The Redwood gazette., 1894-04-05
THINK THEY STRUCK COPPER.
Two Minneapolis Prospectors Look.
ing Along the Minnesota Riv-
er for TWO Weeks.
Are Of that Opinion Regarding the
MCkinleys Drilling For
Coal.

81 think that the McKinleys have
struck some other mineral than coal
probably "copper"" were the words
that fell from the lips of Mr.. o. He'd
lund, miner of considerable expert
ence who has located several famous
lodes in Colorado, Montana and the
British Possessions, in an interview
with a GAZETTE reporter last Sunday
morning.
Mr.. Hedlund, together with anoth-
er experienced miner named E. Stow
ell, have been sent to Redwood Falls
for the purpose of prospecting. They
represent company of leading cap
italists of Minneapolis. They came
to this city little over two weeks ago.
quietly registered at the Commercial,
and just as quietly engaged team
at the livery,and occasionally of pri-
vate citizen, and drove out into the
country along the banks of the Min
nesota river, and would be gone from
one. to two days at time. About a
week ago, the two having in posses
sion several alleged pieces of mineral
bearing quartz, quietly went to Min
neapolis, and probably laid their find
before the company's assayer. Then
they returned and more prospecting
was the outcome. Saturday last Mr..
Stowell again quietly took his depart
ure for the Sawdust City.
Mr.. Hedlund is thoroughly con-
versant with geology, not theoretical
but practical. When asked why he
thought the McKinleys had struck
copper he stated that sulphur lake
caves sure signs of copper existing in
this section of the country. He con-
tended that the McKin1eys did not
give this region a fair test for coal,
and that they must realize it; hence
the deduction that they have struck
something and will return to work
the same if they cannot make pur-
chases. Mineral exists here, and the
McKinleys know it; said the gentle
man.
''In your prospecting around here
what have you found?" was asked of
the prospector.
'It is too early for me to say" was
the reply. 'In fact, nothing should be
said, because it might arouse the sus-
picions of land owners and if anything
was found leases could not be OBJ
tained."
The reporter here assured the pros
pector that farmers here we're dis
posed to do the fair thing, and finally
Mr.. Hedlund stated that he and Mr.
Stowell had found mica in paying
quantities. Some good specimens OF
gold bearing quartz has also been
found in the Minnesota valley near
this city,a we'll as on Wabasha creek,
but what had been found would not
warrant an expenditure of money for
mining the same. Iron, in paying guam
titles, had been found on the farm of
j. n. Post, in the Minnesota valley, in
the town of Sherman, but how much
was there he would not undertake to
say. Mr.. Post had agreed to stand
part of the expense for going ahead
and ascertaining the extent of it and
it is probable that this will be done.
Mr.. Hedlund and Mr.. Stowell will
spend portion of this week pros
pecting along the Minnesota river to
the west of this city, going as far as
the spot where the asbestos find is To-
Gated. They will make definite re-
port to their company during the lat
ter part of this or the first of next
week.