The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-03
NICHIGAN'S GOLD MINES.
RANGE OF COUNTRY WHICH CON-
TAINS THEM.
Who Owns the Property and the
Work That Has Been Done on Diff
ferent Locations.


IsHPEMING, MICH, July 29.-The Ish-
nening gold range, so far as known now, is
contained by township 48 north, range 2s
west, and township 48 north, range q west.
The last-named township adjoins the first
on the east, and contains the Ropes and
other properties. The Lake Superior shaft
and Michigan mine are in township 48,
range IS Several thousand acres of min
eral lands, comprising the western part of
township 4S, range %, are owned by the
Lake Superior iron company. These lands
were formerly the property of the Michi-
gan land company, which became
bankrupt in 1880. The Lake Superior iron
company secured Judgment of $4,000 on
the property held by the Michigan COM
many, and levied on some of its mineral
lands nearest to Ishpeming These lands
were sold by tho sheriff, aud enough bought
In by the Lake Superior company to satisfy
the Judgment. As near as can be learne
the government price of 81 25 an acre was
maid for the lands. At that time the exist
ence of gold in the Serpentine range north
of Ishpeming was known to julius Ropes,
the diScoverer of the Ropes mine, but to no
one else and the acres which thousands of
dollars could not now buy were then sold
for 81 %.
The Lake Superior iron company owns
all of the land in township As, west of the
Lake Superior shaft, and it will neither sell
nor lease this property, SO it can be de-
veloped only when the owners decide to do
50. The Lake Superior shaft is on section
g. Peter Gingrass owns section &c. which
is next to the Superior property on the east,
and it is on eighty acres of this section that
the Michigan gold company of Cleveland
has a mine which cannot be worked till
Judge Grant of Marquette gives his decision
in a lawsuit for possession The owner of
the land is shrewd but unlettered French
Canadian, who was naturally anxious to
have a gold mine developed on his wild
land, and he gave three options for leases
to as many different parties. When the
property became valuable, the holders of
the options all claimed it, and this legal
middle Judge Grant is now trying to
Straighten out. At present, only two men
are at work on the property, and they are
there to hold possession, according to the
terms of the lease. If the Michigan COM
pany (which has a large capital and is COM
posed exclusively of Cleveland, Chicago
and local capitalists who are interested in
iron mining) gets a clear title, a large force
of miners will be put to work at once and q
There is naturally much anxiety for a
speedy settlement of the lawsuit, as the
Michigan company can and will begin min
ing on large scale whenever a clear title
deed is secured.
H. s. Swain of Marquette is exploring
for gold on the northeast quarter of the
northeast quarter of section 49, township
As. range % for a syndicate of Marquette
men. Promising quartz has been found,
and that is all that can be said yet about
the property. Assays made gave $12 to
1921 per ton in gold and silver. Copper ore
in considerable quantities has also been
found in the shaft. Capt. Richard Trevar-
than, an old Nevada miner, who has been
in charge of the Ropes and Michigan gold
mines, ''panned" some specimens from this
property which gave showing of free
gold-abOut IS to 81 per ton. The quartz
vein Is about 10 feet wide, and the prospect
considering the small amount of work yet
done, is promising one.
Peter White of Marquette has secured an
option on the northeast quarter of section
80, township As, range %. This property is
just east of the Michigan, and as the quartz
vein has been stripped of its covering of
dirt clear up to the boundary line, it is Ger
tain that the vein runs across the property
which Mr.. White has secured. A pick has
never been put in the ground yet, but work
will be begun at once. Free gold in consid-
cradle quantities was found only 100 feet
east OF this property in one of the Michigan
shafts.
Richard Blake and others of Marquette,
have optioned eighty acres Of land on the
southwest quarter Of section "a, township
49, range %, from the East Saginaw iron
company, owner of the fee, and have begun
work there. This property is south of the
Lake Superior vein, but fine white quartz
has already been found there, and speci-
mems showing free gold in small quantities
are said to have been taken from there.
A mile and half northwest of the Lake
Superior gold shaft as the crow flies is the
settlement of Leon Pepin and his numerous
Stalwart sons. Pepin bought 800 acres of
land in section %, township As, range %, a
number of years ago, and he and his sons
work part of the lands, but the most of it
is still wild. They also run a small saw
mill and operate some charcoal kilns. On
the southwest quarter of the southwest
quarter of section %, township 4S, range
Is, Hungarian is sinking a shaft and has
struck quartz of formidable appearance
An assay of the rock is now being made
The Importance of his discovery consists in
the finding of a quartz vein over a mile
north of the Lake Superior vein. The
discovery shows that quartz, which is
kindly to gold, is not confined to one locality
or to one vein, but that there are numerous
veins
On the southeast quarter of the south
west quarter of section %, township 4S,
range Is Dr. A E. Gourdeau has secured
an option from Pepin, and has put some
men at work. This forty" joins the forty
where the quartz was found on the east.
The Philips Gold Mining company was
organized four years ago, apparently with
the intention of fleeing gullible specula-
Tors. The land on which the mine is located
was bought from the Deer Lake company,
and has since reverted to tho original own
ers Of the property. There is undoubtedly
gold on the property, but the projectors of
the company did not try very had to de-
velop mlne-their time was spent in trying
10 sell stock in Chicago but a
.iinely exposure of their methods
ny, the local papers, coupled
with few words Of warning from the
chicago papers, put investors on their
guard, and the Phillips died natural and
easy death. SO far as known this is the
only attempt ever made to dispose of worth
less gold stock, and the scheme was engn
eered by Illinois parties from the start.
ANY man who buys stock in a gold niue or
any other mine which is vet to be devel-
Vped, unless he knows the property or
Enows the men who own it and has conf
uehce in their integrity and good Judg-
hent, Is - well, he's no business man,
ana the chances are ten to ono that he goes
yyiroKe' II he follows the game long enough.
Il capitalists and business men would eXer-
use ordinary business Judgment in making
minlng investments they would lose fewer
uoiidfs and get larger returns on their III