The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-05-26
ON THE RAINY RIVER
A Scientific Peep into the Now
Eldorado.
COLD MINES ARE NOW IN OPERATION
Prospects Brighten AS Capital
Flows In.
The Geological Form alton OF the
DlstrIct--Caudy Pictures by n
FIorId Fabsr Knight.

With the opening uf spring writes
correspondent at Rat Portage, Ontp
under date 81 May II. there bids fair to
I've a gold mining fever oi great extent IN
this section, as capital IL begmning to
fiow in To develop the new properties,
and new machinery into the established
mines that are already showing good
results in free gold. This ~ tho center OF
the gold fields OF the Rainy River district.
The district comprises all that pnrt oi
Western Algoma lying west oi the ninety
first meridian ~ west longitude. IL n
bounded ON the south by tho state Of
Minnesota and upon the north md west
by Keowatin and Manitoba, while its
southern boundary IL naturally defined
by the Rainy river ironi tho ninety first
meridian to the month 81 said river,
whence it follows the United States
boundary 10 the northwest angle oi the
Lake of the Woods: thence the boundary |
Ia duo north To the English river ana
along that stream TO Inc Seal. The |
district contains nm nrrn oi 22,OOo
square miles. In it's general aspect II u
"A hiIly and broken country intcrsected
10y rapid rivers AMI widespread lakes.
the hills OF the interior frequently rising
To considerable lTight.. There arc also
rich alluvial valleys Iound in this section
tho richest and most extensive Ofwlich
IL that or the Rainy river. The lakes
and rivers everywhere present long
reaches oi navigable water, the principal
81 which, extending from Font Francis
to the western extremity oi Lac Fiat. IN
1 15S miles in length. Dense fprests cover
/ most 81 this region \ nd tisc most blo
j kinds 20 wood are Heen in various places
and in considerable quantities. Lin Ia
found on Rainy river, aud white and ,ed
pine il abundant along the waters Having
into Rainy hike or the numerous lakes
oi the district the Lake oi the Woods II
the most extensive. From Lac Plat,
which may I've regarded as tho western
Iextrcmity. 10 Whitoiish lake, which IL AN
almost similar extension In an opposite
direction, the distance is "a little short oi
100 miles, and this sheet 81 water
occupies an area oi about 1000 square
miles. IL Is interspcrsed with islands,
and il would he difficult To conceive oI
lanything more beautiful oi its kind than
the scenery Of this lake.
The geology OF the Rainy river district
is almost equally divided between the
Huronian and Lnurentinn, or the green
slntcs and tho Laurcntinn and other
| GRANTEES, both ~ which series ARE
lfavornbIe to metalliirrous deposits. IL
H., however, in The rocks of the Huronan
age, IN the Keewatin series, that the best
results in native, free or refractory gold
ores have hitherto been obtained, M at
: the Sultana Gold mine and mill where n
complete gold reduction milling and
mining plant, including Rand drills,
/. hoists, pumping and air.comprcssinG
, machinery il now in fun swing Cay and
might Bullion IN the shape 81 gold brick
hns been shipped steadily from this mine
;. tho ores from which ure chiefly oi n frcs
= milling character throughout. Near th,
Sultan and Ophira mines nre located th'
Wild Roso and Guy Eagle, both incor
!. porated and organized ns the Interna
tional Gold Mining and milling compap,
OF Cleveland. This new company legin
work on two most promising minin
claims that carry frc gold even at ant
near the surface and give Throughout
their strongly defined quartz lodcs nj
exceedingly good nll-round mill average
/, Near hy ate tho hmous Pine Portag
. and Treasure mines. all showing up ric
In auriierous qunrtE.
In a number of other places ON thi
'' Lake OF tho Woods strongly defined vein
= both in granite and green states linvo bee
found carrying, in addition TO gold an
!. chalco-pyrites, Eiao blend and galenI
y Silver also occurs in n few Of the auriie
= ous bearing lodes near the Information
In small quantities. Occasiounlly, ho'
!, ever, ss at the Sutana mine where mi
tests have l,een determined, silver
lound In bulk lat least in excess Of gol,
Of from toupwards Of 80 ounces To Il
N ton.
The Iuronian series oi rocks lie print
pally between the Laurcntian anl Siinl
!. an, striking occasionally In n northeas
C. erly direction In broad belts and tongu
. into the LAurentian. Tie Iluroninn
Keewatin occupies n large arena on {
Lake Of the Woods. rs well rs upon Z
II. margin Of Rainy lake. where II meets
upper or higher series Of the COuchichi
group. The typical IIuroninn consis
g % greenish grny strata with an almo
vertical dip; the principal portions hu
ing a slaiey structure. consisting
chlorilic, argillsccous, talcose. silicicIo'
n diorltic aud ilneglnined micacio
states, with inter-stratillcd beds 81 4
rite, often much titled. Il Is from th'