St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-23
WlNCHELL'S WORDS.
Encouraging Reports From
the Assistant State
GeologiSt.
Great Strikes OF Iron Ore
Made on the New England
and Kentucky.
The Lincoln Showing Up in
Excellent Shape--Joy for
MinneapolitanS.
Snecial to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
DULUTH, Mimi, May 22.-If anybody
has any doubts about the prospects IN
5s-l7, the following letter from Prof.
Winchell will go great way towards
diSpelling those DOUBTS:
A. E. Humphrey, Esq, Duluth, MINI.
Dear Sir-Last week | had the pleas
ure of visiting your camp on the MeSaba
iron range in section 5S-l7. While there
| examined your test pits and found
that YOU have already shown up large
body of iron ore Of excellent quality on
the properties OF the New England and
Kentucky companies, and that the
| prospects are excellent for finding 1t
very soon on the Lincoln and Lone
Jack.
On the New England l found three
fine pits in ore. Pit No. is 60 feet deep,
with 20 feet of surface and 40 feet OF
ore, and still going in ore. Plt NO. IS
nearly 500 feet away from No. l, and IS
~ feet deep, 81 feet Of surface and q
feet of soft red ore containing some
small red Jumps of hard brown ore. Pit
No. is 800 feet south of No. l and has
10 feet of surface and 43 feel of
ore in a total depth of 62 feet.
This ore is red and purple, with
some yellow Ochre. 1t is suft and
easily worked. None of the pits have
vet gone through the ore, and the ground
gives every indication of containing a
large body of high grade ore. In fact.
there has already been shown up ~
large body of it. But from the appear
apce of the surrounding locations l
should not be surprised il larger body
of ore were found in this part of town
5S-17 than has been found in
that most wonderful town 5S-l5.
Samples taken from this vicinity give
a higher grade of ore than even those
taken in the township east. 1t is i'm
possible at the present stage OF develop
ment to say exactly how extensive this
ore body will be, but a person familiar
with the range cannot fail TO be I'M
pressed with the idea that here IS every
condition for a huge deposit OF ore.
This is stated before ore was found here
in a single pit.and | am now more firmly
convinced OF it than ever.
On the Kentucky found also fine
showing. There is here one pit So feet
deep, with % feet OF surface and "a feet
of ore. Ibis is OH the northeast quar-
ter of the southeast quarter of section
s, So II, and is undoubtedly part of the
same body of ore as that found on sec
ton on the New England, three-Quar-
tiers of mile away. The nature of the
ore is much the same; soft red
ana brown hematite mixed with
more or less hard purple ore
and some brown ore in angular frag-
ments. From the developments on three
sides of this forty it is evident that the
ore body crosses this entire property
and is of unknown depth. The Lone
Jack is also situated so as to catch part
of this same ore deposit. Ore has been
found Oh other properties almost on the
line of this forty. The quality of this
ore is unsurpassed in any pits in town.
ship 5S-16, taking the entire depth of
the ore, and it is cleaner than usual.
Test pits could be sunk in ore on this
property within week at any time.
The Lincoln is another property i'll
this vicinity which is destined to be a
large producer of ore. Indeed, it would
not be surprising if the largest body Of
ore in the township Or on the range
were found on this pre- p erty. 1t has the
correct location SO far as l have OBJ
in the quantity that l expect. it will be
of the very highest quality, because
it is lower down than the ore de-
posts near it. From the large mum
Der of test pits that have been sunk on
the range without finding any one, 1t is
evident that there will be a much
smaller amount of ore produced than
many people think. The companies
that find ore are in the minority, but
they are destined to reap profits cor
respondingly greater. For this reason
| congratulate you heartily on your sue
cess in securing large amount OF the
best land on the range. and the dis
covery already of such quantity Of
good ore. Yours very truly"
HORACE V. WINCHELL."
Minneapolis, May ID.