, 1873-02-28

some years ago the United States Government
!. realizing the :Talne End Importance. of this
metal offered q reward OF 500, GOO for il
T discovery in duautitiaa sufficient, to f1s.
tify its: mining, and tho Canadian authorities
also offered liberal reward for the sane OBJ
tect- Both Of these offers, after standing open
TOR years without accomplishing the desired pur-
American enterprise and energy hare brought to
light what these large rewards failed to disclose.
The,d deposits which hare, heenso recently dis
covered are virtually ine1haustible and, accord
ing to the analyaes Of the ores TINT haye been
i made, are, Like the other. metallic depoaits Of tha
| Lake Superior region, Of slnexanipled richness.
! a few years ago. rein OF virgin silver was dis-
! covered on nearlT submerged ialet, Just of the
entrance to Thunder Bay, on the north ehore OF
formation Of company With ample capital, that
is now working ST that point one Of the most suc
cesatnl silver mines in the world- This discovery
stimulated the zeal Of explorers, NTH rhnan .ths
| whole north shore was soon coyered. These en-
tcrpriSilg saarchers after hidden wea1thsoon I'M.
earthed other beds OF silver along The coast IN tha
vicinity Of Thunder Bay, and 100 miles back IN
the einteriof:in theregion q shehandowan Lake,
brought to hght promising beds OF quartz richly
in abeyance until the present time, It is alleged.
because OF Il. dispute: betWaeHthe Provinces Of
Ontario and Manitoba: AZ to the ownership fthe
soil, and the subsequent inability rQf tha
| land. But the adventurous exploring nar-
tics that pushed -out in other directions
from Thunder Bay wore equally siecessfui il
their discoveries, and more SCI IN their ability to
secure titlofo tho lands. One OF these partiea
following the coast down to the souihsast1ard
in the vicinitr1o Otter Head, on the NAN land
north Of: Mchipicoten Island came .,upon :
series Of well defined veins Of mineral depogits'
cutting through the lofty cliffs 7thnt .line fhat
depths, OF the take. These veins yielded an
exceedingly hard, dark, and heavy ore that wa
unknown to the explorers; but ;.wzs supposed
to iron. Specimens we7s secured for, aesay,
but when tested for iron failed to yield that
metal. Traces, more or Less, Of copper md sill
Ter>Wera foundin~ some Of the specimens and
some did yield , fair show of iron, but nots
sufHcieut percentage to sccount for tho high
specific: gravity of the ore Tho a4ssyers to
either wholly utsacquant Cd with tin, or el6a BE-
cause, that metal VAS SO completely unknown On
this Continent, they failed.-to suspect it's pres.
ence, and fferaroEe rnade no tests for it and
so so the, the raluo i! OF the, the discovery was for
those ra,as aid proance a:w6ifs inota EiEch ~ ~
silver ,vas tho metal sought, was takon icr sil-
yer without much scrutiny. But later and moro
Prot. Williams, OF the Missouri School Of Mines,
ut Rolla, 40: By Dr. Aug, T. Jencingst Ghemiai
and Assayar Of the Detroit tHiuefaloSical Mining
and Assaying Association, and by Dr.. Torrey, q
e2E UA2tCl <94AlG5 dA6H9 4IHsG Ii [HlB G&tY. G8
tablished the presence Of tin in prolidd quAnh-
Eies.~ Dr. Tnrrey says:
Tbs ore is true tin-sono Or cassterte, mixed with
9nartz. s1mo ot it Is massive but aconsfdrahs pos
smal, Translucent -4uadrangu1ar psiarus, soma Il
Eh,s5 are perfectly terminated The average Of t1s
be easyto concentrate the pulyerized mineral to con-
'ideraby higher percentage OF metal.
" DR.. Jennings analyZed . great number Of
spec!mena, producing an aggregate .aYarage
FIELD Of 25.7 per cent of metallic tin. Bomeiot
lib specimens yielded as high aa o7.7; 'Inire-
porting his analysis, he says T.. : ~, = 80,
TIE ores Examined IRE free from injurious mta-
.5as, and especially wonraua:te, which tg often a5xo
aated with tin Ores and whenever present aws5yde-
rhe specific gravity of wo1amite closely sppro1i
nates the oxide Of tin tha. Of mechanical
esults Of have convinced me thst tas
metal produced from these ores cannot be exceea "a
9:6e location ct this' wonderful % and ndsst time
Tdigcoyefy, as already intmated, il. on:the
lorth shore. OF the lake, in the province Of
?ntasie; r.. The PRECISE =: point is about 4idEsy
.,ho coast in this locality is high, rocky and
a:ren- .::..cnfs Of solid granite rise from tho
oson Of the lake to al altitude of LOGO feet,
heir topa covered with sparse growth Off
nd cedar Fhis. rocA-bound coast. ia broken
= an occasional 1avlue,- through which
ONE Wild mountain streams find q PERCEPTIONS
oursa to: tho: grand .recetving{ feserypir !The
1outha' Of these streams are usually broad and
eep, furnishing secnre and. beautiful harbors,
18th sufficient borders Of. loWlaud for CONNER I
al purposes. These iowlauds are covered Nth
and white birch---A fea-stErzrfhip
eva Indians wander through the forests ta:a
the lake in that vicinity, and snbs,st BY trap
!pg; otter; and beaver the furs Of which
'ast- Bears, wolves, and deer abound also
the woods, and abundance OF water fo7l
~ .hsh ,of' the finest quality 'ares NEs3s
J be found in the lake. and estuarrieea.. Tia !
atures Of natural grandeur, beauty and sol-
Ide, that struck the attention ,of the origin.1
Of this Continent; There ia mol
ngie civilized human being residing within /
e miles Of otter- Head, though vontaresond
sn-breed Canadian. with fuli-blooded 1squaT
: q wife. and q bu1om lass, mora Indian: Than, f
n1te, their daughter, have established them i
Ives at the head OF the harbw at Otter Hasd
ID propose to remain there this winter to tzsds
~ ina indiana. This ia the first sats1emeato1 E
nat is destined to be the most considerable and +
lportant point On Lake Superior. =. f:
1na rn-producang region, 60 far as explored +:
d surveyed, extends along the lake ahora from {
ter Head sontheastarly for distance OF about
eve. miles. The first discoveries :Herf 1naaa L
ar the mouth Of the Pnckersquaw RiyeE eight
Les below Otter Head, sincs which time neH {
posita have been succesavely discovered,
now not less than Fifty Wen-dedned r. &
re- veins OF ore, with multitudes uf teeoes,
We been brought to Ight spreading &
'e q vast network Ct mineral oEer T
9 whole area about from q point. th1ea T
lss below the ;Puokersquaw. to: the Rld9a
yer, eight or ten miles above, and running f
ck from the lake .cross the lofty cliffs in1and
lar as any explorations have been made. lhs
ceeding}y ragged and pfecipitous eharsfhtM
3 country renders ihland travel almospaE "a.
ssibility, so that explorations have! beea
unly confined to the coast proper thoueo
ms OF the, 1aTger vcins hsye :bsso {
ICED several miles inland, -. sshila ztne
diaus report even richer iodea 1t t
greater distance from the lake. Soma q
''yeins arc found to be from six to; tTei'e
y IN thickness, as clearly ahown bg tho acton
time and the elements in wearing thom sas!
ere exposed to atmospheric Influences, 4eaIn,
!: the granite walls on either side Like vea /
roadway, to mark their presence and con1ss. h
sac Eens can be traced with thea NAKED Ns L
IN cHn to clih, scrosa' tbs rugged Mghlsnos L
! beneath the transparent vaters: Of tha5eAs L
I'll they are lost in its great depth 49, t
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80 L