The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-03-28
County Gossip.


whether there are deposits OF tin in
this part Of the country is being agitat-
ed, q little tin talk by me probably
would be interesting. am told that
considerable exploring for tin and
other minerals will be carried on the
coming summer in the eastern portion
of Baraga county. One gentleman,
whose name am not at liberty to give
informs me that he has discovered out
groupings of tin ore on his property.
He is somew hat OF a mineral expert and
has in his possession samp es Of tin ore
mined in Wales and also in the Black
Ills in this country. He claims the
sp ecin ems taken from his property
compare very favorably with the foreign
ore, and is just as pur- as any used in
the manufacture Of the historic dinner
pail. This il not the only plrce on
Lake Superior where tin ore has been
discovered. A party Of homesteaders
located on the Fire Steel river up in
Ontonagon county picked up specimens
of curious looking ore last summer
which proved to be tin. I should not
be surprised if before many years tin
mining wonld be carried on right here
in Baraga county.
Talking with Mr.. Aston, who is
pushing the Baraga and Watersmect
railroad scheme. about the mineral
prospects along tho proposed line he
said he did not want to go on record as
boomer but believed there would
be some great developments in silver
mining out in the silver mountain dis
trict. He has found specimens of silver
in 81 me of the small caverns of the
mountain which were valuable enough
to tnrn al enthusiasts head. We have
accounts Of exploring for silver done
along the mountain many yea $ ago,
before railroads reached this country
or the waters of Lake Superior were
nayigated by freight or passenger carry
ing vessels. Some mining was done ut
ne point with measure of success.
A small sailing vessel was built at Sault
Sie Marie for the purpose Of running
between that point and Portage Entry
with supplies. 0 ing to the lightness
OF the craft the vessei was wrecked in
y storm on the first trip aud tho entire
crew drowned. Disaster after disaster
followed until the mining company
abandoned the project in order to s ve
themselves from financial disaster, but
in their exploring were rewarded by
finding considerable silver, enough to
warrant a large out lay of capital, had
the project Ieen feasible at thnt time.
The building Of this new road will open
up that country.
am told thai outcropings OF iron
ore have been discovered ut two or
three points along the right of way of
the Iron Range & Huron Bay railroad
This OF course is to be expected as it
crosses portion o. on iron belt.
l see ly The SENTINEL that the
L'Anse saw mill project for this spring
is tabled. Saw mills are sort of q
nuisance any way don't Won know. If
that wasn't the case Hcbard & lhurber
might have located here when they.
came to this country or the late Thomas
hester few years later. Saw mills arc
all ri. lit in their place-well they are a
nuisance and that settles it.
Mr.. Will Davis informs us that there
is one OF the finest tracts of spruce tim
Der along the southern end OF the new
Huron Bay road, he has ever seen. He
believes along Huron Bay would DO a
capital point for wood pulp and paper
mills. No doubt they will be built
there. / understand indirectly that
this is part OF the Huron bay scheme.
RAMBLER.