom of the
second level at the Shuniah mine the
day before yesterday. I have not seen
it yet, but heard a note from Captain
Law read, which stated that he had
before him specimens that would assay
over $40, 600 per ton, and that the vein
stone was actually hanging together
with the precious metal.