The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-03-04
GOLD PROPERTY.
Some Interesting Figures on the Lake
Harold Mine

Some Interesting Figures on the Lake
Harold Mine
Hon. A. NJ. Wiley, U. S. Consul at
Port Arthur, Ont, has written let
ter TO the editor of the Journal which
is very interesting and encouraging.
so much so that we take the liberty
OF publishing it, as it gives splendid
showing as to what has been done by
himself and brothers in the develop
ment of their rich Lake Harold gold
mine. situated about 10 miles north
east Of this city. 1t is just the sort
OF information the outside world is
anxious to get. 1t shows what has
been done, and the results, and is
neither boom talk nor speculation.
Altogether it is one of the most con-
vincing arguments that the Journal
yet has been able to gather, and con-
clusively shows that there is gold
here in paying quantities-yes in
bonanzas! He says:
Lake Harold is being worked quiet
ly. We expect to have big pile of
ore out by spring. The weather was
bad early in the winter and as we had
made no preparation for steam heat
ing We thought best to discontinue
working the mill until April, especial
~ as the ore We were getting contain
ed lot of free gold. and as you know
the water used in the battery and On
the plates must be of an even temper
allure or it will cause loss in the
tailings.
We have the road well broken to
the mine from Bonheur station on the
Canadian Pacific railway, and expect
to have ten stamps-eXtra five stamps
and two Frue MANNERS in place by
the first Of April.
We are sinking on No. vein. The
vein 5 small, IS inches wide, but very
rich in free gold. No. 2 we are open
stopping and getting splendid ore. No,
drift, tunnel, has been run in
under the mountain for 80 feet or
more: vein 81 to 1 feet wide. No. 2
drift, also tunnelled into from the
base of the mountain $50 feet, shows
good ore all along: vein is from 2 to
s feet vide: Wine has also been
sunk 60 feet in from the entrance:
this Wine is 80 feet deep. So you see
we have plenty of ore TO keep the mill
going for quite two years, in sight
with only this small development.
We have property one day nearer
the c. 2. r. track, in fact we can get
TO it in 10 hours from Bonheur. We
have stripped the vein, which is 81 to
~ feet wide, for distance of ZOO
feet. 1t is as clearly defined as side
walk and appears on the top of hill
$50 feet high and also easily seen and
stripped at the base of the hill. So
you see that. even if it only 2100X130
and 81 feet wide. there is big pile of
ore right in sight beyond peradvent-
ure. When tell you that this ore
will go 5000 per ton. you may doubt
it, but the lowest average we got was
$3.50, hard test. 1t is practically q
free gold proposition. We expect to
have 40 men at work inside of few
weeks. All arrangements are about
made. We may not possibly put in a
mill until later on, which will probab-
ly be 40 stamps. as we have, besides
this vein, several others on the prop
erty: notably one about 70 feet wide
that goes about $500, traceable for
about 20 chains. The rich vein is
also easily traced across two S0-acre
lots, but the stripping has only been
done for 200 feet.
L was terribly shocked to hear Of
the death Of poor Sam Gilman: big.
strong. hearty fellow, he should have
lived for 80 years yet.
l trust that 1896 may be prosper
Gus year for the jewellers around
Rainy lake.-Rainy Lake Journal.
SI