The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-02-12
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Notes ON Iron and Gold and Their
Production Cleaned From
Various Sources.
EXCHANGES CONTRIBUTE.

EXCHANGES CONTRIBUTE.
Much Development Work Going
On on the Vermilion and
Mesaba Ranges.
The Minnesota Iron company have
caused the old Winchell camps, on Sc
of Sc of 23-5S-17, to be remodeled, and
same are occupied by an exploratory
crew working on the Twin City and
Murphy & Door. land; under direction
of Thos. Huddlestone. n \ Work on
the Sauntry continues with unabated
vigor, and it is the,intention to most
thoroughly explore same. M. E.
Harrington Il Son started one dia-
mond drill on Wednesday and will
have a second one at work today.
There are now thirty-eight pits on
the property and it is the intention
to test the ore body at each pit with
drill. ~ ~ The Rouchleau property
on II, 5S-17, being explored and tested
under option by the Consolidated
company, is being proven as one of
the most enormous bodies of ore on
this end of the range. The Con-
solidated will undoubtedly purchase
the property and in all probability
will do considerable work on that and
the Minnewas, comprising section 16.
58-17, the coming season. y y n 1t is
understood from reliable authority
that the Minnesota Iron company has
completed the details of purchase Of
the Moose property, comprising the
east half of the southeast quarter of
s, 5S-17, and will probably do con-
siderable preparatory work thereon
the coming season. The Moose is a
stripping proposition, and large
body of ore has been proven on the
property. On the sSsath forty of this
property is found great amount of
high grade manganese ore. y \ \ Work
on the Gross homestead property, on
IS, 5S-17, is proving good body ore,
and Louie Rouchleau, who paid $685.
0C0 therefor is again counted among
the lucky ones. Two drills have been
working on the property until We'd
nesday, when one was moved to the
Rouchleau property on II. 5S-17, be-
ing explored under option by the Con-
solidated people. In some holes sunk
on the Gross property, ore was found
at a depth of but twenty feet, render
ing the mining a stripping PROPOSE
tion.-Virginia Enterprise.
This week Cole & Mcdonald will
work a diamond drill On section II for
the Consolidated people. There is no
end to the amount of drill and explora.
tion work going on around Eveleth
this winter What will be the out
come is yet difficult to determine.
y n The Range has been informed
that the Minnesota Ore company, the
Northwestern Contract company and
E. A. Bates have lost control of the
Hale mine and that the fee owners
are about to lease the property to
other parties. W. E. Dorwin, the
well known contractor. and w. III.
Smith, of Duluth, were here to look
over the mine last week and it is
understood that they are considering
a proposition to work the mine. \ \ \
The Canton stockpiles are growing
quite perceptibly these days and at A
shaft there is considerable stock Of
the grade known as Climax. 1t is a
dark blue ore of high grade and said
to very desirable in furnace practice.
About 300 skips per shift are now be-
ing hoisted. Nothing is being done
as yet at G shaft and the contractors
are making slow progress with the
railroad spur to that shaft.-Mesaba
Range. -
For several years past there have
been reports circulated of the exis-
tence of coal not far from the south
ern shore of the Lake of the Woods.
These reports have been ridiculed and
very little stock was taken in them
till last fall it was made apparent
that coal really did exist rs alleged.
Lands have been located for coal, and
samples of surface outcroppings have
been tested, and the indications are
that in the near future Eat Portage
may have cheap coal delivered by
boats at our wharves. Should the
coal be found of good quality and in
sufficient quantity, it will be source