St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-17

Lieut.. John ID. Sloane, the supervising
inspector of steam vessels, returned
Yesterday from three weeks trip to
the Rainy Lake region, whittier lie Went
by direction OF the secretary of the
treasury. with instructions to ascertain
and report what Canadian vessels there
are in that region that enter United
States waters, and how they are COM
plying with the laws in this country
relative to steam vessels. and to also
ascertain what American vessels are in
the same region on inland lakes. and 10
inspect such as have not already com.
piled with the laws of the United
States. Lieut.. Sloane went from here
TO Rat Portage, where he met tine
United States consul and with him
went on Rainy lake. where he found
two American vessels, which he in
spected. They then went to Crane
lake, where another American YES
sci, The Moose. was found, and which
was inspected. This boat runs from
Crane lake to Black bay in Minnesota.
Mr. Sloan said that the trip was
a hard one as he had to 20 across the
country part of the way on fool. In one
day he walked fifteen miles. and at
nights could not sleep for mosquitoes.
He said that the most direct route to
Rainy lake is to go across the country
from Tower. MINI. The first objective
point was Vermilion lake. After cross
lug this lake he went across what IS
called the "dam," and thence by stage
to Crane lake, distance of thirty-five
miles over road that is in course Of
construction. He went across Crane
lake in the steamer Moose to Black bay.
and then taking the country for short
distance he got on small steamer that
went to Rainy Lake City. Speaking OF
this city Mr.. Sloan said it has about four
hundred people in about fifty houses.
built in the past few months. He found
the people to be of good class, and
not the rough mining element They
are. chiefly prospectUrs and are looking
for gold and other minerals in the ISL
ands and mainland. .
MIR. Sloane visited the Little Amer
ican mine at Rainy Lake owned by Du-
luth people. He selected sample of
ore and analysed 1t. finding that it con-
tanned gold. A sample of driilings from
the bottom of shaft thirty eight feet
deep was found to contain gold as did
also samples of earth. The company is
building a stamp mill at Rainy Lake
city which will be in operation by July
l and is expected to pay for Its erection
the first month of operation. Mr.. Wil-
son, who is an expert miner and has
charge of the company's operations. was
quoted as saying that the mines would
yield $50 or $50 of gold to the ton. =
Mr.Sloane says there is an abuudance
of moose, deer and other game in the
region. Complaints are made by che
frontiersmen that the moose are slaugh-
tered by sportsmen for their pelts. MI.
Sloane saw the carcasses of three moose
that had been skinned and not single
piece of meat cut from them. There
were Others that steaks had been cut
from, evidently for food. He learned
that caribou and deer we're killed in a
reckless way. and the frontiersmena are
DESTROYS that the game wardens take
steps to prevent the needless destruction
of game. An incident was related of
one sportsman climbing into tree and
shooting seven deer, the carcasses of
which were left on the spot. Mr.. Sloane
spoke of seeing heifer moose lasSoed
and killed that was found to be with
calf. He spoke of the country being
wild, but filling up rapidly, and believes
that Rainy Lake City will become a
arge place.