The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-04-11
YELLOW! METAL
Parties Interested in the Gold
Mine Move Quietly and
Suspiciously.
Indications are that a Rich Lode
Has been Struck and Is
Being Worked.

mas Deen Struck and Is
Being Worked.
DR.. F. Lehnen, analytical chemist
of st. Paul. Manager III. r. Owen of
Farm. Stock & Home of Minneapolis
and John A. Cole, proprietor of the
Rochester City & Zumbro Mills of Ro-
chester, Mimi, the latter also being a
son-in-law to Geo. w. VanDusen, the
millionaire wheat buyer, spent all of
Friday and part of Saturday at the
mines of the Minnesota Gold Mining
& Refining Co., two miles north of
Delhi.
The gentlemen were apparently as
mum as the proverbial oyster.on this
renewed appearance to the seat of the
alleged gold mining operations. It
was understood that when Mr.. Cole
was here two weeks ago he had decid-
ed not to take any more interest in
the prospecting and he even went so
far as to write letter forbidding the
use of his name with any future min
ing reports, so far as Redwood county
was concerned. When II. r. Owen
visited this city, together with Presi-
dent Edlund last Wednesday it was
considered and Mr.. Owen in an inter-
view left the impression that the visit
would be the last so far as the gold
mine was concerned. He said then
that only trace gold had been found.
That at the best this trace gold would
not go oyer from $6 to $8 per ton and
that when it was known that it cost
from $l2 to Sis to mine the ore it was
easy to see that the operations would
have to cease. Regarding the>crush-
or Mr.. Owen said that the rumor was
manufactured out of whole cloth and
given to The GAZETTE by people who
thought they knew more about the
operations T aan the prospectors theu-
selves.
The three important men on the
gold mine chess board above men
toned were very quiet in their move
ments all the time they we're here
They wore counter expressions of Joy
and regret during all the time they
were at the mines but their organs OF
articulation were sealed. "Place'
johnson, the redoubtable "Place" who
drives livery and runs boarding sta
tion for the miners and who is always
in with the big "guns" only overheard
one remark that was of interest. Dr.
Lehnen, the analytical chemist, with
Mr.. Cole on one side and Mr.. Owen
on the other, was talking. He had in
his hand specimen of ore just taken
from the bottom of the 100 foot shaft
"That is the finest piece of gold-bear.
ing quartz I have seen for many 6
day" remarked the chemist, accord.
ing to Mr.. Johnson's statement, ,and q
pleasant look on the faces of the pros
pectors was visible by Mr.. johnson
On Saturday Mr.. Owen and DR.. Lehn
en- took the St. Louis train for theil
homes in St. Paul and Minneapolis
and Mr.. Cole, who by the way, is 6
young rustler in all that the words i'm
ply, took the Northwestern noon trair
for his home in Rochester
Imperative statements have beer
published in this and other papers t.
the effect that G.. w. VanDusen is NO
connected in any way with the mining
operations. A statement to this effec
has also been made regarding Mr.
Cole. Both statements appear to b.
wrong and misleading as The GAzErr1
has positive information that Mr.. Var
| Dusen is in some way connected will
the operations, or was up to a weel
ago, and has heard nothing to leac
the paper to believe that his connec
tions have ceased since that time. A.
! for Mr.. Cole his appearance here las
Friday and Saturday dlsproves thu
statement as far as he is concerned.
The object Of the prospectors il
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