The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-10-03

Tribune there appeared an article
from his pen on the mine. It is IS
follows:
minnesota is now awaiting with
considerable interest the result of the
opening Of it's new gold mines. The
State has never mined a dollars worth
of gold, but was content to acquire
wealth by the slower but surer pro-
cess Of raising wheat. The alleged
discovery of gold in paying quantities,
however, has brought visions to its
people of road to sudden and easy
affluance.
These new mines are in Redwood
county. nine miles northwest of Red
wood Falls and about lis miles west
of Minneapolis. Sightseers have been
there daily in crowds from miles
around, but the doors of the COM
pany's building have been closed to
them. The visitors have had to con-
tent themselves with a superficial view
of where the hidden treasure lay and
of the preparations for extracting it,
and by carrying off pieces Of the
vitreous, smoky-looking quartz as
souvenirs.
"Gold was discovered there a year
ago by A. Edlund.
Mr.. Edlund has been prospector
in the west for years and became i'm
pressed with the idea that the rugged,
rocky country of the upper Minnesota
valley might be gold producing, and
he began prospecting on his own &C.
count. Mr.. Edlund claims to have been
rewarded at last by discovering gold
in paying quantities in Redwood
county. At this place, he says, he
found a true assure through the
quartz which reaches from the sur
face to an unknown depth. The gold
producing quartz, Mr.. Edlund says, is
a twelve-foot vein following this fis-
sure. A shaft has been sunk to a
depth of 135 feet, at which depth the
pay streak has increased to 81 inches
breadth. This assure is filled with
blush clay which is easily pulverized
between the fingers when dry and
which sparkles with tiny bits of yellow
dust which have been washed into it
from the adjacent rock.
cat the depth of l35 feet the pro-
jectors began tunneling in south
western direction following the assure,
which seems to run parallel to the
river. The rock was hoisted to the
surface, dumped on pile now con-
tanning thousands of tons ready to be
crushed for it's store of gold as soon
as everything is in readiness.
"A stock company was formed by
Mr.. Edlund for working the vein.
Most of it was taken in Minneapolis,
and it is claimed the capitalization of
100000 has all been subscribed.
Over $50, 600 already has been invested
in the plant, and new machinery is to
be added and the equipment further
completed to an aggregage cost of
100000. The present capacity of
the mill is fifteen tons daily, though
work is to begun Immediately Oh a
lOO-ton stamp mill. The machinery
consists of crusher, separator, and
amalgam plates, and was built by a
Chicago concern. The refractory
rock is to be roasted for the gold does
not exist in a free state, and ton and
half of mercury is to be the drop in
the bucket which is to seize upon the
yellow metal which is not winnowed
out by the separator.
THE mine is on the south bank of
the Minnesota river and there is a
small lake Immediately to the south
of it. The country in the vicinity is
wild-looking and rugged. The first
discovery was made on the land of a
German named Schroeder and the
corporation quietly bought up this
land and 1000 acres in the vicinity, SO
! it has plenty of elbow room. The
gold-bearing ledge is said to extend
three miles and preparations are be-
ing made also by other parties to
operate upon it.
"a force of fifty men is employed
at the mine and the company say they
will gradually increase it. Two build
ings have been erected, stamping
mill and shaft house. The two are
twenty rods apart and are to be con