The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-01-21
ItL.ooAs Like TIN

The question as to whether or not
there is tin ore in the United States
has been discussed much of late, es-
pecially during tie recent political
campaign. In this battle nothing was
left out that could add strength to
either party and tin was in the cate
cory of things that were subjected to
opposition upon the one side, and IA
vored upon the other. The people
we're ipformel that the tariff on tin
was terrible burden to tho working
classes (although there was nothing
accompanying such statements to
prove them and that there was no
need of it, as the United States had
no tin mines that could pay profit,
or come anywhere near dDing so,
/ English capitalists who we're largely
interestelSn the tin propartiesl of the
Black Hills. DAKOTA district sent nu-
merous experts there to look over
their possessions. Amongst them WAS
| Captain Josiah Thomas. well known
to the entire population of Cornwall,
England, and possessing many ac-
| quaiutances in the Lake Superior
mining region. He visited every
prospect in the country, and his re-
port, after returning, said that there
was tin, Gnd i'll paying quantities.
Since that TINA the Hlrney Pc X com
pany has started up two batteries Of
concentrators, and il has been given
out that the ore is yielding handsome
ly, and that regular shipments to
eastern smelters will soon be COM
menced. That certainly is encouraging.
The opening up OF new tin mines will
give piare to more miners, to more
smeltera, who will have to be clothed
and fed. oEd it is the great number of
thrifty artisans that makes successful
country. The trade journals alao con-
vey news to the effect that all lin plate
mills that were running before election
are still at work, and that many OF
those projected are under way. Some
of them have decided 70 lic idle await
ing tho action OF the incoming congress
before putting more money into their
plants, which, if tho reform brethren
are honest in, their preacbings. would
be wise thing to do. Wales, while it
makes great deal of tin plate, has to
import the most of its tin. and the
American manufacturers, in case the
home supply was inadequate, after
fair time had been given to prove it so,
could also secure their raw material
from foreign countries. The American
tin mine owners say they will be in
shape within q few years 70 take care Of
the entire home market.
There is one pleasing feature about
it, and that is: there is tin being mined
and tin and terne plate is being manu-
facturod at home instead of being sup
Piled from foreign sources. II is
HiOlc ot1iSthctoiy W pay AWcriCtu
miners and workingmen, keeping the
money in circulation at home, than to
send it abroad to support foreign
miners and woriSingn,6n It is the
balance OF trade witlh our own bor-
ders that helps.
While spe king of TIN the thought
is su gested that there NAV be veins of
il in orr own region. Many mining
men have talked of it. They say the
formations of the Huron Mountain
district are identical with those OF the
tn beari g rocks OF Engl,nd There
is the same granite. greensboro and
quartzite, aud this is good reason for
expecting the tin. Mr.. Julius II pes
is one OF those who have nm idea that,
the ore will be found here. He will
make Tip next summer in the hope
OF locating tito Ore.
The leeinatdre will nd. .ourn today