The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-10-04
MINERAL NEWS
Both Gold and Coal Mine Operdt-
ors Actively Engaged In
Digging.
The Town of Sprlngvll1e Springs
into Prominence as a
Mining Town.

The slight lull in the mining opera
ton news, due to the heat of several
political battles, which have in a
measure terminated, only brought
about capitalization of numerous
important facts, which few weeks
ago were still in an embryo shape
From the gold mine region comes
news OF the most encouraging kind
Lumber has been shipped to Delhi
the nearest station, and teams have
carted it over the prariries to the foot
OF the vast mountain of stone from
which the miners are constantly dig
glng the qnartz. The town of Spring
vile, which may yet be incorporated
as part of the city of Redwood Falls,
has been plated, and buildings of a
crude character, are springing up
phoenix-like all around the lake. in
which the purchasers of the tract think
there is hidden more or less placer
gold. Ben. Holt, until recently con-
nected with Hotel Francois, has gone
and taken unto himself bride, and is
already contemplating the opening of
a hotel IN the new mining town. Men
are being employed. The hammer of
the carpenter is constantly heard dur
ing ten or twelve hours of the day and
the long string of carriages, filled with
investigating spectators and residents
OF this city and county, flow into the
town as numerous as ever.
The bnilding for the housing of the
crushing plant, and stamp mill, is al
ready under way, and the prospectors,
who have been so fortunate as to make
the find, claim that the $4,000 stamp
mill and crushing machine will be
here and in working order inside OF
three weeks. In the meantime the
work of taking out the quartz goes
steadily on,and large piles of the gold
bearing article are scattered all over
the north side of the plated town.
AS yet, the pistol and knife, so char
acteristic of the miner of California in
lo49, have not made their appearance,
and the Messrs. Erickson ,VanH Emert
and Edlund do not propose to have
any OF that class in their town. The
corps OF surveyors of the Minneapolis
q st. Louis are expected at North
Redwood again next week, when they
will run a line along the Minnesota
river to the gold mine, starting from
the bridge at North Redwood, and
keeping on as level a grade as possi-
BILE, in order to avoid climbing the
grade. All is lovely at Springyille
and for Springville, up to date.
The work at the coal mine is still
being pushed with all the force that
the Stowells can muster. On Satur.
day evening, just before the crew quit
the Stowells had a surprise, no less
than the striking of a small vein OF
bright bituninous coal, which when
placed in the stove, without being ex-
posed to the air, burned as readily as
coal that is being shipped in here
This comes from working downward
which the Stowe]ls commenced to dc
last week, after getting into the side
of the bluff, a distance of nearly 1926
feet, and taking out a large quantity
of Ignite. The find was so encourag.
ing that they propose to go down di-
rect from the point 300 feet in, and all
who have ever had any faith in the
statement that coal would be found in
any quantity around here, think that
they will now find the genuine article
if it can be found here. s...
Mr.. Greene, who is here in the in
terests of the Northwest Magazine, OF