The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-05-05
s,.itor TnE DIAMoNp pRILL.

make that communication my last i'm
relation to the future greatest mining
district i'm the world, but recent and un-
forseen circumstances, coupled with my
natural propensity for annoying char
liable public, many OF whom are known
81 peruse the columns Of your excellent
paper weekly, has resulted in the weaken
ing, and, may say, utter destruction OF
my noble resolve, To be forever silent on
the subject. In this communication il
is my aiEl to give your readers a brief
outline OF the history OF mining events,
from u period dating as far back as lean
collect Authentic statistics, and to con-
fine my remarks To "a portion OF Ontario
and the Chaudiere district i'm the province
of Quebec, which latter is aboutforty-tive
miles from the city Of Quebec. In the
Chaudiere district, mining was COM
menced about thirty years ago, and dur
ing number OF years was carried on by
capitalists from the United States and
Great Britain on n somewhat extensive
scale, but eventually dwindled down to n
number OF comparatively small workings,
which are still being more rless wrought
with ordinary profit. The difficulty i'm
this district, appears to have been hes
itancy on the part Of over-cautious
capitalists To risk the funds which were
necessary to determine whether the dis
trict il remarkable for it's richness rnot,
but those who still prosecute the work
and who, IL appears, are OF only ordin-
airy means seem To he ma king their claims
pay them lair dividend yearly The
only mineral mined i'm this district in
Alluvial gold. About twenty-five years
since, the people OF Canada were electri-
fled with the intelligence that gold had
been found in immense quantities in the
township Of Madoc, in the county Of
Hastings, Ontario, and I'm an almost IN
credible short time, capitalists from
many parts OF Canada and the United
States, had purchased claims and begun
active explorations, and in almost as
brief period, nearly "A million Of dollars
had been expended in their endeavors Ia
locate and work the most valuable por-
ton OF this district. The gold OF this
district liz associated with quartz. Sew
eral of the claims i'm the Madoc region are
still being worked. As we proceed west
ward, the nextimportant mineral deposit
is the copper ore found in the Sudbury
district by Thomas Flood, in the fall 81
1884. Nothing WAS done with this pro-
perty until the summer 81 1886, when
Mr.. Z. &. Campbell, who is the crown tim
Der agent for this district, had his atten-
ton called to il, and became interested.
his associates sold this property to :. j.
Richie, OF Akron, Ohio, for the snug little
sum OF thirty thousand dollars, cash.
This ore, although chalcopyrite, yields
forty-two dollars Of gold To the gross ton,
and is not refractory rock either. Al
though very little has as yet been done
with this property, yet il is rumored that
it will be actively wrought during the
coming summer. The notoriety OF con-
tanning the richest and most extensive
gold mine in the world either past or
present, belongs undisputed, To the Sud
bury district. The deposit in question.
was first discovered by man named Nj.
g. Connel, who, not seeing any gold in the
quartz, gave the location up after having
filled his application for it's purchase mt
the Crown land Office. Some time last
fall, two Frenchmen, one OF them bearing
the suggestive name Of Ranger, were ex-
ploring for mineral in this district and
found the same deposit. But having no
means with which to purchase the claim,
they went TO NJ. G.. Connel, who refused
TO take any interest in the find. They
next interviewed X. j. Tough, who fur
nished the necessary money, andwent to
Toronto, with view ofentering the land.
Ii appears that Mr.. Richie, who had
purchased the copper ore deposit, had
applied to the department Tor the whole
township i'm which the new discovery had
been found. The department make it n
rule To notify the first applicant, where
there are two, and give him reasonable
time in which TO make good his applica-
ton and to consummate his purchase.
This they did with Mr.. Richie, and after
having allowed n reasonable time to
elapse without any action on his
(Ritchie's) part, the sale was made to
Mr. Tough, who had i'm the meantime
secured the cooperation OLA. q. Duncan,
DIST. Joseph's Island, and to whom he
sold n one-sixth interest In the find, sub
ject to Mr.. Duncan's acceptance after ex-
amining the property, the amount being
$500. Mr.. Duncan, after visiting the find,
filled his valise with samples of the ore,
and started for New York, where he sue
ceeded in getting an interview with the
Hon. Erastus Wyman, much to the sur
prise OF those who are aware that IL In
usually much easier to secure an audience
with the chief magistrate OF the realm, or
with any other notable Save, perhaps,
the devil" than with the eccentric Mr..
Wyman. However this notable person
took a remarkable interest in the matter
and became part owner oil the find. Mr..
Wyman's associates I'm the mine mt the
present time are, Mr.. Foster, oil the firm
OF Hitchcock X Foster, OF Chicago, and q
Mr.. Hill, who Il an old and experienced
miner, having made his fortune In the
western mining districts. This property
yielded over 80, 900 TO each ton OF rock,
on the surface, but Mt depth 81 about
forty feet, it yields $50. 00O-this looks
almost incredible but IL nevertheless true.
The Sudbury gold district appears TO be
the chief topic OF conversation from
Montreal TO the Pacific coast, and the
prediction made in my last letter to