The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-02-19
MININCN()TES
Notes on Iron and Gold and Their
Production Cleaned From
Various Sources.
EXCHANGES CONTRIBUTE.
Much Development Work Going
On on the EermiiiOn and
MeSaba Ranges.


MeSaba Ranges.
r. Fl. Palmer, Judge James T. Hale
and Alfred Merritt Of Duluth were
out to section "a, where they have a
damoud drill, one churn drill horse
power and one hand drill. They have
also two testpitting crews on the
property. They are gleefuli over the
result of their discoveries SO far, hav-
ing found some good ore. In CONVEX
satiOn with Alfred Merritt while here
today, we were informed that little
doubt existed about their railroad
project to the range Work of locat-
ing is already completed as far as
5Cloauet river, and a locating crew is
now prosecuting the work Is rapidly
as possible Mr.. Merritt says it is
purely a business consideration de-
void of spite or malice, but declares
another railroad to the Mesaba range
is a much needed acquisition on
account of the enormous freight
rates. y \ \ One can hardly keep apace
with the Minnesota Iron company
when they start the work Of develop
ing a new mining property. Less
than month ago the writer visited
the Genoa mine to note its develop
ment but nothing of special i'm
portance was observed. Today we
paid another visit to this interesting
spot, which is located about two and
One-half miles southeast Of Eveleth
and were greatly surprised to see how
much had been done. All the wood
upon 40 acre, on which the mine is
located is cut and neatly piled into
cordwood and the brush all piled neat
s.ly for the work of the torch. An
~qgine and boiler house combined is
under way Of completion. The engine
room is 34x34 and the boiler room is
:34x45 with somewhat of a cottaage
shaped roof. In the boiler room are
located two 5x16 boilers made by the
Milwaukee Boiler company, and in
the engine house will be placed in a
few days two Corlis engines, 1Sx42,
which are really duplicates of those
located at the Fayal mine. A little
north is located Il warehouse 3Ox5O,
and directly south of the hosting
plant is a large blacksmith shop.
Timbers for the shaft house are upon
the ground and the work of. framing
will begin next week. The shaft
house will be 80 feet square On the
base and will raise to a height of 60
feet The work of sinking the shaft
is now vigorously prosecuted. A depth
of 65 feet is reached, and into a good
body of ore. The shaft is SKIS feet
inside the timbers. Some fifty men
get employment at this property. 1t
will doubtless be listed among the
shippers ere May comes.-Eveleth
Star.
There is no question, judging from
the surface shOwings and assays made
in various localities, but that the
property situated in the Manitou
country and owned by John Berg,
George Aspelund and the Franson
boys, of this city, commonly known as
the "Swede boys" is the richest find
yet made in this new gold region.
One assay made last summer by Mr..
Julius Ropes, gave return Of $4,000
gold to the ton in free-milling ore.
Another assay made recently in Min
neapolis for some parties who had ex-
amined the property and carried
away samples of the rock that assayed
at rate of $4,000 gold to the ton.
And still another party took samples
of the quartz to Philadelphia, and Of
three assays made there, the average
yield was S23l.00 in gold to the ton.
The owners had nothing to do with
the assays made in Minneapolis and
Philadelphia, and did not know the
work had been done, until the figures
were reported to them. When it is
understood that there is big profit
in working free-milling ore yielding
IS or less gold to the ton, it will be
seen at once that, if the surface in
dications hold out as well in develop
ing this property as has been the case
with the Foley property, there is a
big bonanza In store for those who
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