The sun., 1888-09-17
GOLD MINING IN MICHIGAN.
rdLUE or SPECIMENS TAKEN FROM
DIEFEREET MINES.

rdLUE or SPECIMENS TAKEN FRoA
DIFFERENT MINES.
TIE Ropes Mine and the Deal Gsp. Aiser
was Concerned in-sene Renanza Rock
TIE Geld biseeyeries Nsrth Of IshPe.ainr
IsHPEMISo, Sept 16.-There is at the pros
ent time but one mine on the Ishpeming gold
range, though the Michigan and several other
promising properties are brovetted TO that title
by courtesy. This mine is the Ropes. which hsn
been in notivo operation for the rast four
years. The mine Is now between 500 and GOO
feet deep, and there are over 100000 tons oi
low-grade milling rock In sight In the bottom
levels Of the mine. The mill equipment con-
sists OF forty.hvo gravity stamps. and the nec-
essary vanninR machines, boilers engines,
holstinR machines. DC. Tho mill isnow crush
ing about 1900 tons OF rock a month. from
which about $4,000 in gold bullion and concsn-
trstes is saved Tho vein Of quartz at the
bottom OF the mino is some thirty feet wide.
and there is seemingly an inexhaustible guam
tity OF quartz that can be safely called low
grade mill rock Tho mine has been run at q
loss heretofore. there being small deficiency
at the end OF each year which 1t has been nec-
esssry to make up by assessments. The mill
was doubled in capacity a few months ago. and
there Is now talk Of increasing the stamping
facilities again. The stockholders are con-
vtnoed that their mine Ia q low grade one. and
that the only way to make any money out Of It
IL to mill all the rock that can be put through.
Tho very large quantity OF rock already In
sight makes it's safe to add to tho equipment Of
tho mlne. Tho average amount OF gold and
silver saved from tho rock miled during the
year that ended Feb. 90 was $3.42 per ton. Tho
average in former years was as high as Sc and
81. but!ast year all the rock taken from the mine
was milled. while before that the rock was
carefully assorted and only the best quality
put through the mill With improved appli-
ancss the mill should be able to save "a q ton
from all the rock put through the mill. and, as
the mine could easily furnish $4,000 tons q
year. tho directors should be able to run tho
mine at profit.
While there have been some rich specimens
Of quartz taken from the Ropes mine. tho quail
ity Of the rock as whole has not been rich.
None Of the specimens taken from tho Ropes
mine has ever come anywhere near the bonan-
"a rock taken from the Michigan Gold Com.
pany's property within the past three weeks.
The vein from which the rock OF the Michigan
company Is being taken ia at some places
nearly six feet in width. while at others It is
only twelve inches. At the place where the
recent discoveries Of rich rock were made the
vein was seventeen inches wide at the surface.
A shaft is now down to ten feet on the vein.
and the quartz lode Is twenty inches wide at
the bottom. From this shaft there has been
taken out over ono ton OF quartz, every piece
OF which carries free gold. In grains largo
enough to be seen at some distance The re-
markable richness Of this rock Is shown by the
tests made. From a selected specimen weigh
ing twenty ounces thore was panned one ounce
Of gold tavoirdupois weight Another speci-
men. which is among the richest taken from
the property, was tested by Rattle. Nye Il
Mintz. q Cleveland assayine firm. which has n
very high standing among the chemists Of the
country. This piece OF quartz weighed six
ounces and was found to contain an ounce OF
gold (troyl ton OF such rock allowing the
gold to be pure would contain gold OF the value
Of s100,476.s7. OF course. It Is not to be ex-
peoted that ton Of such rock will ever be
found in the Michigan or in any other mine.
but the finding of even a small quantity of such
ToS5 is proof o that there Is is. something to the
recR IN Woud make rock eSs e voud
The ton or rock taken from the Michigan
seryatve ESep the S SMALLEST pertcies Of
ounce eod ssat ean be- 6y he o.
9naided eye, and there is, also much gold so
finely disseminated In the body of the rock
smelling or milling.
There exists IN the minds Of the people out
true They think the idea that gold should be
tound In MICHIGAN preposterous. one. They
should remember that this is a mineral coun-
IN the world are found only short distance
from the gold range; The lacts are easy to get
sssdons Of the place viii coroborae enbb sn these s
taets. II there is any one who wants to see for
and tharA m to
all OF the prospects. Nc one who has visited
tho mines can be fou NJ who will say that there
Is hsn not gotd and IN q treat quantities as has
Gold rock; as rich as from the Michigan. has
Iron Company which is on the tract next West
the Cold aSs and silver S "tnes1 ccmpany
from the Grummett. the Case the Ropes and
gold can be seen and the prospects can be seen
u There is no attempt at stock job.
district has been asked to take dollars worth |
OF stock In any mine or in any gold mining
In mining circles the gold discoveries north
tas od of
srhty Of land oWned by oh the aBr Breinng
estate. This tract consists Of the west half of
4s north. range 2s west No stock w; viii ipS Be- soid
at present as the five incorporators OF the COM
pany think they have a, good thing and want
tho prospective dividends themselves.
IL Gan be set down as q fact that the deal by |
which Gen. Il. A. Alger and other Detroit CAPT |
taiists were to secure q controlling interest In
the Hopes mine Is of. Ex-M Mayor Thurber Of |
Marquette Of the Alpha Oil Company investi- |
gated the mlne and reported fayorably on II, |
but for some reason tho bargain has fallen |
through, The price to be paid was 1920. 900 for |
4O.0Ol OF the 10000 shares Of capital stock.
Explorations for silver lead are being carried |
on some fifteen miles north OF here by local |
II gold or copper Is found 1t will |
not be despised. The Holyoke silver lead milne |
was operated some twenty-five years ago, but |
The money gave out before the mine was de- |
velopod. and thing has been done since In |
metals until recently. Finds OF silver lead
month ago. but, no effort has been made to
search systematically for deposit OF 1t In that
section.
The water in the Calumet and Hecla copper
mine is pow some fifty feet below the twenty
eighth level. and mining operations In the
main mine are carried on to limited extont
again. 1t is understood that tho damage by
by fire.
, The new copper wire mill Of the Tamaraok-
Osceola Copper Manufacturing Company will
20 running on or before Dec. 10: before that
late u no uni loreseen delays are met with
treat Interest Is taken In THIS enterprise by all
Interested tp the copper mines, as It Is the iirst
concern OF tho kind In the copper district, The