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and tested by practical mineralogist, who
pronounced it good.
WIDTH AND GROWTH OF VEIN.
On the surface the vein was only three
inches wide, and the formation through
which it ran was argillacious slate. The
parties interested commenced sinking a
shaft upon it, 9x9, and after getting down
about twenty feet, the vein widened to
eight inches, and here the miners encount
cred what is termed horse, through which
they passed and came upon vein some
three feet wide. During the progress of
this sinking the following assays were
made:
ASSAYS OF ORE IN 1880 AND IN 1881.
No. 1.-Smithsonian Institute, Washington,
D. c. (See original letter.
Copper, $50 per ton; silver, $3.50 per ton;
total, S57 SO.
No. 2.-Omaha Smelling works. (See orig
inal certificate.
Copper, $50 per ton; silver, $3.50; gold, Sc;
total S91 go.
No. S.-Omaha Smelling works. (See origi-
nal ceItifcate.) Copper, S76; silver, $!.US;
gold, $3.50; total, S86.58.
No. 4.-School of Mines. (See certificate J
Poor ore. P F Chandler.
Copper, $50 per ton. Not tried for gold or
silver.
No. 5.-Roney & Co., Chicago (see original
certifcate.) Copper, s66 per ton. Not tried
for gold or silver.
No. 6.-Roney & Co., Chicago. (See certif-
cate Copper, 1877 per ton. Not tried for gold
or silver.
No. Honey Co., Chicago (See certif-
cate Grey copper ore, selected.
Copper, S63 per ton; silver $3.50; total,
$3.50.
No. S.-Omaha Smelling works. (See certif-
cate.)
Copper, sec per ton; silver, $3.50; gold s14;
total, SS4. so.
No. ct. NJ. Newson. Twenty assays. (See
certifcate.)
Copper, $40 per ton, commercial value.
No. lO.-ROney Co., Chicago. (See GER
tifcate.) 400 lbs.
Copper, S64 and $50 per ton.
AVERAGE OF THE ORE IN 1880 AND 1881.
1t will seem that the average of these ten
assays is 1886 per ton. The higest assay
of the Caulmet and Hecla mine, is $40 per
ton. These assays were taken in 1881.
WORK PROSECUTED.
In 1882 the work was prosecuted, and at
depth of about 100 feet, more assays
were made, with the following results:
ASSAYS IN 1882.
No. 1l-Northwestern Reduction and Chem
ical works, Chicago, (See certificate.
Copper, $78 per ton.
No. 12-Potter & Riggs, st Louis. (see GER
tifcate.)
Copper, $40 Fer ton; silver, s448; total,
1914. 48.
ls.-Potter & Riggs, st Louis (see certif-
cate
Copper, $40 per ton.
14.-Potter d Riggs, St Louis. (See certi-
cate
Copper, $24 per ton. Poorest ore
15.-Prof NJ Delafontaine, Chicago. (See
certifcate.)
Copper, $29. Poor ore.
16.-Newark, N J, Smelling works (See
certifate.)
Copper, 1892 per ton; silver, $50; total, 1922
per ton.
17.-Omaha Smelling works. (See certif-
cate.) Very poorest ore.
Copper, $40; silver, So. rs; total, S23.75.
18.-Walter l. Brown, Chicago. (See certif-
cate.
Copper, 1920 per ton.
19.-Walter L Brown, Chicago. (See certif-
cate)
Copper, S44 per ton. Average ore.
2U.-T NJ Newson, st Paul. Four tests.
Average, $50 per ton.
2l.-H II Miller, st Paul. (See certificate. J
Copper, SAC; silver, $l3.68; total, $50 68.
22.-Northwestszn Reduction works, Chicago.
See certifcate.)
Copper, $3.50; silver, SITS; total, $54 25.
The highest assay in 1881 was $97 50.
The average assay in 1881 was $75.96 per ton.
The highest assay in 1882 was 1922.
The average assay in 1882 was $l04 SO per
ton.
INCREASE OF VEIN AND VAJITF OF ORE
So it will be seen that the vein increased
from three inches on the surface, to three
feet at depth of 100 feet, and that the
ore increased in value from $97 so in 1881
to 1922 in 1882, the general average of
the ore having advanced $28.07.
PROPOSITION TO PURCHASE THE ORE.
When the rock assayed about $62 to the
ton, in 1881, Roney & Co., of Chicago, who
had put through their furnace 400 lbs. of
it made the following bid for the ore:
CHICAGO, June 1Oth, 1881.
snow, to make it as concise as possible,
we will make this proposition: Will con-
tract with you to take from 100 to 1000
tons of copper ore, or more, as often as
you can ship, of the same character as the
samples we have seen, and pay you for the
So1hO3 SAO1AfO1Co db JUL WOThS, lOrIy OOlldFs
per ton, gross. if it contains as high pei
centage of copper, by fire assay, as the
lot of 400 lbs. received last fall, and will
pay fifty-five dollars per ton, gross, if il
contains as high an amount of copper as
the small sample received Oct. 20, 1880.
W. R. rooney, & Co.
CONTINUED WORK-BUILDINGs, ETC.
During the year 1882 the company con.
tinued to make Improvements at the mine
build dock costing $4,000, where yes
sells of almost any size can load and I'M
load, aCithInl so feet of the shaft out of,chic1
the ore comes; erecting an engine house
shaft house, blacksmith shop, boarding
house, and sleeping apartments; sending
in an engine, at COST of $4,000; pumps
tools, provisions, ETC., ETC., and have con
tinued the work on the mine uninterrupt
eddy to the present time.
SUMMING UP.
| The company own on the island 42b
acres of land; title perfect.
Have water communication to and
| from the mine, from Duluth to Chicago
and from Chicago to Duluth.
Distance from Duluth, on the north
shore of Lake Superior, to the mile, 14O
| miles.
Cost of outlay to present time nearly
$35,000.