The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-01-13
From The New 81 yer Mining Region
ON the North Shore.
GRAND MARAIs, Jan. 4, 1877

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Editor Superior Times
Your first paper came duly to
hand and was read with interest by
alli3 this little settlement. | vii give
you for publication some items in
regard to what is going on III this
section and in Canada IN the near
promoxity to this point.
AT El.z beth, Ontario, IA miles
north of the National Boundary, 10
Canada. w. A. Kindred & Bro,
who made the original discovery OF
silver. have done con, iderable
work have sunk shaft about &c
f.at hn, h.vataken ont n ,"thing be,
low 25 feet, as the great amount OF
water compelled them t. stop work
until Spring, when they purpose to
take in powerful pump and a
stamp mill. Their work shows
well and they have taken out some
very fine specimens, which gave hy
assay from 80 to 100 ounces of silver
per ton, and have some | think will
90 still better. Their vein is we'll
defined and dips south about As de
grees and can BE- traced by outcrop
2 or 3 miles west, all Of which has
been taken up by Minn-sotans 10
the extent OF 5000 acres, among
whom may be mentioned Gen.
Baker, r. S. Munger, w. G Swan,
Dir. J II. Stewart, and others in ST.
Paul Mr.. Sabin, of Saltwater; Col.
G. II. Graves, DR.. V. Smith, G.. c.
Stone, G. r. Stuntz, II. Burg, w.
Van Brunr, c. Markell AMI others
of Duluth. Gen. Baker and party
have a crew of miners at work near
Kindred's works, but they have no,
yet cut the vein ali hough over il
about 81 feet. I think they will get
a good show.
| learn that others will do work
this winter on the yrlo west, but a
yet do not think anything has been
done only to take off surface, which
| hear gives some silver from the
top show.
| think from all | can see and
learn that this section will prove io
be rich mining reagon, As the for
nation and everything would indi-
cate it to be.
Grand Marais is only 25 miles
due south from this section oil
country, and, as you are aware, can
easily be made a good harbor Mr.
Mayhem of this place has been al
work locating and emitting ont a
road from this place, and claims 20
have already got good route as
far as Pine Lake-the most diff uit
part Of it.
The Messrs. Rice of St. Pau! and
Mr.. Roy of your city and hers
have a very valuable properly in
Minnesota, north OF Grand NJ ,rais,
but are not doing any work this
winter. Mr.. Spaldlng Of Detroit *
at work upon his location in I'll"
same vicinity ami has BIG faith
that he has good thing.
There are also a nu!aber Of 9TH
ers Interested in locations in Mime
sofa near the boundary one of.whou,
-Ai' c'''iiN''', 10 AZ " OF * L liu Ittt
visit il but hear it promises well.
The above, taken with the fact
that there is a large and valuable.
deposit OF iron, owned by Hall =
Aver of Chicago, Col. Boardman,
Col Culver and others. Is miles
north Of Grand Marais, would seem
to me to justify Minnesota to rem
der some aid for its speedy develop
ment. What is wanted now is Il
wagon road from this point to it,
and the State ought to N Ike his
winter an applopl iatlon tor It.
LII This country is half that is
claimed for it-and I think il is =
Minnesota has great interest in its
development, and a railroad from
the lake to it onld add more to
the wealth of the State tban any
road of 80 miles in her linus, as it
would enable Minnesota to supply
all the demands of that section and